Posted on 05/02/2011 11:50:51 AM PDT by Steelfish
WikiLeaks: Osama bin Laden Killed After Tip-Off From His Deputy The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, who was interrogated using “torture” techniques, gave the United States the breakthrough that resulted in the killing of Osama bin Laden.
02 May 2011 Follow Tim Ross on Twitter
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM), who was repeatedly subjected to methods including “waterboarding” and stress positions, provided the CIA with the name of bin Laden’s personal courier, according to US officials.
A second source – also an al-Qaeda “leader” held at Guantanamo Bay – then confirmed the courier’s identity, sparking an intense manhunt that resulted in the dramatic final raid.
Secret documents seen by The Daily Telegraph disclose that this second source – the terrorist operations chief, Abu Faraj al-Libi – played a key role in finding “safe havens” for bin Laden and lived in the military town where he was finally found.
The killing of the world’s most wanted man as a direct result of information obtained from Guantanamo detainees such as KSM will reignite the debate over whether torture is a legitimate interrogation technique in the "war on terror". Both KSM and al-Libi were subjected to harsh techniques during their interrogations in CIA prisons.
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People need to think about this. If your child was being held by these people, would you approve of waterboarding to get your child back? I would approve anything.
I know but my comments are for the lurkers. Of course we all know there aren’t any.
There you have it: Obama is a war criminal.
Maybe Code Pink will do a citizens arrest at the next........(LOL) I can’t even finish that statement with a straight face. :)
It will not reopen the discussion because the U.S. media will BURY THIS! The last thing they want is President Bush getting any credit.
Heck, some of us even do it to ourselves for fun. Have you ever been dragged along behind a boat while face down in the water?
How can you even say that???
Here's a "man"(?) who earned the Nobel Peace Prize, there's NOoooo way!!!
We've known the location of OBL for many months - and we knew he would not be leaving the ‘safe haven’ provided, let's face it, with the full knowledge and protection of the Pakis - a major military base just YARDS from the compound.
So the question begs: Was the raid held off for a time when needed most for the administration - like right now when the SHTF around the world regarding the killing of Quadaffi’s son and 3 little grandkids.
Remember - bamba has NO mandate nor Constitutional right to be doing anything in Libya - and the mandate he got from the UN was ONLY for a ‘no-fly” which does NOT include bombing or hunting down Quadaffi for killing.
this trageting of Quadaffi and killing little kids is a war crime, pure and simple.
Combined with the dumping of a second so-called BC that not many are accepting - what could push this out of the headlines?
Now it was a perfect time to play the trump card - no pun intended. It has worked. It has pushed the harmful stories off the table. Who dare say anything negative about him at this time? By the time they do, it will be old news.
Great. Fantastic that osama is gone.
But WATCH the OTHER HAND - that is grabbing great chunks of land - Egypt and Libya - and installing the Muslim Brotherhood in the two ME countries that were working with us and feeding us valuable intel on al Queada.
Reestablishing the Caliphate? They are cutting ties with Israel, they will control half the Mediterranean and the Suez - and the pipeline to Europe.
Don't be blinded folks. WATCH
I always tried to avoid being face down in the water. I use to drag ski when I was a young pup. I would have liked to see Bin Laden behind one of our boats doing 80mph.
Iowahawk said it best: “America’s fastest growing faith: born-again waterboarders.” :)
Hill & Billy were good at taking polls. This usurper has perfected the polling drive that make Hill&Bills looks like amateurs. We are talking Goebbels propaganda!!!
I like your “waych the other hand” theory. But I think it may be a pre-emptive distraction.
It may be time to strike nuclear facilities in Iran.
waych = watch
I wonder if Shep Smith (Fox News) has any thoughts on this?
Who had the last laugh now? Huh funny boy.
I hope God will reveal your special punishment so we can all be sure there is a hell for killing 3,000 people, bombing the Cole, etc.
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