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Osama Bin Laden dead!

coolguy721coolguy721
edited May 2011 in General Chat
now i know this isn't really the right place for this kind of thread but holy crap! anyone see the news? Osama bin Laden has been confirmed dead
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  • ArmakuniArmakuni
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, I just heard. That's quite surprising, but mostly because they took so damn long it seemed like they would never get him.
  • coolguy721coolguy721
    edited May 2011
    damn i don't know whether this is good or bad
  • lombrelombre
    edited May 2011
    coolguy721 wrote: »
    damn i don't know whether this is good or bad

    Good and bad. It's about damn time that bastard was killed, but the backlash that'll surely come from it isn't anything to be excited for.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    I want to post the theme to Team America.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    Reports say the Seals were involved but I'd bet Delta had to have had a hand in it too.
  • ArmakuniArmakuni
    edited May 2011
    Too bad for Osama that he didn't have a pie ready :p
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    40 minute operation, at least two chopper drop composed of Seals working off U.S./Pakistan intelligence. 1 chopper had mechanical problems and went down, no casualties. Chopper was scorched. Operation conducted as planned. Likely forced entry and close quarters combat room to room. Apparently, Osama used a woman as a human shield.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    Wow. I didn't know.

    I looked it up, and it's true.

    http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/05/01/president-obama-death-osama-bin-laden
  • waroftheworlds01waroftheworlds01
    edited May 2011
    I'm sure Solid Snake had a part in it as well.

    Serious though, I was wondering when they would find and kill him. Go Team America!
  • KuroShiroKuroShiro
    edited May 2011
    DAISHI wrote: »
    I want to post the theme to Team America.

    I can help you with that. :D
  • nagasadownagasadow
    edited May 2011
    Im guessing there will be pics in a day or 2
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    Now maybe Republicans will shut up saying that Democrats are soft on terrorism.

    This is a really big feather in Obama's cap, I'm sure; and I'm glad.
  • Sausy GibbonSausy Gibbon
    edited May 2011
    News is Obama killed him with his bare hands and the Republicans are claiming it's all thanks to the Bush government.
  • IgnatiusIgnatius
    edited May 2011
    I saw the last of Obama speech...what was that "turning back and walk the long hall after finishing" about??

    I think it was supposed to look cool and important but my mind started playing the Get Smart theme.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    Sausy Gibbon wrote: »
    News is Obama killed him with his bare hands and the Republicans are claiming it's all thanks to the Bush government.

    That wouldn't surprise me.

    The President's announcement said that he tasked certain people with the primary assignment of capturing/killing Osama bin Laden; that certain intelligence of Osama's whereabouts was obtained in August 2010 but needed to be clarified/confirmed; and that last week Obama himself ordered the mission be carried out.

    I wonder how Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity are going to ruin this.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    Sausy Gibbon wrote: »
    News is Obama killed him with his bare hands and the Republicans are claiming it's all thanks to the Bush government.

    A summary of the arguments being made at CNN/FOX in the comments section.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    I don't watch Fox. I watch Jon Stewart. :)
  • Sausy GibbonSausy Gibbon
    edited May 2011
    I wonder what spin Jon will have on it, it's too bad they don't show the Daily Show or The Colbert Report on ABC2 any more.
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited May 2011
    I just heard on the radio, and it really is about bloody time that S.O.B devil incarnate got what he deserved. It's a first step towards the end of terrorism, even though this probably wont end it.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    Well the Seals utilize the Sea Knight
    id_ch46_sea_knight_02_700.jpg
    as well as the Sea Hawk
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    for assault transport and support. So there's a possibility one of these was used.
  • SunnyGuySunnyGuy
    edited May 2011
    Sausy Gibbon wrote: »
    News is Obama killed him with his bare hands

    Relevant
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    Good and bad. It's about damn time that bastard was killed, but the backlash that'll surely come from it isn't anything to be excited for.

    Yeah, pretty much =/
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    omg, resize your photos already. =\

    My screen res is only 1440x900, and the default width of each post box on these forums is ~800 pixels.
    That second helicopter photo is 3008 pixels wide.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    How do you resize them?
  • waroftheworlds01waroftheworlds01
    edited May 2011
    I normally use photoshack and use the resize for message boards option.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    Ah. I just went with the wiki link.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited May 2011
    Alternatively, you could do a quick google image search for slightly smaller pictures. That's what I do because it requires less work on my part.

    CH-46%20Sea%20Knight.jpg

    Took me about five seconds.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    DAISHI wrote: »
    How do you resize them?

    dhLgT.png

    OR

    w5bB8.png and use imgur.com (which is what I do.)
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    Hey I went back and changed it k? XD I was just looking for appropriately good but practical looking photos.

    ANYWAY, now these awesome vehicles are available for all to see.

    And I didn't use image shack so I couldn't use its resize!
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    =p

    In any case, I bet this success will be used in Obama's re-election campaign.
  • waroftheworlds01waroftheworlds01
    edited May 2011
    Love that Fatality one. lol
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    Yeah, it's good. I wonder how long it took to make, considering the news only came out less than a day ago.
  • DAISHIDAISHI
    edited May 2011
    FOX news is reporting that the choppers deployed were Blackhawks and Chinooks. I wonder if the report was simplified for the media since those are more recognizable. The Sea Hawk is based on the Blackhawk, and the Sea Knight is the sister of the Chinook.
  • doodinthemooddoodinthemood
    edited May 2011
    Wow. People still hate this guy? He's been doing nothing at all for years.

    Still, it shows what Americans can achieve when the playstation network is down :D
  • guitarsareboringguitarsareboring
    edited May 2011
    doodinthemood wrote: »
    Still, it shows what Americans can achieve when the playstation network is down :D

    Eternally quote-worthy.
  • FriarFriar
    edited May 2011
    289312602-d5ef2d5834f0e89d7728608c30a8ddbc.4dbe8eb0-full.jpg:D

    And my mum says that the guy on sky news this morning kept calling him obama too. In fact, to stop people doing it again, they now refer to him only by "bin laden"
  • RibsRibs
    edited May 2011
    On the news today I was informed of our Overlord President Osama killing Obama.
  • coolguy721coolguy721
    edited May 2011
    doodinthemood wrote: »
    Wow. People still hate this guy? He's been doing nothing at all for years.

    he killed almost 3000 people in 2001
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited May 2011
    Yes thats evil basterd is dead. Im gona throw a Bin Laden is dead party!
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited May 2011
    doodinthemood wrote: »
    Wow. People still hate this guy? He's been doing nothing at all for years.

    There's no statute of limitations for murder.
  • ArmakuniArmakuni
    edited May 2011
    About resizing photos and other simple editing, I highly recommend IrfanView.
    I haven't looked back ever since I installed that, it's extremely lightweight but has all the options you need for simple things like that.
    It's also extremely easy to use, and fast.
    Oh and it also has a very useful batch resize function (well, you can batch a lot of stuff but I mostly use it for resizing).

    Really, try it out, I'm sure many of you will like it... the only negative I find with it is the icon is pretty damn ugly.
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