Bin Laden Dead

Pakistan Twitter users capture raid on bin Laden

Even before U.S. special forces succeeded in their mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden earlier today, Twitter users were recording a rough outline of the events to come.

Sohaib Athar, who describes himself as a 30-ish independent software consultant "taking a break from the rat-race by hiding in the mountains with his laptops," happened to be in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about 10 hours ago.

Athar heard the helicopters used during the raid. He shared updates live on Twitter, according to the microblogging service's timestamps. And he's likely to be a footnote in history as a result.

President Obama announced bin Laden's demise this evening, saying the elusive al-Qaeda leader was killed in a firefight and the identity of his body had been confirmed.

Here are some excerpts from the conversation that Athar and other Twitter users had over the last 10 hours:

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Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event). about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

https://twitter.com/ReallyVirtual/statu ... 0226168832
A huge window shaking bang here in Abbottabad Cantt. I hope its not the start of something nasty :-S about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

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@m0hcin all silent after the blast, but a friend heard it 6 km away too... the helicopter is gone too. about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to m0hcin

https://twitter.com/m0hcin/status/64791032579108864
Just talked to family in Abbottabad, say they heard three blasts one after another, don't know what really happened. about 10 hours ago via web

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@m0hcin the few people online at this time of the night are saying one of the copters was not Pakistani... about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to m0hcin

https://twitter.com/m0hcin/status/64794837077065728
Seems something nasty happening in #Abbottabad, God save us. about 9 hours ago via web

https://twitter.com/ReallyVirtual/statu ... 9418088448
Since taliban (probably) don't have helicpoters, and since they're saying it was not "ours", so must be a complicated situation #abbottabad about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck

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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. about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck

https://twitter.com/tahirakram/status/64797447821602816
@ReallyVirtual Damn. Unusual. Was it of Pakistan Army? about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to ReallyVirtual

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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. about 9 hours ago via TweetDeck

https://twitter.com/ReallyVirtual/statu ... 5167657984
@kursed Well, there were at least two copters last night, I heard one but a friend heard two, for 15-20 minutes. about 3 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to kursed

https://twitter.com/naqvi/status/64883228590350336
i think the helicopter crash in Abbottabad, Pakistan and the President Obama breaking news address are connected. about 3 hours ago via web Retweeted by ReallyVirtual

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Interesting "real-time" capture of the events.....

Yay for giving Bush enough respect to call him before adressing the American people.

Agreed, If he had told a democrap, 1st, they would have run to the first camera...

Um, Obama called Clinton too, as well as a few world leaders before the American public.
Nice spin though.

residenttroll wrote:

Science Chic wrote: Screw that - I wanna see the DNA sequencing comparison (and proof that the samples came from him!

Bid Laden May 1 Dead
Hilter May 2 Dead
Saddam Hussein December 29 Dead

Actually, Wikipedia says Hitler commit suicide on April 30, 1945. Close enough.
Osama is also now gone and credit goes to our MILITARY! THEY are the HERO'S! Congratulations to THEM! Job well done!

:thumbsup:

Photo-fish wrote: Um, Obama called Clinton too, as well as a few world leaders before the American public.
Nice spin though.

Come on Photo-fish, I know he called slick willie and others as well, lighten up, Eugene!

Wonder if no of those folks was al sharpton, or charles schumer, I think NOT & NOT, due to the reason stated above...

Has anybody heard from hillary? wonder if she was part of the team?

Hillary came out and made a statement this morning. Usual Secretary of State stuff.

She was wearing a pretty green blouse with a blue blazer.

kissp, don't give a rats a$$ what she was wearing, what did she say?

Usual political stuff. Justice was served. We will hunt you down.. yada yada

I just wonder where she bought that blouse.