tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post2204902474231982656..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: "The Killing of Osama bin Laden"John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49203419818685676512016-05-06T20:29:39.169-04:002016-05-06T20:29:39.169-04:00Hersh is talking about his new book this weekend i...Hersh is talking about his new book this weekend in Washington D.C. if any interested readers are in the area: http://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/seymour-m-hersh-killing-of-osama-bin-ladenAlter Egonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-89574675604774888342015-10-23T15:16:00.155-04:002015-10-23T15:16:00.155-04:00Alter Ego --
I loved it too, I just didn't app...Alter Ego --<br />I loved it too, I just didn't appreciate how fictional it was at the time. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-10358604806914282982015-10-23T15:07:55.672-04:002015-10-23T15:07:55.672-04:00Agree that it's not gotten nearly enough cover...Agree that it's not gotten nearly enough coverage, and I LOVED Zero Dark Thirty!Alter Egonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-72081951908362239102015-10-20T21:34:06.516-04:002015-10-20T21:34:06.516-04:00I don't really have sympathy for him either. H...I don't really have sympathy for him either. He killed those 3000 people and he got what he deserved. I just started to imagine the scene. <br /><br />No matter how untouchable you think you are at the height of your power, eventually a knock comes on your door and you are as helpless as those you victimised.<br /><br />I still don't understand why they wouldn't keep his body though.<br /><br /> Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-55841566035236216302015-10-20T21:19:42.588-04:002015-10-20T21:19:42.588-04:00Steven ---
Interesting take. It never occurred to ...Steven ---<br />Interesting take. It never occurred to me to put myself in bin Laden's shoes, though what you say about his reaction is probably true. I have absolutely no sympathy for bin Laden; he was a rich guy who decided to kill 3000 innocent civilians as part of his holy war. But I also have very little sympathy for the Obama administration, which spins every last thing they talk about, and that's putting it charitably. ("Lie" would probably be the more accurate word.)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-35717515491692302142015-10-20T21:14:36.005-04:002015-10-20T21:14:36.005-04:00What a fiction zero dark thirty was! It must hav...What a fiction zero dark thirty was! It must have been an execution of somebody sitting in their living room.<br /><br />Somehow this seems plausible<br /><br />I can just imagine the scene, being one of those guards, hearing the helicopter rotors in the distance, knowing somebody inside was about to be killed. Then imagine Bin Laden, hearing helicopters land, hearing his back door opening, footsteps up the stairs. So unexpected, suddenly his plans for the evening cut short, the fate he knew could come one day here now. Or did somebody tip him off but there was nothing he could do? Perhaps he knew they were coming for him as he heared the rotors in the distance. Perhaps he prayed, or hugged his wife, kissed his sleeping children or woke them up to say goodbye. Perhaps he was confident of his place in paradise for the holy work he believed he'd carried out, a true believer to the end. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.com