Osama Bin Laden Is DEAD!

[Bob Schroeck]

A couple of links to articles that might be of interest:

A reasonably concise summary of what is known and/or believed known about the op and its implications, from Mother Jones

From The New Yorker, an examination of the Pakistani government's role in Bin Laden's ability to evade the manhunt until now. And according to a Time interview with CIA chief Leon Panetta:

Months prior, the U.S. had considered expanding the assault to include coordination with other countries, notably Pakistan. But the CIA ruled out participating with its nominal South Asian ally early on because “it was decided that any effort to work with the Pakistanis could jeopardize the mission. They might alert the targets,” Panetta says.

-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.