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[Bin Laden Killed] No photo to be released says White House.
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“His demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity," Obama said from the White House. "Justice has been done."
A senior Pakistani intelligence official confirmed that bin Laden was killed.
Bin Laden, the founder of the terrorist group al-Qaida, is thought to be the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S.
"After a fire fight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body," Obama said.
Obama said he authorized the targeted operation earlier Sunday. No Americans were injured in the attack, Obama said. U.S. intelligence officials learned of bin Laden's location, a secluded compound, in August.
The compound had no phone or Internet service, a senior White House official said following Obama's speech. In addition to bin Laden, three others, including a son and two couriers, were killed in the attack.
Gov. Nathan Deal, who was in Congress on Sept. 11, said late Sunday:
"We celebrate this victory against an embodiment of evil, and we remember and mourn the thousands of innocents who died at the hands of this murderer. Today, our great nation showed once again that we will stop at nothing to defeat those who threaten our people with terrorism."
The crowds gathered outside the White House late Sunday cheered and sang the national anthem.
In his speech to the American people Sunday night, Obama those who died in the Sept. 11 attacks will never be forgotten.
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President Obama will deliver an unexpected statement as soon as 10:30 PM ET on Sunday evening.
A White House pool report says:
"Pool is informed that there is no longer a lid and that the president will make a statement as early as 10:30 p.m."
CNN's Steve Brusk tweets that "we are told it is a national security related announcement by the President."
Developing...
If it was the death of Bin Laden I would be shocked that it hadn't gotten out already.
Who did that shit?
Obama did that shit!
So...
Headline: Bin Laden 'Dead'
Gotta love impartiality
They'll probably be all Hey we did most of the work!
This is terrible news... for Obama.
Now what does he have left to do?
A 5 year old could type better than that.
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Not really. Bush I presided over the fall of the Soviet Union and all he got was a commemorative mug.
Now if the CNN people could stop sounding like they're about to talk about dewdrops on a summer day.
Fucking finally. Everything is sunshine and puppies from here on out, right?
Oh man Bin Landen died, too? That dude was legit.
"Yeah, but he didn't do it sooner!"
I hope it closes a chapter.
Wonder if Pakistan will be pissed.
keep doing everything else we're already doing?
this was a loose end and now it's a nice thing to say we accomplished but other than that?
This is, by the way, the eighth anniversary of President Bush's 2003 speech on an aircraft carrier with the banner, "Mission Accomplished" behind him.