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OBL: Mission to kill al-Qaeda leader was so secret I didn't even tell Michelle, reveals Obama
The Edinburgh Daily Record ^ | May 10, 2011 | Andrew Gregory

Posted on 05/10/2011 12:50:56 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

PRESIDENT Barack Obama was so keen to ensure the mission to nab Osama bin Laden was successful he even kept it secret from his wife.

The al-Qaeda chief was shot dead in his bedroom at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, last week.

Obama, 49, said: "I didn't tell most people here in the White House. I didn't tell my own family.

"It was that important for us to maintain operational security."

The president kept the plan secret from wife Michelle, 47, and spent the weekend before the raid visiting tornado victims, speaking at a space shuttle launch and attending the White House correspondents' dinner.

Obama added: "I made the decision Thursday night and then we flew off to look at the tornado damage, to go to Cape Canaveral to make a speech. And then we had the White House correspondents' dinner on Saturday night.

"This was in the back of my mind all weekend."

Obama spoke for the first time about how he watched the "tense" 40-minute raid live from the White House situation room, after earlier easing the tension with a game of golf.

He said: "It was the longest 40 minutes of my life."

Yesterday, a Washington Post poll found Obama's approval rating had jumped eight per cent to 57 per cent since the killing of Bin Laden.

CIA data experts are probing information found in Bin Laden's bolthole for leads on tracking down other al-Qaeda members. The data has already revealed details about a planned attack on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Last night, a US intelligence source said the data suggested that al-Qaeda were interested in hitting Washington, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Pakistan have launched a probe into how Bin Laden was able to live in the country undetected for at least six years.

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani branded allegations of Pakistani complicity and incompetence as "absurd".

Gilani said: "We are determined to get to the bottom of the how, when and why regarding his presence in Abbottabad. We did not invite al-Qaeda to Pakistan."


TOPICS: Government; Military/Veterans; Politics
KEYWORDS: 72versions; gutsyganda; michlleobama; obama; obamaganda; obamaleaks; obltermination; opsec; osama; pakistan; shiftingstory
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

In fact, this mission was so secret Obama didn’t even hear about it until he was on the 9th hole.


41 posted on 05/10/2011 4:15:15 AM PDT by dforest
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

So he didn’t tell Moochelle

.... but did his caddy know?


42 posted on 05/10/2011 4:17:51 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: trebb

Presidents don’t have to get Security Clearance.

It automatically goes with the job.

The press is the only ones who could have vetted him, and we all saw how they handled that.


43 posted on 05/10/2011 4:19:17 AM PDT by digger48
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To: just me

BINGO

The grown ups didn’t even tell him it was going down until they pulled him off the golf course to come watch


44 posted on 05/10/2011 4:19:28 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: trumandogz

they are no longer atttorneys- both surrendered their law licenses ... that’s a whole nother story the press has never explored

suffice it to say Valerie Jarrett probably has the goods on both of them ... and vice versa


45 posted on 05/10/2011 4:23:04 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Obama, 49, said:

The president kept the plan secret from wife Michelle, 47

Wonder why a journalist thought telling us their age was relevant to the story? Odd..

46 posted on 05/10/2011 4:23:27 AM PDT by IamConservative (The Bin Laden Cocktail: 2 shots and splash.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
We've had Presidents who kept things from their wives before.

I wouldn't recommend it in Barry's case. Hilary reportedly threw lamps and ashtrays. Michelle looks like she could hurl tables and chairs.
47 posted on 05/10/2011 4:25:16 AM PDT by jmcenanly ( "We pay a person the compliment of acknowledging his superiority whenever we lie to him." -Samuel)
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To: EverOnward
RE: "It was so secret, 0 didn’t know."

http://socyberty.com/issues/white-house-insider-obama-hesitated-panetta-issued-order-to-kill-osama-bin-laden/

Right! That explains why he looks so grumpy in the "situation room."

The mission was so secret that even I didn't know about it. Obama rimshot

48 posted on 05/10/2011 4:27:16 AM PDT by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The question begs to be asked: what classified info does he share with the missus?


49 posted on 05/10/2011 4:28:35 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: LittleBillyInfidel

Wouldn’t he also have had to not tell Valerie in order to keep it from Michelle?


50 posted on 05/10/2011 4:28:48 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
My father was part of the two man nuclear control team for 19 of his 22 years in the Air Force. He held a Top Secret clearance and then held an SSIR Crypto security clearance beyond that which was so secret that the name of his security clearance was classified. My Mother, who recently passed away, was married to Dad for 50+ years and I can assure you that she knew NOTHING about Dad's super secret security knowledge. N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

So the fact that Mr. President thinks anyone would be impressed by the fact that he didn't give his wife super secrete operational and tactical information just irritates the hell out of me. No sh*t you didn't tell your wife you idiot. YOU AREN'T SUPPOSE TO TELL YOUR WIFE.

I've often said I wish ignorance was painful. I forgot to say that I wish ignorance was painful to the IGNORANT. This man's ignorance IS painful, to us!

51 posted on 05/10/2011 4:29:32 AM PDT by politicalmerc (The whole earth may move, but God's throne is never shaken. I think I'll stand by Him..)
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To: indylindy

LMAO! I can hear it now.

“Come home? What do you mean come home. I’m only on 9. If they wait I’ll let them kill the old goat.......oh. On my way.”


52 posted on 05/10/2011 4:33:45 AM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: silverleaf

Even without that license, I’m sure lawyers know how to not share information that would violate confidentiality.

There have been a couple times where I learned of a plea agreement my wife negotiated in the newspaper or on the radio news.


53 posted on 05/10/2011 4:34:07 AM PDT by trumandogz
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To: silverleaf
Folks surrender their licenses all the time.

Our state has continuing education to keep your Professional License...so it is no longer just keeping it active by paying the registration fees.

54 posted on 05/10/2011 4:34:13 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: politicalmerc

I find this appalling. I simply cannot believe this idiot would even say that he DIDN’T tell his wife.

I agree with the other poster that if there were even such a thing as a real security clearance now, there is simply no way he could ever be considered for one, on the sole basis of the anti-American scumbags he has associated with.

Good thing for him they give out security clearances like Crackerjack toys now.

Bad for us.


55 posted on 05/10/2011 4:42:05 AM PDT by rlmorel (Capitalism is the Goose that lays The Golden Egg.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He just has to destroy the CIA and Military Intel... man I despise this cheap marxist bastard.

LLS

56 posted on 05/10/2011 4:45:41 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!)
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To: Sacajaweau

You need to go read what Atlas Shrugged pulled up on this

This was not an ordinary license surrender, it was part of a disciplinary process

Or maybe you think our first lady and her husband are ethical people...


57 posted on 05/10/2011 5:18:31 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
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To: silverleaf

http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=105998


58 posted on 05/10/2011 5:25:55 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
So he admits he shares other state secrets with the wookie? What a POS.
59 posted on 05/10/2011 5:27:31 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Ladies and Gentlemen the _resident of the untied States!!)
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To: silverleaf
If I don't fulfill my education requirements or re-register and pay the fee, my license becomes inactive.

Look at the rules in that state at the time Michelle let her license go inactive.

If something had occurred, it would be written up...what she did, how she pleaded and what the penalty was.

60 posted on 05/10/2011 5:28:57 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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