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Does anyone else think this is not important? The guy unknowingly tweeted but without an official release we wouldn't have known it was Bin Laden so it wouldn'

Does anyone else think this is not important? The guy unknowingly tweeted but without an official release we wouldn't have known it was Bin Laden so it wouldn't have become that important.

acqq 15y ago
If the helicopter did crash, it's more than important -- that would mean that the operation was not as smooth as the official version.
- nametoremember 15y ago
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676 One helicopter was lost due to "technical failure". The team destroyed it and left in its other aircraft.
  - acqq 15y ago
    Was that in the news before the tweets were found? And even if they really destroyed it themselves at the end, that also speaks a lot about the circumstances there. Pakistan government is supposed to support U.S. but the helicopter has to be destroyed, obviously to keep it from failing in the hands of Al Quaeda. It's more than interesting.
    - nikcub 15y ago
      are you suggesting that the US military thought 'some guy on twitter mentioned the helicopter we lost, so we should address that in our press statement' ? the carcass of the helicopter is sitting out in a field all blown up. it is on pakistani tv. i doubt they would have even thought about trying to cover that up
    - JoachimSchipper 15y ago
      Not letting military hardware get into other nations' hands is standard practice. Really, "not trusting the Pakistanis that much" is a sufficient explanation.
    - fluidcruft 15y ago
      Oh, come on. It's pretty obvious at this point that Bin Laden was in an ISI safe house. We're not talking remote Pakistan tribal lands here. This is next door to the capital.
Tycho 15y ago
If Osama Bin Laden had Twitter, he might well have sneaked away in time. Seriously.
- andrewcooke 15y ago
  why, was he deaf?
  - crocowhile 15y ago
    I guess Tycho is one of those who looks on weather.com to check how's outside their window.

Does anyone else think this is not important? The guy unknowingly tweeted but without an official release we wouldn't have known it was Bin Laden so it wouldn't have become that important.

acqq 15y ago

If the helicopter did crash, it's more than important -- that would mean that the operation was not as smooth as the official version.

nametoremember 15y ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13256676 One helicopter was lost due to "technical failure". The team destroyed it and left in its other aircraft.
- acqq 15y ago
  Was that in the news before the tweets were found? And even if they really destroyed it themselves at the end, that also speaks a lot about the circumstances there. Pakistan government is supposed to support U.S. but the helicopter has to be destroyed, obviously to keep it from failing in the hands of Al Quaeda. It's more than interesting.
  - nikcub 15y ago
    are you suggesting that the US military thought 'some guy on twitter mentioned the helicopter we lost, so we should address that in our press statement' ? the carcass of the helicopter is sitting out in a field all blown up. it is on pakistani tv. i doubt they would have even thought about trying to cover that up
  - JoachimSchipper 15y ago
    Not letting military hardware get into other nations' hands is standard practice. Really, "not trusting the Pakistanis that much" is a sufficient explanation.
  - fluidcruft 15y ago
    Oh, come on. It's pretty obvious at this point that Bin Laden was in an ISI safe house. We're not talking remote Pakistan tribal lands here. This is next door to the capital.

Tycho 15y ago

If Osama Bin Laden had Twitter, he might well have sneaked away in time. Seriously.

andrewcooke 15y ago
why, was he deaf?
- crocowhile 15y ago
  I guess Tycho is one of those who looks on weather.com to check how's outside their window.