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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:29 PM
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Seeing tweets saying Osama bin Laden has been killed
brianstelter Brian Stelter
by KatrinaNation
Chief of staff for former defense sec. Rumsfeld, @keithurbahn, tweets: "I'm told by a reputable person they have killed Osama Bin Laden."
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GomezLives Donating Member (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:30 PM
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1. Which could trigger a nuke being set off
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Wednesdays Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:09 AM
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53. So, Bin Laden running around free would be better?
You applaud Bush for letting him escape at Tora Bora?

I swear, some people.... :banghead:


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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:30 PM
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2. Wow. I hope. Crossing my fingers.
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earthside Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:30 PM
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3. That's my prediction.
And I just posted it in another thread.

Really ... what else could it be?
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sufrommich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:31 PM
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4. God, I hope that's it. nt
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Gregorian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:31 PM
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5. Again?
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Drale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:33 PM
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6. That would be as surprising as waking up on
a Sunday morning to see pictures on the news of Saddam Hussein hiding a hole.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:35 PM
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7. Tweet saying House Intelligence Committee confirms this
LansingG Gerrit Lansing
#whstatement RT @timfernholz: RT @jacksonjk: House Intelligence committee aide confirms that Osama Bin Laden is dead. U.S. has the body.
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Cid_B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:38 PM
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8. Geraldo...
... just totally changed topics to take this as a "guess."

I think he's getting those same feeds into his ear.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:40 PM
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9. Probably. No indication of this "guess" from him earlier, before all the tweets.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:42 PM
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10. David Gregory now confirming it involves bin Laden, and it involves something the US initiated.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:47 PM
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11. Gregory just confirmed that bin Laden has been killed.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:50 PM
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12. Blitzer just said they had DNA evidence to make sure it was bin Laden.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:56 PM
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13. David Corn calling this "a good parting shot for Leon Panetta"
DavidCornDC David Corn
A good parting shot for Leon Panetta. #osamabingone
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:58 PM
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14. From Michale Moore: 8 years to the day...
MMFlint Michael Moore
8 years to the day when Bush put on that costume and falsely declared "Mission: Accomplished."
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 09:59 PM
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15. From Ari Fleischer, retweeted by David Corn:
AriFleischer Ari Fleischer
by DavidCornDC
I don't care what the politics are. This is great news for our country.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:00 PM
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16. From Keith Olbermann:
KeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann
Washington Post: Sources: Osama bin Laden killed in CIA operation
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:05 PM
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17. From David Corn:
DavidCornDC David Corn
What are the odds that a Kenya-born secret Muslim socialist would kill OBL? #osamabingone
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:07 PM
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18. From KO:
KeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann
CNN: Bin Laden killed "In a mansion outside Islamabad along with other family members."
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:10 PM
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19. From David Corn:
DavidCornDC David Corn
Nice of POTUS and WH not to ruin #nerdprom with an announcement last night. #osamabingone
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:11 PM
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20. From Anderson Cooper:
andersoncooper Anderson Cooper
Ed henry of cnn reporting osama killed in mansion outside islamabad. Wow, if true that is stunning, and Pakistan has some explaining to do
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:12 PM
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21. From Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey -- Wikipedia already updated bin Laden profile
Sandmonkey Mahmoud Salem
wikipedia already updated #OBL profile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden #HE3 #BURININHELLOBL
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:18 PM
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22. From Luke Russert - Biden called Eric Cantor at home
LukeRussert Luke Russert
Vice President Biden called Eric Cantor at home in Richmond in the last hour to inform him of Bin Laden's death
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:19 PM
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23. From Luke Russert: Somewhere my dad is saying
LukeRussert Luke Russert
Somewhere my dad is saying "What a country!" #USA #BinLaden
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:20 PM
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24. From Jimmy Fallon:
jimmyfallon jimmy fallon
Got Bin Laden AND interrupted Celebrity Apprentice? Win for Obama all around.
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:54 PM
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34. Haha, wow, Jimmy, crazy bastard.
You can get fired for shit like that.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:21 PM
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25. From Luke Russert:
LukeRussert Luke Russert
Richard Engel says #USA must show Arab world Bin Laden's dead body for them to believe he's dead. That'll be quite a photo.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:22 PM
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26. From Luke Russert:
LukeRussert Luke Russert
We can report there's a crowd outside the White House singing "We are the champions" and chanting #USA
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:24 PM
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27. From David Corn:
DavidCornDC David Corn
If OBL was killed days ago and CIA/WH knew it, amazing how it didn't leak for days. #osamabingone
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:25 PM
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28. KO: Mr. President, for the sake of your citizens, make the speech, I can't take any more of the netw
KeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann
Mr. President, for the sake of your citizens, make the speech, I can't take any more of the network tap dancing
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:26 PM
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29. Maddow: A huge night for the country and the world, but particularly for post-9/11 US military vets
maddow Rachel Maddow MSNBC
A huge night for the country and the world, but particularly for post-9/11 US military vets and intelligence personnel.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:28 PM
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30. Luke Russert: Got to think that this makes #Obama that much harder to beat in 2012. He'll now own
LukeRussert Luke Russert
Got to think that this makes #Obama that much harder to beat in 2012. He'll now own the issue of foreign policy.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:30 PM
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31. Jim Sciutto ABC: Realizing Obama had a good idea of this as he was speaking and looking confident
jimsciuttoABC jim sciutto
by BBCKimGhattas
Realizing Obama had a good idea of this as he was speaking and looking confident at #WHCD last night
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:31 PM
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32. Seeing tweets speculating CNN's John King has been drinking. One of them:
jeremyscahill jeremy scahill
I have no doubt CNN's John King is drunk or has been drinking.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:51 PM
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33. Mark Knoller: In a written statment, Bush calls the bin-Laden's killing a "momentous achievement"
markknoller Mark Knoller
by Sandmonkey
In a written statment, Bush calls the bin-Laden's killing a "momentous achievement" that "marks a victory for America..."
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:01 PM
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35. Luke Russert: If you're in #DC I'd suggest you go celebrate outside of the White House. It looks
LukeRussert Luke Russert
If you're in #DC I'd suggest you go celebrate outside of the White House. It looks incredible on camera
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:01 PM
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36. Luke Russert: I wish I could listen in on the phone calls Bob Woodward is making right now.
LukeRussert Luke Russert
I wish I could listen in on the phone calls Bob Woodward is making right now.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:03 PM
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37. Michael Moore-It is NOT partisan 2 point out Obama took 2 years 2 do what Bush couldn't do in over 7
MMFlint Michael Moore
It is NOT partisan 2 point out Obama took 2 years 2 do what Bush couldn't do in over 7. It's the dif btwn stupid in charge or smart.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:09 PM
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38. Rachel Maddow: People hopping out of cabs in the middle of traffic. Guy on a bike just passed
maddow Rachel Maddow MSNBC
People hopping out of cabs in the middle of traffic. Guy on a bike just passed me with a US flag cape.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:11 PM
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39. Michael Moore: FOX News: Elderly Man on Dialysis Killed by Young African-American Male
MMFlint Michael Moore
FOX News: Elderly Man on Dialysis Killed by Young African-American Male
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:12 PM
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40. People are unreccing this thread???
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:15 PM
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41. GhostOsama already has a Twitter account and nearly 12,000 followers:
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:23 PM
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42. David Corn: This sounds like one of the greatest intelligence ops of all time. Took patience, good
DavidCornDC David Corn
This sounds like one of the greatest intelligence ops of all time. Took patience, good analysis, operational sophistication. #osamabingone
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:28 PM
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43. Maddow: Jesus was a Democrat t-shirt, nearby the Bush/Cheney placard -- everyone seems pretty happy
maddow Rachel Maddow MSNBC
Jesus was a Democrat t-shirt, nearby the Bush/Cheney placard -- everyone seems pretty happy regardless. #andbyhappyimeantipsy
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:30 PM
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44. Maddow: Police presence on bikes at edges of crowd. Gotta wonder how secret service feels about this
maddow Rachel Maddow MSNBC
Police presence on bikes at edges of crowd. Gotta wonder how secret service feels about this density of people up against the fence.
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Nye Bevan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:31 PM
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45. Fans at Mets-Phillies game break into chants of "USA! USA!"
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:37 PM
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46. Rachel now on the phone with Brian Williams, not just tweeting
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:40 PM
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47. Markos Moulitsas: LOL! http://yfrog.com/h7iwzemj
markos Markos Moulitsas
LOL! http://yfrog.com/h7iwzemj
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:42 PM
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48. John Fugelsang: Man, Trump's gonna have to fire the entire cast of Apprentice to top this.
JohnFugelsang John Fugelsang
Man, Trump's gonna have to fire the entire cast of Apprentice to top this.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:47 PM
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49. Sandmonkey: Dear US, u still have that "Mission accomplished" Banner? I think it's time to get it
Sandmonkey Mahmoud Salem
Dear US, u still have that "Mission accomplished" Banner? I think it's time to get it out of storage now!
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:48 PM
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50. Maddow: Finally someone with a snare drum has arrived! Now USA chants are syncopated!
maddow Rachel Maddow MSNBC
Finally someone with a snare drum has arrived! Now USA chants are syncopated!
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:52 PM
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51. Maddow: I didn't even know there were American flag socks.
maddow Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I didn't even know there were American flag socks. #WhatDidYouWearThoseForBeforeTonight?
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:06 AM
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52. From Dan Choi:
ltdanchoi Dan Choi
Heading to Ground Zero now. #OBL
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Dan Choi
ltdanchoi Dan Choi
Tonight we celebrate JUSTICE, not JUST US. Let us recommit to serve all our neighbors for peace, love and equality in our lifetime.
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Dan Choi
ltdanchoi Dan Choi
I have never been more proud to have fought under our flag than tonight. #OBL
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:16 AM
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54. Michael Moore: I'm in New York tonight, no one's going 2 bed. It's 1am. There's so much happening
MMFlint Michael Moore
I'm in New York tonight, no one's going 2 bed. It's 1am. There's so much happening Ground Zero packed so many remembering that horrible day.
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:23 AM
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55. Twitter says more than 4,000 tweets per second were sent during Obama's speech
HuffingtonPost Huffington Post
Twitter says more than 4,000 tweets per second were sent during Obama's speech http://huff.to/iIzuh1
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:46 AM
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56. Lawrence O'Donnell: Leon Panetta, best CIA Director ever?
lawrence Lawrence O'Donnell
Leon Panetta, best CIA Director ever?
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:50 AM
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57. Word of Bin Laden's Death Leaked Out on Twitter first http://nyti.ms/l5xuap
TweetSmarter TweetSmarter
Word of Bin Laden's Death Leaked Out on Twitter first http://nyti.ms/l5xuap
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:56 AM
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58. Luke Russert: This guy live tweeted the #BinLaden raid from Pakistan without knowing what it was!
LukeRussert Luke Russert
This guy live tweeted the #BinLaden raid from Pakistan without knowing what it was! http://twitter.com/#!/ReallyVirtual
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 12:58 AM
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59. And from that Twitter acc't (go to the end of this message & read up to get tweets in chron. order):
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
RT @ISuckBigTime: Osama Bin Laden killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan.: ISI has confirmed it << Uh oh, there goes the neighborhood :-/
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
I guess Abbottabad is going to get as crowded as the Lahore that I left behind for some peace and quiet. *sigh*
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@kursed I think I should take out my big blower to blow the fog of war away and see the clearer picture.
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@kursed Well, there were at least two copters last night, I heard one but a friend heard two, for 15-20 minutes.
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
Report from a sweeper: A family also died in the crash, and one of the helicopter riders got away and is now being searched for.
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@kursed True, but stranger things have happened. I just hope they don't find my giant helicopter swatter. Must hide it :-/
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Sohaib Athar
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@ahmedbilal @kursed Sadly. We should start learning how to spread believable stories and recreate a reality that suits us.
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@kursed Another rumor: two copters that followed the crashed one were foreign Cobras - and got away
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@kursed What really happened doesn't matter if there is an official story behind it that 99.999% of the world would believe
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
Report from a taxi driver: The army has cordoned off the crash area and is conducting door-to-door search in the surrounding
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Munzir Naqvi
naqvi Munzir Naqvi
by ReallyVirtual
I think the helicopter crash in Abbottabad, Pakistan and the President Obama breaking news address are connected.
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
Interesting rumors in the otherwise uneventful Abbottabad air today
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Ibrar Ali
ibi2010 Ibrar Ali
by ReallyVirtual
1 dead and 1 injured in Abbottabad for heli crashed
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@raihak The day there is uninterrupted electricity in Lahore for a whole month, I will start packing my bags, until then, Abbottabad is home
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
And now, a plane flying over Abbottabad...
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
and now I feel I must apologize to the pilot about the swatter tweets :-/
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Terminal X
terminalxpk Terminal X
by ReallyVirtual
The Major also says no "missiles" were fired and all such exaggerated reports are nothing but rumours #Pakistan
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Terminal X
terminalxpk Terminal X
by ReallyVirtual
A Major of the #Pakistan #Army's 19 FF, Platoon CO says incident at #Abbottabad where #helicopter crashed is accidental and not an "attack"
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
Two helicpoters, one down, could actually be the training accident scenario they're saying it was >> http://bit.ly/ioGE6O
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
Here's the location of the Abbottabad crash according to some people >>> http://on.fb.me/khjf34
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@smedica 'safer' is a relative term that has lost its meaning in Pakistan
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@smedica I live near Jalal Baba Auditorium
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Sohaib Athar
ReallyVirtual Sohaib Athar
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@smedica It must have been more, I started noticing the helicpoter when the noise got irritating - which part of Abbottabd are you in?
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Sohaib Athar
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@tahirakram very likely - but it was too noisy to be a spy craft, or, a very poor spy craft it was.
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@smedica people are saying it was not a technical fault and it was shot down. I heard it CIRCLE 3-4 times above, sounded purposeful.
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@wqs figures, if they have the right to shoot planes flying over the president house, the must have the same instructions for PMA
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The abbottabad helicopter/UFO was shot down near the Bilal Town area, and there's report of a flash. People saying it could be a drone.
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@tahirakram they're not saying anything
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@kashaziz technically, it is unidentified until identified, and it is a flying object, so year, why the hell not, we have seen weirder stuff
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@tahirakram yea. *hides his giant swatter*
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@raihak yep, the mad power cuts have reached abbottabad - 14 hours daily - luckily I have a generator AND a UPS at the coffee shop
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Since taliban (probably) don't have helicpoters, and since they're saying it was not "ours", so must be a complicated situation #abbottabad
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@raihak Funny, moving to Abbottabad was part of the 'being safe' strategy
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@raihak I try, man, I try
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OMG :S Bomb Blasts in Abbottabad.. I hope everyone is fine :(
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@m0hcin the few people online at this time of the night are saying one of the copters was not Pakistani...
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@m0hcin http://bit.ly/ljB6p6 seems like my giant swatter worked !
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@m0hcin all silent after the blast, but a friend heard it 6 km away too... the helicopter is gone too.
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A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope its not the start of something nasty :-S
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Go away helicopter - before I take out my giant swatter :-/
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Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:22 AM
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61. Keith Olbermann wrote (and then tweeted) about this:
KeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann
Revised 1st Guess at FOKNews: http://bit.ly/kgZ5nf The Elimination of #Osama Bin Laden was LIVE-TWEETED
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http://foknewschannel.com/bin-laden-dead/
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 09:55 AM
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68. Whoa!!!
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:00 AM
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60. Robert Reich:Apparently knowledge of BL's hideout came from careful analysis rather than from anyone
RBReich Robert Reich
Apparently knowledge of BL's hideout came from careful analysis rather than from anyone imprisoned, coerced, or tortured. A lesson here?
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 01:24 AM
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62. Josh Marshall TPM-Our report from on the ground outside the White House, interviews with celebrants
joshtpm Josh Marshall
Our report from on the ground outside the White House, interviews with celebrants http://tpm.ly/lAvYx8
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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/jubilant-crowds-gather-at-white-house.php
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 07:33 AM
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63. National Journal: Photo: FBI Updates Bin Laden Most Wanted Picture with "Deceased"
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Photo: FBI Updates Bin Laden Most Wanted Picture with "Deceased" http://tumblr.com/xgj2cuf7rw via @abcworldnews
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http://nationaljournal.tumblr.com/post/5130257180/abcworldnews-fbi-updates-bin-laden-most-wanted
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 07:35 AM
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64. And this was just mentioned on MSNBC...
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 08:57 AM
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65. Maddow: My photos from crowd outside WH tonight are here:
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My photos from crowd outside WH tonight are here: is.gd/YtUQQV
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http://maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/01/6566912-osama-bin-laden-is-dead


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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 09:02 AM
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66. Eric Boehlert, MMFA: Watching its OBL coverage (i.e. parade of Bushies), Fox News realizes a GOP is
EricBoehlert Eric Boehlert
Watching its OBL coverage (i.e. parade of Bushies), Fox News realizes a GOP is no longer president, right? #denial
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 09:37 AM
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67. Andy Kroll, retweeted by David Corn, on Marc Ambinder's National Journal story
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One of the best stories so far on the team that killed bin Laden on Sunday: http://bit.ly/lY7SxF vai @marcambinder
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http://nationaljournal.com/whitehouse/the-secret-team-that-killed-bin-laden-20110502
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highplainsdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 10:03 AM
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69. David Corn: Bin Laden supporters (and Obama detractors) vent their frustrations online.
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Bin Laden supporters (and Obama detractors) vent their frustrations online. su.pr/234OlR
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That shortened link is for a Stumbled Upon page

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/234OlR/motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/bin-laden-dead-jihadi-right-wing-reaction

that links to this Mother Jones article:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/bin-laden-dead-jihadi-right-wing-reaction


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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 10:05 AM
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70. I am really confused about timing - what time was it in NY when the tweet from
Edited on Mon May-02-11 10:05 AM by peacetalksforall
Abbottobad started? How could they take and confirm DNA and then dump him in the ocean within a few hours?

Is 1AM in Pakistan evening hours in Washington?

Most importantly and in spite of what you are hearing, I don't believe Islamic practice supports burial at sea.

Where is Paul Thompson? The people need their own timetable to compare to what is being fed to us.

So we can understand the repercussions that are to come.

I suspect that dumping him at sea is over the top.

If this is not followed with attempts to stop the killing it's going to get worse.

Let's see Obama as a peace bearer/broker.
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