US news media outlets are reporting that Osama Bin Laden is dead, and that the US has the body.

quote: "A senior U.S. official tells CNN that Osama bin Laden was killed by the U.S. forces in a mansion outside the Pakistani capital of Islamabad"

source: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS...ex.html?hpt=C1

About "in a mansion"!
I always thought Bin Laden was hiding in a mansion; but I thought in Geneva not Islamabad.

So much for the stories about the religious ascetic living in poverty & hardship in a remote cave.
Turns out to be living in a $1M mansion himself while sending poor children out to blow themselves up.

Good grief

Interesting perspective

Were they also shouting "death to Iran"?

And this releases the Pakistanis of all collusion? Not so quick!
Saudi intelligence methinks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676

It's about time, well done USA

Pres. Obama's speech last night:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and...sama-bin-laden

Miss L-P: "why has it taken so long?".
Me: "I wonder who the new enemy will be?".
Both of us frowning: "hmmmm...".

Possibly one of the best presidential speeches ever !

Oh dear... what are we going to do now...?

Simples, turn our attention on that terrorist harboring planet Mars.

He probably has with this victory. He has delivered what the republicans couldnt do - justice served on a plate to hungry Americans for the 9/11 incident. I can only imagine what they've been through, and to have closure is a huge relief. Sadly, there will always be another nutter/fanatic up for the post of Chief Terrorist. But I wont take away from what is, a remarkably positive occasion.

And the winner is ???????

To think this has anything to do with the upcoming election is farcical. It's too far out, and quite honestly, I would like to believe that most Americans are smart enought to realize that, while the President of the US is the head of the military, he really doesn't run that show. What he deserves credit for, in my opinion, is for deciding to not let anyone know the raid was happening, e.g. Pakistani govt officials or any other "Allies" for that matter.

That said, I would have bet the farm that the Bush administration was going to pull Osama bin Laden out of hat to gain a second term, as it would have taken America's mind off the fact that no weapons of mass desctruction were found in Iraq, coming full circle from using Iraq to take our mind off the fact that we could not capture Bin Laden.

Every freedom loving UhmeriK'n, of course.

My question is, now that the worlds number 1 most wanted man is accounted for, is there any chance that some of the 700 Billion that the US Department of Defense has asked for next year could be redirected away from more predator drones to Education, Healthcare, civilian scientific research, etc?

There is no chance of that, as now will be the worse time for the military out in Afghanistan so in my opinion that budget will increase maybe for the next 18 months.

There will be more military deaths in the next 6 months that there have been in the last 18 to 24 months as the New leader of Al Qaeda will be looking to make his mark and the Fighters will be looking for revenge.

Hope im wrong but from past experience of serving in these areas its what normally happens.

FINALLY !

It's still a huge victory, even if it won't actually stop Islamic terrorism !