Aaaaaaaaaand Twitter comes through for me:
"I have never wished a man dead, except for people who keep attributing my goddamn quote to Mark Twain" - Clarence Darrow
I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.
Simon ,'Safe'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - May 02, 2011 5:35:29 am PDT #6444 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
DavidS - May 02, 2011 5:44:54 am PDT #6445 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
So it looks like Pakistan did not in fact give him up, but rather obstructed U.S. efforts to get him. The U.S. did not even tell Pakistani officials about the raid beforehand.
Jessica - May 02, 2011 5:47:26 am PDT #6446 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So it looks like Pakistan did not in fact give him up, but rather obstructed U.S. efforts to get him. The U.S. did not even tell Pakistani officials about the raid beforehand.
I can't say I'm terribly surprised, but I cringe to think what this is going to mean for our relationship with that government.
tommyrot - May 02, 2011 5:48:32 am PDT #6447 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So it looks like Pakistan did not in fact give him up, but rather obstructed U.S. efforts to get him. The U.S. did not even tell Pakistani officials about the raid beforehand.
Not surprising. Bin Laden was living in a fortified mansion in the middle of a bunch of Pakistani security.
eta: Not surprising x-post....
Amy - May 02, 2011 5:48:46 am PDT #6448 of 30001
Because books.
Tom, my ex-Navy dad says never to calling a Navy man "soldier." Actually, what he said was, "Sure, if he wants to get hit."
tommyrot - May 02, 2011 5:50:56 am PDT #6449 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Artist's depiction of what the raid looked like: [link]
Jessica - May 02, 2011 5:51:13 am PDT #6450 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The internet feels so quiet this morning after last night.
le nubian - May 02, 2011 5:54:16 am PDT #6451 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Pakistan claims no knowledge of OBL's whereabouts.
tommyrot - May 02, 2011 5:54:28 am PDT #6452 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The internet feels so quiet this morning after last night.
I know. Plus I'm waiting impatiently for wacky Republican reactions.
Barb - May 02, 2011 5:57:04 am PDT #6453 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
I know. Plus I'm waiting impatiently for wacky Republican reactions.
My favorite so far has been on FB where someone is claiming that not all GOP are conspiracy theorists but that Obama is running the country into the ground and hates the military.
buzzah?