The Killing of Osama bin Laden

[disco111]

Just to play devils advocate for a moment (and potentially get the conspiracy theorists excited!) but what if Bin Laden isnt actually dead?

Not the first time I've heard this offered, but to add to the possibility of it being true, explore this;----------He's worthless dead but if alive, could be a fountain of information

[Mr. Desmond]

Not the first time I've heard this offered, but to add to the possibility of it being true, explore this;----------He's worthless dead but if alive, could be a fountain of information

But the cute redhead in zero dark thirty ID'd him as dead...

I believe her ... the more I look, the more I see believe...

[disco111]

But the cute redhead in zero dark thirty ID'd him as dead...

I believe her ... the more I look, the more I see believe...

Well seeing is believing and I'm believing what I'm seeing and wishing for seeing more..........

[Abu3baid]

http://www.cjr.org/analysis/seymour_hersh_osama_bin_laden.php

Very interesting.  He talks about the attack of the media and almost everyone against seymour hersh and how little has been put in to verify or try to track some of the underlining things mentioned in the story.

He also talks about the discrediting of seymour and how this isn't the first time, and mentions 2 of the major stories broken by seymour and how he was ridiculed while the stories turned out true later on.

[Golfingdad]

[URL=http://www.cjr.org/analysis/seymour_hersh_osama_bin_laden.php]http://www.cjr.org/analysis/seymour_hersh_osama_bin_laden.php[/URL] Very interesting.  He talks about the attack of the media and almost everyone against seymour hersh and how little has been put in to verify or try to track some of the underlining things mentioned in the story. He also talks about the discrediting of seymour and how this isn't the first time, and mentions 2 of the major stories broken by seymour and how he was ridiculed while the stories turned out true later on.

thats odd ... Why would it be up to everybody else to try and prove his story accurate. Isn't that his job??

[Abu3baid]

thats odd ... Why would it be up to everybody else to try and prove his story accurate. Isn't that his job??

Did you read the story? I might have summarized what I understood.

[Golfingdad]

Did you read the story? I might have summarized what I understood.

You're a smart guy ... I trusted that you summarized it well. ;)

EDIT:  OK, I've read it now ... dude makes some decent points.

[Abu3baid]

You're a smart guy ... I trusted that you summarized it well. ;) EDIT:  OK, I've read it now ... dude makes some decent points. :beer:

:). Yeah my intent wasn't that he wanted people to prove him right, but he just discusses the reaction of the media to the story.. He mentioned a lot of things I didn't know and referenced a lot of other intestine stuff as well.

[phan52]

Seymour Hersh

Quote:

Originally Posted by saevel25

https://www.yahoo.com/politics/navy-seal-who-says-he-killed-bin-laden-refutes-118783904096.html

Hmm, conflicting articles.

Originally Posted by newtogolf

We won't ever know the truth, Hersh could be wearing a tin foil hat for all we know.  It's ridiculous to believe O’Neill would speak out or dispute something the Commander and Chief stated, they might as well have asked Biden for a comment too.

O'Neill is a "former" SEAL and has no restrictions on what he may want to say about it. I have followed Seymour Hersh for years and respect his journalism but I just think his sources on this one are real sketchy, besides the fact that the rationale is totally flawed from the Pakistani perspective.

[turtleback]

thats odd ... Why would it be up to everybody else to try and prove his story accurate. Isn't that his job??

I would think that it is the obligation of those claiming his story is not accurate to find and publish things that demonstrate that.  The media wasn't supposed to prove that Brian Williams' stories were accurate, it was their job to check out what he said to see if it WAS accurate.  If someone in media claims that Hersch's story is inaccurate you search out the facts and see if they contradict the account.  That is how it happened with Brian Williams, George Steph . . los, The UVA/Rolling Stomes deal and many many more.