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I don't want to be nitpicking conspiracy dude, but one thing seems wrong. The article mentions several times that the electricity to the town was cut for the ra
by kens 12y ago
I don't want to be nitpicking conspiracy dude, but one thing seems wrong. The article mentions several times that the electricity to the town was cut for the raid. But it was widely reported that someone live-tweeted the raid as it was happening (without knowing what was going on), which shows the power must have been on. http://mashable.com/2011/05/01/live-tweet-bin-laden-raid/ http://mashable.com/2011/05/01/live-tweet-bin-laden-raid/
- CamperBob2 12y agoSat phones are popular in that part of the world.
- asadlionpk 12y agoUmm people use GPRS/3G/4G all the time here. And we have power backups in most homes since grid is not so reliable here. Source: I am writing this on a highway in a rural part of Pakistan. Abbottabad is very urban.
- selimthegrim 12y agoWait I thought Pakistan just got 4G licenses late last year? When I went a year ago even Mobilink didn't have 4G?
- asadlionpk 12y agoYes, you are right. Even then, GPRS still works better here than some areas of SF. Also, since each home has their own UPS backup. WIfi would still be working since phone lines were working (DSL via phone line is common here). In short: tweeting would definitely not have been that trivial.
- Luc 12y agoThe person who live-tweeted the raid has confirmed the power was out at the time: https://twitter.com/ReallyVirtual/status/597644559443697664 https://twitter.com/ReallyVirtual/status/597644559443697664
- kens 12y agoWell, that's interesting. Ignore my comment then.