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Obama didn't see bin Laden die
Politico ^ | 5/3/2011 | Matt Negrin

Posted on 05/03/2011 11:32:28 AM PDT by Qbert

President Obama didn’t see Osama bin Laden get shot but got word that he was killed after a team said “Geronimo,” the code word to signify the terrorist was captured, CIA Director Leon Panetta says.

Panetta said in an interview with PBS that the officials in the Situation Room “didn’t know just exactly what was going on” for 20 to 25 minutes when the team sent to get bin Laden in Pakistan entered his compound on Sunday.

“There were some very tense moments as we were waiting for information,” Panetta said. “But finally Admiral [William] McRaven came back and said he had picked up the word 'Geronimo,' which was the code word that represented they got bin Laden.”


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: binladen; obama; osama; osamabinladenkilled; situationroom
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The truth?

Politico covering for the administration's increasingly inconsistent stories about Bin Laden's death?

...You make the call.

1 posted on 05/03/2011 11:32:31 AM PDT by Qbert
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So what was the picture released showing them supposedly watching this all go down live?


2 posted on 05/03/2011 11:34:28 AM PDT by KansasGirl
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Politico covering for the administration's increasingly inconsistent stories about Bin Laden's death?

Media outlets had better be careful on providing cover on this one. It's way too big.

3 posted on 05/03/2011 11:34:48 AM PDT by jersey117
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The kenyan couldn’t bare to see one of his brothers go down.


4 posted on 05/03/2011 11:35:20 AM PDT by albie
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He was hoping Holder would prosecute him in New York.
5 posted on 05/03/2011 11:36:15 AM PDT by tractorman (I never miss a chance to tweak a liberal.)
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I love how this story keeps changing when it’s NOT working for the Administration. Unbelievable!


6 posted on 05/03/2011 11:36:18 AM PDT by Sprite518
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To: Qbert

How long before the Native Americans are insulted because they used the name Geronimo?


7 posted on 05/03/2011 11:36:55 AM PDT by CMailBag
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To: Qbert

It’s hard to see hiding under the table.


8 posted on 05/03/2011 11:39:49 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (How is allowing an Army Doctor be prosecuted and sent to prison "good for the country"?)
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“Obama didn’t see bin Laden die”

I can understand that. How could he see from his vantage point whilst hiding under his desk?


9 posted on 05/03/2011 11:40:20 AM PDT by nesnah
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To: KansasGirl

He turned his head and screamed like a little girl then said ok can we go get ice cream cones now


10 posted on 05/03/2011 11:40:20 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! <sarc>)
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“Geronimo,” the code word to signify the terrorist was captured,......

LOL! So orginal.

11 posted on 05/03/2011 11:40:34 AM PDT by Spunky (Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.)
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Typical UAV footage flying overhead or a feed from one of the helicopters.

There was no 'feed' directly from the SEALS back to the WH.

12 posted on 05/03/2011 11:40:54 AM PDT by Palter (If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it. ~ Mark Twain)
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To: CMailBag

Do you know what Geronimo said while he jumped out of an airplane Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


13 posted on 05/03/2011 11:41:30 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom!!! <sarc>)
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officials in the Situation Room “didn’t know just exactly what was going on”

Understatement of the year award.

14 posted on 05/03/2011 11:41:30 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer (biblein90days.org))
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To: albie

That was my exact thought.


15 posted on 05/03/2011 11:41:50 AM PDT by Spunky (Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.)
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To: Qbert

He was probably still on the golf course. LOL


16 posted on 05/03/2011 11:42:25 AM PDT by dforest
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To: albie

He was probably in an adjacent room bowing to Mecca and saying a prayer for his brother lost in jihad.

*spit*


17 posted on 05/03/2011 11:43:20 AM PDT by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: Qbert

The White House Malarkey Department is exceedingly busy these days.


18 posted on 05/03/2011 11:44:21 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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President Obama didn’t see Osama bin Laden get shot but got word that he was killed after a team said “Geronimo,” the code word to signify the terrorist was captured...

With Obama involved, it's surprising that the code word wasn't "Palomino"...

Obscure SNL reference: http://snltranscripts.jt.org/06/06espeaker.phtml

19 posted on 05/03/2011 11:44:21 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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“Geronimo,” the code word to signify the terrorist was captured,....

The Native American community has yet to be reached for comment...

20 posted on 05/03/2011 11:45:53 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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