Osama bin Laden is Dead, Obama Announces (LINK)

[tekisui]

Source: The Guardian

Osama bin Laden, the criminal mastermind behind al-Qaida and the world's most sought-after terrorist since the attacks of 11 September 2001, has been killed by a US operation, President Barack Obama will announce late on Sunday night.

Osama's body is in possession of the US, having been killed in Pakistan as the result of a US special forces and CIA operation, according to the first leaks of reporting from the US television networks.

President Obama is to make a highly unusual Sunday night live statement to announce the news, around 11pm eastern time.

The news comes eight years to the day that President George Bush declared "Mission accomplished" in Iraq. As president, Bush declared he wanted bin Laden "dead or alive" – but it is now the unlikely figure of Barack Obama who announces the final triumph as the US commander in chief.

more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-obama

[kestrel91316]

1. He has announced no such thing. He hasn't even held the presser,

and people have been kept waiting almost 90 minutes.

[tekisui]

2. He just announced it

[kestrel91316]

3. Since when?

[tekisui]

4. He's still talking.

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

[kestrel91316]

7. My CNN stream died, I missed the WHOLE THING

WH website doesn't have it, CNN stream not working

[tranche]

5. what the hell is wrong with you?

[tekisui]

6. Do you care to explain?

I don't understand your question.

[tranche]

8. i replied to the wrong person - not meant for you