BIN LADEN MAY BE DEAD - BUT PAKISTANIS LOVE HIM

There could be trouble. The Pakistani people are not going to be happy that Bin Laden was killed by Americans, on Pakistani soil, with the tacit approval of their own government.

From CNN 2007:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf -- a key U.S. ally -- is less popular in his own country than al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to a poll of Pakistanis conducted last month by an anti-terrorism organization.

A hardline Islamic activist burns an American flag during anti-U.S. protests in Karachi, Pakistan, last month.

Additionally, nearly three-fourths of poll respondents said they oppose U.S. military action against al Qaeda and the Taliban inside Pakistan, according to results from the poll conducted by the independent polling organization Terror Free Tomorrow.
"We have conducted 23 polls all over the Muslim world, and this is the most disturbing one we have conducted," said Ken Ballen, the group's head. "Pakistan is the one Muslim nation that has nuclear weapons, and the people who want to use them against us -- like the Taliban and al Qaeda -- are more popular there than our allies like Musharraf."
The poll was conducted for Terror Free Tomorrow by D3 Systems of Vienna, Virginia., and the Pakistan Institute for Public Opinion. Interviews were conducted August 18-29, face-to-face with 1,044 Pakistanis across 105 urban and rural sampling points in all four provinces across the nation. Households were randomly selected.
According to poll results, bin Laden has a 46 percent approval rating. Musharraf's support is 38 percent. U.S. President George W. Bush's approval: 9 percent.
Asked their opinion on the real purpose of the U.S.-led war on terror, 66 percent of poll respondents said they believe the United States is acting against Islam or has anti-Muslim motivation. Others refused to answer the question or said they did not know.

MR BUTTING IN:

Confirmed Bin Laden was killed in Abadabad, Northwest Frontier, halfway between Islamabad and Peshawar.

This is described as an important military town.

If so, and if the ISI really meant to tell us nif they had info on Bin Laden, why the fuck have they kept it hidden? Of course that assumes you believe they would tell us.

And if they didn't know he was there, why the hell didn't they???

Pastorius back in: Actually, Muslims tend to turn on the "Weak Horse". Given that he is dead, I'd say Osama is a pretty "Weak Horse" at the moment.


Maybe the Pakistanis will turn on him in his death.


Midnight Rider notes, Osama was running for his life, hiding in a rich man's compound, in order to save his ass.


He is no Shaheed. No Martyr.


No Virgins for him. I guess he will have to sate himself by fucking Helen Thomas 72 times.

From Ace of Spades: 

"Shot in the head"US team went in, there was a firefight and Bin Laden was killed. No Americans were hurt.
Oh FUCK YES!

CBS reports OBL was "shot in the head." Whoever did it is the new Most Interesting Man in the World.

BEYOND AWESOME: CNN says it wasn't a drone but "a human operation". Up close and personal motherfucker.
CNN says he was killed "in a mansion outside of Islamabad, Pakistan".
The hell with those bastards in Pakistan.
If Obama gave an okay to an action (drone/direct), I have to give him props for that. That's ballsy. Islamabad ain't the N.W. Frontier.
Reports are that fans at the Mets-Phillies game chanted USA! USA! as news spread.
People spontaneously showing up at White House singing national anthem and God Bless America.