I'm only referring to the mainstream western intelligentsia with respect to the minute details, since its all in the open.
I don't expect people everywhere to go read a painfully redundant book like invisible war, but if you're passionate about ME politics, it wouldn't be a bad idea to pick it up. It puts the iraq war in a diff context
Bitches can't keep their mouths shut: http://battleland.blogs.time.com/201...rndest-things/
I second that book and would like to add this book for some Afghani literature.
http://www.afghanwomensmission.org/g...g_Warlords.jpg
My excitement stems mainly from the hope that Obama will be able to use this foreign policy "street cred" with the poeple to draw down the Iraq and Afghanistan wars more quickly and/or finally close gitmo.
We'll see if that materializes or not.
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It was joked about earlier, but apparently there was a helmet cam on during the raid. Imagine how much any news org would pay for that video.
Was curious to see who would win the headline battle this morning
Collection of Osama/Obama fuck-ups from last night, though one guy reaaally fucks up.
This video was supposedly taken by the same guy who live-blogged the event, though it's hard to really see the building. I had heard it was much bigger than surrounding buildings but it doesn't really seem it.
The White House released a few pictures taken during meetings before and during the operation. First one supposedly as it was happening:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5226/...d4696d593d.jpg
P050111PS-0210 by The White House, on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/...1593ed498b.jpg
P050111PS-0782 by The White House, on Flickr
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/...b09810038e.jpg
P050111PS-0475 by The White House, on Flickr
In the presser today, they hinted that they had built a full scale replica of the hideout, with a best-guess room layout. Without elaborating too much, he said that when they troops landed, it certainly wasn't the first time they had went through the mission.
Obama looks swoll when he's shot with a fish-eye
Muslim Scholar Says Al Qaeda Leader's Sea Burial 'Humiliates' Muslims
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_856315.html
muslims pissed over stupid shit!? WHAT MALARKY