This photo gives me chills - White House watching video feed of the raid

[katanalori]

This is an actual photo of the White House watching a video feed of the raid on Osama Bin Laden's house:



I obtained the above photo here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5680724572/sizes/z/in/photostream/

[ixion]

1. macabre, really

I know my opinion on this event is unpopular, so I'll hold my tongue beyond that.

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[Lucinda]

6. Oh good grief.

[aquart]

8. I'm sure you are. It's "ads," btw.

[spooky3]

16. this post has to qualify as one of the most shallow and simply wrong of anything I've ever read here

[undeterred]

17. Well, she is the only woman in the room

and she is the only person covering part of her face which probably shows she is reacting to seeing violence - and I identify with her very human reaction more than anybody elses.

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[Recursion]

23. Except for the woman behind her (nt)

[Ghost in the Machine]

26. No, there is a woman all the way in the back, by the door, too..

I don't think she looks very horrified, either...

[Hannah Bell]

46. look again.

[DainBramaged]

27. Point taken, but this is not the time to bash his team......

U am disappointed that your hatred for this woman would seep into this thread of showing unity in his team.

[LiberalAndProud]

29. Odd that you mention that.

Neither face is without anxiety. I was thinking Obama looked a bit gray about the gills. Not terrified, but certainly not unconcerned.

[rufus dog]

33. Dude, it is a snapshot

She could have been wiping her face, she could have been thinking, all I see is a group of focused people.

You must understand the amount of pressure, at a later moment Obama could have been looking up while she was just staring at the TV.

[lonestarnot]

37. Hey dudette. Read this entire thread.

[chillspike]

You're making that call based on

a photo which captured a split second out of perhaps hours. In responding to threads here at DU today, I have caught myself with my hand unconsciously in the exact same place multiple times while thinking how to answer a thread. I was thinking about what I was reading each time. You weren't there and you can't hardly can conclude Hillary's internal thoughts from a photo snatched out of a snippet of time.

[Nye Bevan]

39. Excellent. This is the perfect time to refight the primaries. Thanks. (nt)

[The Backlash Cometh]

41. Maybe it was the point when the helicopter failed?

Obama looks concerned too.

[girl gone mad]

45. OMG, srsly?

uh, yah...



:eyes:

[aquart]

3. This is a study in serious.

[gateley]

4. Look at Obama and Hillary -- intense. It must have been hard

to breathe. I heard it lasted 40 minutes - must have seemed like an eternity.

I wonder if we'll ever see the footage or if it's too sensitive.

[aquart]

9. WAY too sensitive.

Unless you like snuff films.

[The Backlash Cometh]

44. That's how I would have looked if I knew the helicopter failed.

P

[Drale]

5. Look at the serious look on the Presidents face

Bush probably would been laughing it up.

[Ken Burch]

11. ...AND doing Cuervo shots...

I suspect a few verses of "Louie, Louie" might also have been sung.

[JuniperLea]

24. He would have had a stiffy too...

His codpiece runneth over.

[sufrommich]

7. They're watching live events not knowing

the outcome,I'm sure it was an intense 40 minutes.

[MadrasT]

10. I'm not so sure they are watching a video feed of the actual raid itself.

The photo's caption says: "President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)"

"An update on the mission" does not necessarily equal "video feed of the raid".

Do you have some other source that indicates that they are watching "video feed of the raid"?

(Just curious, not trying to bust on you!)

They are all very powerful pictures... I love them... more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/sets/72157626507626189/with/5680724572/

[Contrary1]

19. Check out the disclaimer:

"The photograph may not be manipulated in any way and may not be used in commercial or political materials, advertisements, emails, products, promotions that in any way suggests approval or endorsement of the President, the First Family, or the White House."

Fox "news" writers are probably sobbing in their cubbyholes right about now. :evilgrin:

[RandySF]

12. A room full of competence

should give our enemies pause. The Bush years are over.

[lunatica]

13. It looks like they're feeling the chill of it too.

The expressions on their faces are very human and sad and even scared. The full solemnity of the moment is shown here.

[Kolesar]

14. it doesn't take much to give you the chills

Oh well

[blogslut]

15. I am such a geek

While this is an incredibly dramatic photo, I'm looking at the laptop in front of Gates and thinking "Eraser mouse! Yes!"

[lonestarnot]

18. Never try to join up with the elite forces.

:evilgrin:

[styersc]

20. I think when the boss makes you work late on the weekend....

....beer and pizza is in order. No beer or pizza in this photo. I am horrified!

[mom2threegirls]

21. Well,

It's just a matter of time until this is made into a movie...I
just hope it doesn't involve Schwarzenegger.

[blondeatlast]

32. What an odd response to this thread. That was the first thought you had--

that you had to make your fourth post in almost 3 years about it?

[Barack_America]

53. note the troll font.

[Ratty]

25. Incredible

I'm with you. The picture is incredible. It's history in the making.

[Botany]

28. The grown ups are back in charge

[adigal]

30. This is why good presidents age in office

Imagine the stress he was under, having ordered this, and then just waiting. He did a great job.

[DainBramaged]

31. HP laptops

[WillyT]

34. LOL !!!

:rofl:

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:hi:

[tammywammy]

35. Intense. n/t

[MilesColtrane]

36. Looks like he hasn't had much sleep lately.

Now I fully understand why the late night announcement wasn't delivered with as much polish as with most of his other appearances before the cameras.

[Bosonic]

38. Either 'NOFORN' is an acronym

or Hillary needs to change her codeword, as the biggest version picture on flickr allows the curious to read the top line of her white folder!

[tammywammy]

42. Not releasable to foreign nationals. n/t

[KurtNYC]

56. which reminds her not to let Obama see it

:hide:

(sorry, couldn't resist that set up)

[Cali_Democrat]

40. That is a very intense photo

Thanks for that.

[cliffordu]

43. That look on Obama's face is the one that appears when one of his

Navy Seals pops a cap in your ass.

I hope he never has cause to look like that again.

[Liberal_in_LA]

47. gigantic laptops.

[FarLeftFist]

48. Pretty sure they knew they were being photographed. n/t

[jillan]

49. A picture says 1000 words.

[Shagbark Hickory]

50. Click "original" size. Much more revealing!

[rustydog]

51. They are witnessing the consequences of a military decision to

take Bin Laden. Very gripping, telling photograph.
The "Mission Accomplished" photo op, is what is disturbing and sickening.

Obama made a decision, authorized use of force and ordered the execution of the plan. He then watched his decision being carried out.
I admire him.

[calimary]

58. I read somewhere here that this was really the biggest sacrifice he made for his country.

This decision. It COULD have gone the other way. And then he'd be held totally responsible, republi-CONS, freepers, teaRACISTS, and every one of those nuts who fancies himself/herself as president leading the assault. He would probably have been set back, politically, rather severely coming into an election year. He risked his presidency on this one. You've gotta know, his adversaries here at home would give ANYTHING for something substantial to throw at him that might really stick. They failed this time. He did not.

[rug]

52. Like watching a snuff film.

[Doremus]

54. That general next to Obama has photoshopped medals on his chest.

Weird.

[KurtNYC]

57. to cover what was/is there (?)

[highplainsdem]

60. Not photoshopped. See the pic with his Air Force bio:

http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio_print.asp?bioID=12900&page=1

[bobbolink]

55. Hillary and Barack are the only ones who look human in that photo.

I'm not fans of either, but it shows they were responding with actual human emotion.

Thank you for posting this.... I appreciate it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

59. I wonder what operating system was running on those laptops. n/t