President Obama just confirmed the reports that have been all over Twitter and Facebook that Bin Laden is dead and in US custody. He was apparently killed by US Special Forces in a firefight at a mansion outside Islamabad, Pakistan. People are chanting USA and singing the National Anthem in front of the White House.
Commentators on Al Jazeera are stating that it is odd that he was killed just outside Islamabad. Really? Is that so hard to understand? For what it’s worth, someone has already posted the location of his compound. Apparently it has been under surveillance for quite some time.
I’m glad he’s gone, but he’s been fairly well swept aside by the current revolutions in the Arab world. I think Al Qaeda is in the past, whether he’s gone or not.
Good riddance, anyhow.
