Well it hardly seemed worthwhile blogging anything on such a quiet bank holiday but after trawling through the various news websites I did stumble across this little reported story. When I got in to my car this morning the death of Osama bin Laden was still breaking news but by the end of my shift it had already been analysed that much that not only had he been buried at sea but the whole episode felt like old news already.
The various factions had formed as to whether this made the world a safer place or not, whether he was really dead and incredulity that he wasn't slumming it in a cave. All agree that this will not affect the day to day running of Al Qaeda as he was more a figurehead but that his killing is still a highly symbolic message. Conspiracy theories are bound to crop up and no amount of evidence will persuade those convinced of a cover up. A lot of fingers have been pointed at the Pakistani authorities for not knowing bin Laden was on their doorstep and whilst it is embarrassing it is no proof of conclusion. He has undoubtedly had help from certain people but in his position he would not have risked too many from knowing his whereabouts let alone an entire Government or security agency. As for the mansion so close to the military headquarters there may be something in the "last place you'd think too look" adage and it may be safe to assume that the house was not in his name and he was not in the habit of walking around the town.
The fact that it is just over 30 miles from Islamabad is irrelevant as even after 10 years I don't think they had got so desperate as to start with house to house searches working their way out from the capital. If they had it may have taken a little longer to check on all the million plus residents in Islamabad.
Many have been quick to criticise when certain groups in the Arab world celebrate and fire guns in the air when a US airplane is shot down and American commentators are appalled to see the American flag being burnt. This mornings scenes outside the Whitehouse looked very familiar and no doubt those same commentators will be joining in the glee this time.
The various factions had formed as to whether this made the world a safer place or not, whether he was really dead and incredulity that he wasn't slumming it in a cave. All agree that this will not affect the day to day running of Al Qaeda as he was more a figurehead but that his killing is still a highly symbolic message. Conspiracy theories are bound to crop up and no amount of evidence will persuade those convinced of a cover up. A lot of fingers have been pointed at the Pakistani authorities for not knowing bin Laden was on their doorstep and whilst it is embarrassing it is no proof of conclusion. He has undoubtedly had help from certain people but in his position he would not have risked too many from knowing his whereabouts let alone an entire Government or security agency. As for the mansion so close to the military headquarters there may be something in the "last place you'd think too look" adage and it may be safe to assume that the house was not in his name and he was not in the habit of walking around the town.
The fact that it is just over 30 miles from Islamabad is irrelevant as even after 10 years I don't think they had got so desperate as to start with house to house searches working their way out from the capital. If they had it may have taken a little longer to check on all the million plus residents in Islamabad.
Many have been quick to criticise when certain groups in the Arab world celebrate and fire guns in the air when a US airplane is shot down and American commentators are appalled to see the American flag being burnt. This mornings scenes outside the Whitehouse looked very familiar and no doubt those same commentators will be joining in the glee this time.
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