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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 didnt 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 didnt 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.
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:32:31 AM PDT
by
Qbert
To: Qbert
So what was the picture released showing them supposedly watching this all go down live?
To: Qbert
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.
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:34:48 AM PDT
by
jersey117
To: Qbert
The kenyan couldn’t bare to see one of his brothers go down.
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:35:20 AM PDT
by
albie
To: Qbert
He was hoping Holder would prosecute him in New York.
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:36:15 AM PDT
by
tractorman
(I never miss a chance to tweak a liberal.)
To: Qbert
I love how this story keeps changing when it’s NOT working for the Administration. Unbelievable!
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:36:18 AM PDT
by
Sprite518
To: Qbert
How long before the Native Americans are insulted because they used the name Geronimo?
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:36:55 AM PDT
by
CMailBag
To: Qbert
It’s hard to see hiding under the table.
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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"?)
To: Qbert
“Obama didn’t see bin Laden die”
I can understand that. How could he see from his vantage point whilst hiding under his desk?
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:40:20 AM PDT
by
nesnah
To: KansasGirl
He turned his head and screamed like a little girl then said ok can we go get ice cream cones now
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:40:20 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! <sarc>)
To: Qbert
Geronimo, the code word to signify the terrorist was captured,......
LOL! So orginal.
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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.)
To: KansasGirl
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.
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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)
To: CMailBag
Do you know what Geronimo said while he jumped out of an airplane Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:41:30 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom!!! <sarc>)
To: Qbert
officials in the Situation Room didnt know just exactly what was going on Understatement of the year award.
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:41:30 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer (biblein90days.org))
To: albie
That was my exact thought.
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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.)
To: Qbert
He was probably still on the golf course. LOL
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:42:25 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: albie
He was probably in an adjacent room bowing to Mecca and saying a prayer for his brother lost in jihad.
*spit*
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:43:20 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Qbert
The White House Malarkey Department is exceedingly busy these days.
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:44:21 AM PDT
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: Qbert
President Obama didnt 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
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posted on
05/03/2011 11:44:21 AM PDT
by
Zeppo
("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
To: Spunky
Geronimo, the code word to signify the terrorist was captured,.... The Native American community has yet to be reached for comment...
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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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