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Source: Only 1 killed in bin Laden raid was armed (Obama's Version 48 of events?)
YahooNews ^ | 05/05/11 | PAULINE JELINEK

Posted on 05/05/2011 8:24:10 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway

WASHINGTON – Only one of the five people killed in the raid that got Osama bin Laden was armed and fired a shot, a senior defense official said Thursday, acknowledging the new account differs greatly from original administration portrayals of a chaotic, intense and prolonged firefight. The sole shooter in the al-Qaida leader's Pakistani compound was quickly killed in the early minutes of the commando operation, details that have become clearer now that the Navy SEAL assault team has been debriefed, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Unclassified
KEYWORDS: 72versions; bustickets; navyseals; obltermination; osamabinladenkilled; shiftingstory
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

I don’t care if it were a gun in every hand, only one with a gun, or none at all. As long as bin Laden is dead and none of our SEALs were injured, I’m thankful.


21 posted on 05/05/2011 8:47:07 AM PDT by theDentist (fybo; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

The sole shooter in the al-Qaida leader’s Pakistani compound was quickly killed in the early minutes of the commando operation, details that have become clearer now that the Navy SEAL assault team has been debriefed, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record.


22 posted on 05/05/2011 8:47:16 AM PDT by Smogger
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Osama was assassinated. Obama is concerned that will tick of his left-wing wacko base so his administration tried to peddle the story of an intense fire fight. As usual, it is all about Obama.


23 posted on 05/05/2011 8:48:57 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Even if this is true so what? Did these people not know how to put their hands in the air? I can’t believe a team of highly trained Seals would shoot someone who is surrendering.

Cheers

Mel


24 posted on 05/05/2011 8:50:03 AM PDT by melsec
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To: KansasGirl

All these different stories are intended to diminish the great job the real heroes did and confuse the American public. Its by design. Obama can’t stand the spotlight off him. That’s why no pictures. It takes attention from him. He will now be told to say that he alone will get to the bottom of all this controversy thus throwing him back in the spotlight. I can’t stand this ass clown.


25 posted on 05/05/2011 8:51:25 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: melsec

I agree. It doesn’t matter how it went down. It matters that we have a different version every damn day from der Leader.


26 posted on 05/05/2011 8:52:58 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
How could it not occur to the geniuses in the Administration that leaving 21 witnesses behind that are now in the custody of the Pakistanis is likely to contradict the Administration’s various embellishments and misstatements????

Supposedly the Pakistanis have refused access by U.S. government to these people. It would be interesting (and quite possible) that the Pakistanis will put together a compilation of witness statements and publish them …or… perhaps even allow media access. Few bullet holes in the walls FWIW.

I applaud the Seals but the after action ‘fact’ releases by the Administration is an abysmal comedy of errors and misstatements akin to the gang who couldn’t shoot straight (unlike the Seals who shot very straight).

27 posted on 05/05/2011 8:55:20 AM PDT by dickmc
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
Only one of the five people killed in the raid that got Osama bin Laden was armed

This report has been clarified. The rest of them were legged. Which is why the fire fight lasted so long. It's harder to take down legged resistance than it is to overcome armed resistance. This is common knowledge in the military. Patton used to speak of it at length.

28 posted on 05/05/2011 8:59:35 AM PDT by Do Be (The heart is smarter than the head.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway
What are the odds that Eric Holder might prosecute?
29 posted on 05/05/2011 9:00:05 AM PDT by BufordP ("Drink me if you can't take a joke." -- Kool-aid)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

Hard to tell who’s winning this. Osama with his 72 virgins, or Obama with his 72 versions.


30 posted on 05/05/2011 9:00:18 AM PDT by Hootowl
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

I’m going to wait for the 3rd edition of the book that comes out summarizing the operation. These jerks can’t get their story straight!

They’re acting like little children who aren’t sure if they acted correctly. Their story keeps shifting.

The worst part about it is that they are cooking up facts to get the conclusion that they want. And the MSM dutifully parrots everything that is said. Any normal reporter/editor would be worried about their credibilty with the public about now.


31 posted on 05/05/2011 9:08:48 AM PDT by Tallguy (Received a fine from the NFL for a helmet-to-helmet hit.)
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To: Hootowl
Hard to tell who’s winning this. Osama with his 72 virgins, or Obama with his 72 versions.

Brilliant.

32 posted on 05/05/2011 9:14:42 AM PDT by maggief
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To: Hootowl

That is a great quote!!


33 posted on 05/05/2011 9:15:13 AM PDT by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

A 20-40 minute firefight involving 24 SEALS and one armed bin Lauden message runner!!! Sounds about right for a White House press release!!!


34 posted on 05/05/2011 9:18:46 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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35 posted on 05/05/2011 9:20:10 AM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: AU72

“The public release of info on the raid should have been handled by the Pentagon from the beginning. For the first week the only info released should have been, Obmam dead and disposed, no US casualties. The rest would wait operations debriefings and post-mortems to confirm the facts, then decide which of the facts can then be released without risk.”

You’re absolutely correct.


36 posted on 05/05/2011 9:20:50 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: KansasGirl
“Osama was assassinated.”

Exactly. The order was given to kill him, and that's exactly what the Seals did. Likely a double tap to the forehead, blowing the top of his skull off.

Then they dumped the body in the ocean for fish food.

Good job all around if you ask me.

The rest is all bullsh*t (including Obama’s bloviations) which personally I don't have time to listen to.

37 posted on 05/05/2011 9:21:29 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

With OBL gone, obama is trying his best to make the military look like cold-blooded murderers.


38 posted on 05/05/2011 9:24:33 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Hootowl

Who’s winning this? Osama with his 72 virgins, or Obama with his 72 versions.

Thank you!....I’m making the license plate holders as we speak!


39 posted on 05/05/2011 9:25:49 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: AngelesCrestHighway

And he only had a squirt gun.


40 posted on 05/05/2011 9:31:17 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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