Is Bin Laden dead?
President Obama about to hold a press conference. Have heard a rumour he will announce that Osama bin Laden is dead. Will find out in a few minutes.
1440: Obama yet to speak, but the Osama speculation is now widespread and being reported. A good day for mankind, so to speak. Not the end of terrorism, but a major blow. Yay. Obama now expected on at 1450 NZST.
1443: Seems the US has his body. I guess this means Donald Trump won’t demand a copy of the long form death certificate 🙂
1510: It seems he was killed in Pakistan, not far from the capital. No statement yet.
1536: It’s now official, with Obama making his statement. I wonder if the delay was teleprompter broke down 🙂
More seriously while this is news that will be welcomed by hudnreds of millions, my thoughts are with the families of the 9/11 victims. For them, this is more personal. Today is the equivalent of having the guy who killed your Mum or Dad sent to prison for life. The guy primarily responsible for their deaths is no longer a threat to anyone else.
1539: The operation was only launched today on Obama’s orders. No US deaths and they got Bin Laden’s body. Obama is about to shoot up in the polls. He is no Jimmy Carter.