Bin Laden Might Have Been Killed by His Own Guards

[tekisui]

Source: The Economic Times

ISLAMABAD: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden might have been killed by one of his own guards in line with his will to prevent his capture during a raid by US forces near the garrison city of Abbottabad in northwest Pakistan, according to a media report today.

US officials have said that the world's most wanted man was killed with one or two shots to the head when he resisted after American special forces yesterday stormed a compound near Abbottabad where he was hiding.

However, an unnamed official told the Dawn newspaper that mastermind of the most devastating attack on US soil "might have been killed by one of his own guards in line with his will to avert his capture".

"From the scene of the gun battle it doesn't look like he could have been killed at point blank range from such a close angle, while offering resistance," said the official who visited the scene of the assault soon after the departure of the US team from the compound in Thanda Choa or Bilal Town, a stone's throw from the Pakistan Military Academy .

more: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/bin-laden-might-have-been-killed-by-his-own-guards-report/articleshow/8152546.cms

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note: This is coming out of Pakistan and has been picked up by a few papers now. It all seems to come from one unnamed official who spoke to DAWN.

[TTUBatfan2008]

1. Fine by me...

Guess that gets us off the hook from the accusations of an illegal assassination, eh?

[tekisui]

4. This is one of those events that will be shrouded in mystery for

years to come. Of course, the WH claims they have it all on video, so one day it could conceivably be settled.

[TTUBatfan2008]

9. At the moment...

I lean towards the fact that our SEALs are the best sharp shooters on the planet and this "analyst" doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. We'll never know for sure of course. Either way, we know for a fact that he realized he was absolutely fucked when our SEALs showed up. He knew there was no escaping this time around.

[Dorian Gray]

23. That moment of realization

that he's been caught is the moment that gives me the most satisfaction.

[TTUBatfan2008]

44. Yep...

You can run but you can't hide. I don't like the fact that we wasted $1 trillion on this with a couple of idiotic, full-fledged wars. But I am glad that we did not give up on searching for him.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Huey Long 2011?

While I doubt this telling of events, I cannot help but to think about Huey Long and how he was shot by his own guards by accident after he was punched in the face by accused assassin Carl Weiss.

[Arkansas Granny]

3. I don't care which bullet killed him, I'm just relieved that he's dead.

No celebrating here, no high fives, just glad he's gone.

[tekisui]

5. Agreed.

[seabeyond]

6. so... he doesnt fuckin know shit but lets put it out there anyway. rollin eyes. nt

[tekisui]

7. None of us know shit. Anything is possible.

[seabeyond]

14. simply pointing it out. nt

[MineralMan]

8. Another "unnamed official," eh? There sure are a lot of those

around to fill the needs of writers when they have something they want to write, it seems.

[tekisui]

10. Meh. That is how is has always been. Often they are right.

Not always or even most of the time, but often.

[MineralMan]

16. No, that is not how it has always been.

Still, most of us know that when we see that in a news story, it's a good place to stop reading and move on to actual news.

For some of us, though, it's a sign that something nefarious is going on, just as we suspected, so we can use this unsupported balderdash to make some point or another.

Me? I look for factual information from real people, not unattributed nonsense that fills out a speculative story and makes it looks something like a news report.

[ChoralScholar]

13. Psst... Hey Bob?... Will you be my 'unnamed official' for this story?

Thanks bro.

<click-clack-clickety-clack-clack....>

[Renew Deal]

25. You think they even bother to ask?

I bet the "unnamed official" is an Al Queda press release.

[blondeatlast]

26. That's true and the m$m relies far too heavily on them; but often they

are correct.

It's a quandary for the reader because the lazy "press" will always go with a juicy story. discernment is up to us, I'm afraid--and most of "us" aren't knowledgeable of how the "press" works.

[MineralMan]

46. Sometimes they are correct.

They're almost always speculation, though, used to push a particular point of view. They're just not responsible journalism.

[riderinthestorm]

11. FWIW, I'll take the US version over an unnamed Pakistani official

And what's even sorrier is that I'm not exactly sure who is more trustworthy on this, the propaganda is so thick with the US Administrations.

But for now, until more confirmation comes out, I'll stick with the US having carried out the execution. In reality, that they have admitted an extrajudicial execution deep into another foreign sovereign country's soil lends their version more weight. IF they are willing to admit this much, why lie about who actually shot OBL?

[alcibiades_mystery]

38. al Qaeda, unable to dispute that bin Laden is dead, floats this nonsense

It's sad to see a DUer as the unofficial trumpeter of al Qaeda propaganda, but I guess it goes along with the "Any Obama Hate is Good press" philosophy of the President's leftist (!) detractors.

[H2O Man]

12. Most likely.

I assumed this was the case.

[WolverineDG]

15. Either way, he's still dead.

Mission Accomplished.

dg

[Ganja Ninja]

17. A very weak attempt at face-saving if you ask me.

Trying to make it seem he ordered his own death rather than be taken alive.

[Ferret Annica]

18. I doubt it. One of the SOPs is to extract the bullets if possible to check to see if it were...

... their's or ours. If it were their bullts, I'm sure they will release those fact.

[tekisui]

22. What makes you think that? They dumped the body ASAP.

[Ferret Annica]

50. I am familiar with how they would process the body for IDing purposes

and one thing they really would want to know is who's bullets were in his body.

Being fast does not mean they were not thorough. Part of the planning obviously involved having very sophisticated equipment on the ready to do DNA testing, dental x-raying or even Cat scanning the body and doing facial recognition measurements.

Who killed who is important in knowing how to deal with his people's spin on this operation and if they could, they would quickly extract the rounds if possible.

[DCKit]

19. "Some People Say" George Bush did it, personally. nt

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[lonestarnot]

21. I don't particularly care how he got dead, just so he got that way.

[Renew Deal]

24. No one suggested he was killed at "point blank range."

I hope they release the entire video to deal with crap like this.

[tekisui]

28. Until they do, these doubts and conspiracy theories will spread like fire.

[Renew Deal]

27. BTW, who else was in the room that could have "stated" that?

The pakistanis weren't involved, so what "unnamed official" in Pakistan would know that.

[tekisui]

30. Who knows?

Some reports say there was some support form Pakistan, of course the Pakistani government denies that. The artcle also doesn't say what nationality the unnamed source is.

[Renew Deal]

34. The US denies it too.

Obama gave a throwaway line about Pakistani help, but apparently they kept the entire thing quiet.

[Peacetrain]

29. He could have been struck by the hammer of Thor...its all good

He's gone..

There will be more stories than you can count with an abacus about how he died, who was there, who wasn't.. how they found him.. who deserves credit.. yadda yadda yadda..

He sleeps with the fishies..

[blondeatlast]

31. I call bullshit--it's just a way of saving the bastard's face

for his "followers." I'd give that no more credence than I would that Dick knocked off Georgie "in a pact."

Well, maybe that isn't the best analogy considering Dick shot his bestest friend, but you get the drift.

[jpak]

32. Wah Wah Wah

SEALs got him

yup

[Dappleganger]

33. Desperately spreading rumors to try and retain his "honor" and make him a martyr

for his cause.

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[tekisui]

37. Bullshit.

UP your ass with personal attacks.

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[tekisui]

41. You have serious comprehension problems.

I have given Obama respect and props for catching the bogeyman and bringing him down. That doesn't mean that there are questions remaining that should be asked.

You really have no idea.

[Dappleganger]

40. Just FTR...

I do not agree with THAT poster. My comment was about rumors in general being spread after a famous (or infamous, as the case may be) person's death in order to boost their image and gain something. My comment had nothing to do with you personally or the source.

[tekisui]

42. I took no offense to your post. Thanks for restating that, though.

That poster is so blinded that they cannot accept any questioning of the official story. It really is their problem, not mine.

[kenny blankenship]

48. Probably.

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[Freddie Stubbs]

43. As long as he is dead, I don't care

[tekisui]

45. Agreed.

Besides, had the team not gone in, he would not be dead.

[kenny blankenship]

47. There is no wrong way to kill Osama Bin Laden

But I suspect the Pakistani official is just doing his job - which is lying his head off.

[tekisui]

49. Just like a Reese's. lol.

[Iggo]

51. Or not.

[seabeyond]

52. might have been... i saw you on another thread about misinformation. this is a hoot. nt

[tekisui]

53. I never claimed this is the true version of the story.

There are a variety of stories out there. I am interested in the truth. The WH claims to speak the truth.

But, if the WH says something, they better know what the fuck they are talking about. It is one thing for an unnamed source to be wrong, another for a named official to be caught in a lie or giving wrong facts.

After all, we were told they were sitting there watching it unfold in real time. If they aren't certain they should kee their mouths closed.

[seabeyond]

54. kinda like a source says, women killed as shield. obama didnt say it. a source and it takes

off.....

bad obama

[tekisui]

55. The head of the NSA said it. A cabinet member.

I am talking about the Administration, not Obama in particular. Officials who should get their shit together before running their mouths.