They finally got him!

[Old Greg]

"Mr President that is us green to go, the helicopters are in the air and approaching the compound"

"Can you give me 5 minutes? I just want to check the web to see what a bunch adolescent spotty conspiracy theorists will make of us killing him"

Perhaps that's what they're doing now.

[d000hg]

"Mr President that is us green to go, the helicopters are in the air and approaching the compound"

"Can you give me 5 minutes? I just want to check the web to see what a bunch adolescent spotty conspiracy theorists will make of us killing him"

Obama follows you on Twitter too?

[PAH]

On a serious note, how can they be sure it is him, not someone who looks a bit similar?

News reports say they compared his DNA against that of his sister who died of cancer a few years ago in the USA. Also did facial recognition tests to make sure it was him and not a close relative.

Not much doubt it is him. Apparently they've been onto him since last August and only now decided to take him out.

Looks like it's playing out nicely for Obama's re-election. No doubt the yanks could have found/dealt with Osama sooner but why waste the political boost!

[russell]

Think they will release the helmetcam video that Obama et al were watching?

[Mich the Tester]

Think they will release the helmetcam video that Obama et al were watching?

Didn't Bill Clinton have one of those?

[singhr]

Think they will release the helmetcam video that Obama et al were watching?

No scope headshot!

[russell]

Didn't Bill Clinton have one of those?

Nah he had CigarCam

[TimberWolf]

What was the cause of death?

[Clippy]

News reports say they compared his DNA against that of his sister who died of cancer a few years ago in the USA. Also did facial recognition tests to make sure it was him and not a close relative.

Not much doubt it is him. Apparently they've been onto him since last August and only now decided to take him out.

Looks like it's playing out nicely for Obama's re-election. No doubt the yanks could have found/dealt with Osama sooner but why waste the political boost!

If that was the plan, then he would have waited till nearer the election and not several months beforehand.

Obama will get a spike in his approval ratings but within a week it will be back to political fighting with the Republicans.

In fact, this is already being spun as the fruits of the previous Republican governments labour re: Guantanamo, extraordinary rendition, war in Afghanistan etc.

The Guardian reported that the raid may have been brought forward due to the release of new Wikileaks papers last week which referred to some of the US intel behind the raid.

[Spacecadet]

What was the cause of death?

Lead inhalation