Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know by now that the world’s most wanted international terrorist, Osama bin Laden, was killed in his million-dollar compound in Pakistan on the 1st of May. Suspected as the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, news of bin Laden’s death signaled a time for Americans to rejoice and to celebrate what we have been longing for – justice.
The military’s elite special forces group who killed bin Laden, unofficially called SEAL Team 6, deserves all the credit that they have received for executing their mission to perfection. Upon confirming bin Laden’s death, the black ops kill team even grabbed all the electronic material they could find as they hurriedly exited the Abbottabad compound, including dozens of computers, flash drives, and disks. This electronic material was given to a special team of military intelligence operatives and members of the CIA to be analyzed as quickly as possible so that any information can be used while it remains pertinent. SEAL Team 6 and all of the troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq must be praised, whether you agree or disagree with our country’s military actions, but none of this would have been remotely possible without the use of technology.
From the tapped phone call of Osama’s courier that led the US military directly to the front steps of his compound, to the use of satellites in order to map the operation, to the live video feed of the mission sent over 7,000 miles to the President and his advisors, and from the use of sophisticated biometric tools used to identify the body, there have been remarkable advancements in technology since the tragedy that occurred nearly 10 years ago.
Not only has technology helped locate and identify America’s (former) Most Wanted, it helped spread the news of Osama bin Laden’s death like wildfire. Many of you found out through popular social media outlets or by mobile device long before President Obama delivered his address to the nation. News of bin Laden’s death even set a Twitter record for the highest sustained rate of tweets ever, with an average of 3,440 Tweets per second from 10:45PM-12:30AM. As for myself, I found out through a friend harmlessly checking his cell phone during a break in a late night session of doubles tennis. The Internet, however, has its downsides as well: It seems like every mistake you make could be put out there for the world to see… just ask Fox40 News.
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You’re taking the US government at its word? What evidence do you have that Bin Laden was killed in this manner, or killed by the Seals at all, at this time, or, for that matter, that he was even responsible for the attacks for which he is given credit? Why in the world would one ever trust the CIA? Have you been “living under a rock”?
I am well aware of the many sides of the 9/11 story, I’ve seen Zeitgeist, Fahrenheit 911, and many other documentaries supporting the 9/11 “Truth” movement. I am well aware of the business ties between the Bush and bin Laden families. I am well aware of the enormous amount of profit that the Carlyle Group and other American defense contractors have reaped from the ridiculous “War on Terror”. Also, I do not agree with any of our country’s military policy concerning Iraq and Afghanistan, but I will be damned if I don’t support the troops that serve our country. They didn’t choose war, it was team Bush backed by corporate America who decided that fate without the approval of Congress.
The above article that I wrote was mostly about the use of technology, and if you had read it carefully, you will see that I referred to Osama bin Laden as the “suspected” mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks. As far as whether or not bin Laden was even killed, neither you nor I have the resources to verify this, but I will take their word for what it’s worth until proven otherwise. In the end, Osama bin Laden has done more harm than good in this world and if he was indeed killed, then are we not better off because of it?
Instead of attacking me personally, maybe you could use that wasted energy and write an article to disprove what was written with concrete evidence. Until then, I will continue to report the news with what information I do have access to.
Thanks for reading though!
I didn’t attack you personally. I asked questions about the premises of the article you wrote.
And for the record, asking such questions, such as demanding proof for claims made by the government, is never, in my (anti-fascist) estimation, “wasted energy.”