Bin Laden dead.

[Soul Crusher]

AP: CIA Secret Prisons and “Harsh Interrogation Tactics” Developed First Strands That Led to Bin Laden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Current and former U.S. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provided the nom de guerre of one of bin Laden’s most trusted aides. The CIA got similar information from Mohammed’s successor, Abu Faraj al-Libi. Both were subjected to harsh interrogation tactics inside CIA prisons in Poland and Romania.

The news is sure to reignite debate over whether the now-closed interrogation and detention program was successful. Former president George W. Bush authorized the CIA to use the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history. President Barack Obama closed the prison system.

http://www.startribune.com/nation/121089124.html


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Thank you George Bush & Obama.  Both deserve credit.     

Nothing wrong with Waterboarding and Gitmo.  I have said so from day 1.   

[tu_holmes]

I'm still not down with the whole waterboarding thing... Glad we got OBL but was it REALLY from the waterboarding?

I highly doubt it...

[Fury]

I'm still not down with the whole waterboarding thing... Glad we got OBL but was it REALLY from the waterboarding?

I highly doubt it...

We'll probably never know if it was from waterboarding but it does appear that the pseudonym that set them on this path 4 years ago did come from enhanced interrogation.

[tu_holmes]

We'll probably never know if it was from waterboarding but it does appear that the pseudonym that set them on this path 4 years ago did come from enhanced interrogation.

I am sure if we look back 4 years, we've probably run across this guy many times... However, if it was from enhanced interrogation... Good for it... Glad we killed that son of a bitch.

[Soul Crusher]

We'll probably never know if it was from waterboarding but it does appear that the pseudonym that set them on this path 4 years ago did come from enhanced interrogation.

Shit - I'll waterboard and torture those fuckers myself.   Sit them down in from of a monitor and i will hammer them with posts and articles all day.  We can do this remotely via Get Big political board.   


When they fall asleep, we have an auto button to power hose those fuckers locked in their chair in front of the monitor.   Break out the water hoses, after that I bomb them with tons of more articles on the pedophile prophet, they try to get up or turn away - more power hoses, and repeat until they give up.

They come back to their senses - I post tons of articles on how the Jews transformed the desert into what it is today.  they get pissed off - power wash.   And on and on and on.   

I would love it and could do it 18 hours a day without pay.          

[tu_holmes]

I would love it and could do it 18 hours a day without pay.           

You already do!

[Soul Crusher]

You already do!

 

[Soul Crusher]

Viva Guantanamo (Obama endorses Gitmo)
WSJ and AP ^ | Today | JAMES TARANTO

Posted on Monday, May 02, 2011 5:58:59

Officials say CIA interrogators in secret overseas prisons developed the first strands of information that ultimately led to the killing of Osama bin Laden. Current and former U.S. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, provided the nom de guerre of one of bin Laden's most trusted aides. The CIA got similar information from Mohammed's successor, Abu Faraj al-Libi. Both were subjected to harsh interrogation tactics inside CIA prisons in Poland and Romania. A senior administration official told a White House briefing that "for years, we were unable to identify [the courier's] true name or his location":

Four years ago, we uncovered his identity, and for operational reasons, I can't go into details about his name or how we identified him, but about two years ago, after months of persistent effort, we identified areas in Pakistan where the courier and his brother operated. Still we were unable to pinpoint exactly where they lived, due to extensive operational security on their part. The fact that they were being so careful reinforced our belief that we were on the right track. Finally, last August, they found the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. ABC News's Jake Tapper reports that in March, President Obama authorized "the development of a plan" to bomb the compound with 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munitions carried by B2 "stealth" bombers. "But when the president heard the compound would be reduced to rubble he chose not to pursue that option. . . . The president wanted proof" that bin Laden was dead. So he assembled a small death panel, which went to the compound in Pakistan and shot him.


(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...

[tu_holmes]

I like how they use the term "death panel".

Did Palin write some of this?

[newmom]

word

[headhuntersix]

Barry proved he's not a complete idiot. He knew he couldn't bomb em. He realized the world wasn't the sunny happy place he thought it was before he took the job. Good job Barry.


It started with a courier’s name.
 
Senior White House officials said early Monday that the trail that led to Osama bin Laden began before 9/11, before the terror attacks that brought bin Laden to prominence. The trail warmed up last fall, when it discovered an elaborate compound in Pakistan.
 
“From the time that we first recognized bin Laden as a threat, the U.S. gathered information on people in bin Laden’s circle, including his personal couriers,” a senior official in the Obama administration said in a background briefing from the White House.
 
After the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, “detainees gave us information on couriers. One courier in particular had our constant attention. Detainees gave us his nom de guerre, his pseudonym, and also identified this man as one of the few couriers trusted by bin Laden.”
 
In 2007, the U.S. learned the man’s name.

 
In 2009, “we identified areas in Pakistan where the courier and his brother operated. They were very careful, reinforcing belief we were on the right track.”
 
In August 2010, “we found their home in Abbottabad,” in an isolated area.

[Hugo Chavez]

"good job barry"

 

[Soul Crusher]

"good job barry"

 

"Heck of a job Barry"

[Hugo Chavez]

"Heck of a job Barry"

[headhuntersix]

What...it was a good call.....made with a military built by Bush. Obama did well. The poll bump won't last. We should bet how long this is all forgotten and we're back to worring about gas and the tanking dollar.

[newmom]

What...it was a good call.....made with a military built by Bush. Obama did well. The poll bump won't last. We should bet how long this is all forgotten and we're back to worring about gas and the tanking dollar.

all this shit will resurface next year for elections sake

[Hugo Chavez]

I just hope to hell I didn't obligate to killing myself in a past post if 3333 and HH6 ever said Barry did a good job...

How you doing HH6?  You back home?

[garebear]

So nobody got the reward money?

Also, we should get pics. Otherwise, throwing the body into the ocean real quicklike probably just isn't going to cut it.

Seems kind of fishy.

[headhuntersix]

Oh yeah....FT Knox, KY. I'm headed to A-stan next april. I'm not looking forward to this one.

[newmom]

here fishy fishy

[Hugo Chavez]

Oh yeah....FT Knox, KY. I'm headed to A-stan next april. I'm not looking forward to this one.

That sucks.  You've gone over there enough already.  We need to bring this to a close so you guys can stay home.

[Fury]

Compound in Pakistan was once a safe house

Dubai: The compound in Abbottabad where Osama Bin Laden was killed was once used as a safe house by Pakistan's premier intelligence agency ISI, Gulf News has learnt.

"This area had been used as ISI's safe house, but it was not under their use any more because they keep on changing their locations," a senior intelligence official confided to Gulf News. However, he did not reveal when and for how long it was used by the ISI operatives. Another official cautiously said "it may not be the same house but the same compound or area used by the ISI".

The official also confirmed that the house was rented out by Afghan nationals and is not owned by the government. The house is located just 800 metres away from the Pakistan Military Academy and some former senior military officials live nearby.

Abbottabad is a garrison town located just 50 kilometres north of Islamabad and it is a popular summer resort, originally built by the British during colonial rule. The city houses a number of upscale educational institutions and religious schools as well.

Secluded affluence

According to the briefing by senior US officials on the killing of Bin Laden, the area is relatively affluent, with lots of retired military staff. It is also insulated from the natural disasters and terrorist attacks that have afflicted other parts of Pakistan — an extraordinarily unique compound. The compound sits on a large plot of land in an area that was relatively secluded when it was built. It is roughly eight times larger than nearby
homes.

The physical security measures of the compound are extraordinary.

It has 12-to-18-foot outer walls, topped with barbed wires. Internal walls sectioned off different portions of the compound to provide extra privacy.

Access to the compound is restricted by two security gates and the residents of the compound burnt their trash, unlike their neighbours, who put the trash out for collection.

The property is valued at approximately $1 million (Dh3.67 million), but has no telephone or Internet connection.

http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/compound-in-pakistan-was-once-a-safe-house-1.802539

[George Whorewell]

Obama did his job. It is a rare day in America where Barry does something positive for this country without apologizing. I will start to get alarmed if Barry follows today's performance with another competent action tomorrow or any day thereafter before the 2012 election.

All kidding aside, what President of sound mind could possibly have had Osama's whereabouts without striking?

This whole episode reminds me of the Chris Rock skit about N*ggers and Black people; He imitates a guy who says "I take care of my kids"-- Your supposed to you dumb motherfucka!

Let's applaud Barry but keep things in proper perspective please.

[Fury]

Obama did his job. It is a rare day in America where Barry does something positive for this country without apologizing. I will start to get alarmed if Barry follows today's performance with another competent action tomorrow or any day thereafter before the 2012 election.

All kidding aside, what President of sound mind could possibly have had Osama's whereabouts without striking?

This whole episode reminds me of the Chris Rock skit about N*ggers and Black people; He imitates a guy who says "I take care of my kids"-- Your supposed to you dumb motherfucka!

Let's applaud Barry but keep things in proper perspective please.

It's better to act like a douche and politicize this, especially given that it was the culmination of a mission that started over 4 years ago. But why split hairs? 

[Bindare_Dundat]

Have we got pictures yet or are we still not trying to offend any Musilms?