Osama's Death Brings Highest Tweet Rate Ever

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"So here’s what we know: 1) The White House announced that a Navy Seal team raided Osama’s residence in Pakistan."

Absolutely.

"2) They allegedly conducted a DNA analysis and confirmed that the man shot in the head is Osama."

True as well.

"[...]but never showed us the actual result or explained where they got the prior control sample to set up the profile for a match test"

Really? You ought to read up before you make such a statement.

--> http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/02/its-a-match-how-officials-used-dna-to-identify-bin-laden/

They tested his DNA against his sister's, with 99.9% certainty. Besides, do you scrutinize every DNA test ever made in a courtroom case?

") They announced that they took the body to an aircraft carrier and dumped it overboard after a Muslim funeral;"

Why are you trying to make it sound spontaneous and disrespectful? It was well-thought out and as respectful as it could be, while also relieving the burden of a physical grave on any country. Obama's thoughts on the matter:

--> http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama_on_bin_ladens_sea_burial/2011/05/05/AFaFps0F_video.html

"4) They said they have pictures but are refusing to show them to the general public"

Of course. Again, had you read up or watched the news for a bit, we basically flogged the Terrorists' beehive with a stick. Now we've got a horde of angry bees planning to attack us. To do something as thoughtless as to wave around his dead, brutal face in front of the world is simply mockery. Why would you want to put America in more danger?

"Thus we don't know anything about Osama being dead or alive "

That's true, if you subscribe to the same school of thought that believes the Earth is flat. You could really question every minuscule thing, like whether we know anything about anything at all, or whether or not slamming a door would make a sound, or any other ridiculous thing like that. There's no reason to believe Obama and our government would lie about Osama being killed, especially since other nations seem to be reacting independent of the U.S.

"and he now refuses to show us any of the evidence that he claims the military has in its possession."

Because it's classified information? Why should you get access to secret government documents?

I don't know where you get off feeling like you deserve all these things from the government. In the name of national security, it's much safer and preferred for the world to cool down a bit before we start releasing controversial things like bloody faces and burial footage. You're a fool.
 
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The "story" of Osama's supposed death. They talk about this "Osama killed" fairy tale like it is science just as the earth orbits the sun.
 
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They had to throw the body in the sea because they made him the middle of a human centipede first and called it socks. Can't have an open casket after that.
 
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OBL. the king of hide and seek. dam..chuck norris is hidden is the seals team 6. sure OBL is more than just dead by a super combo kick and the head shot in the head just for making sure he wont turn become a Muslim zombie attack the mideast the next 10 years.
 

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It's been reported on almost every news medium. Why do people feel the need to re-hash what has been said? It's not like they have a first-hand source.
 
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Ah yes, thanks Moesharon or whatever your name is. Another conspiracy theorist. Let's see, where to start. How would they get a DNA sample. You know, Bin Laden wasn't always an enemy of the US. Two, how do we know he's dead? Well, even his organization is claiming he's dead. Well, maybe it's a conspiracy between both Osama and Obama and those are the only 2 people who know (tongue firmly planted in cheek). Kind of tough to conspire to do that with so many other government people and officials involved on all sides. Lastly, how on earth would showing pictures actually confirm his death? Pictures have been doctored up since the Spanish American war. How will a picture of him help? Do you even have any idea what Bin Laden looks like? How will a picture of his mauled up face and body offer up any evidence that it's him? It would only add to more conspiracy and ignorance from people like you. A picture proves NOTHING! It would only cause more problems so I'm not sure why the government said they had some anyway. It's so juvenile. No matter what, some right wing organization is going to invent some conspiracy about something just to install fear into the mindless folks of middle America who simply can't think for themselves. Bravo to you for aiding in their stupidity!
 
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