Bin Laden killed by CIA in Pakistan in carefully planned raid

The White House

President Obama: "I can report to the American people and to the world, that the US has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden"

Osama bin Laden has been killed. President Obama made an announcement on Sunday night, almost 10 years after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

CNN Piers Morgan on Twitter:
"To the families of 9/11: 'Justice has been done" - Obama.

I think whilst this is a welcome day given the terrorist organisation that he led and the havoc and mayem that he created, the West should be take heed that this very killing is likely to cause more revenge-type attacks. Furthermore the jubilation seen outside tonight in front of The White House ......



.....is no better or more helpful than scenes of Taliban celebrating following a succesful attack against westerners.

OSAMA bin Laden was holed up in a two-storey house 100 metres from a Pakistani military academy when four helicopters carrying US anti-terror forces swooped in the early morning hours of Monday and killed him.

Flames rose today from the building that was the apparent target of the raid as it was confirmed that the world's most wanted fugitive died not in a cave, but in a town best known as a garrison for the Pakistani military.

A US official said one of bin Laden's sons was also killed in the raid, along with three others, but the official did not name the son or the others killed.

CNN reported that the al-Qaeda leader was shot the head, citing a US congressional source, while Agence France-Presse reported that Pakistani TV channels had broadcast an image said to be of "bin Laden's face".

Pakistani officials and a witness said bin Laden's guards opened fire from the roof of the building, and one of the choppers crashed.

Yes, the news he was killed in an army town in Pakistan will raise more pointed questions of how he managed to evade capture and whether Pakistan's military and intelligence leadership knew of his whereabouts and sheltered him.

Critics have long accused elements of Pakistan's security establishment of protecting bin Laden, though Islamabad has always denied this. OR at least elements of the security services in Pakistan.

Yes, just saw this on Twitter from UK's Jon Snow from Channel 4

Osama's massive hugely protected compound so close to Islamabad..how can he have been missed for so long? What will US do with the body? 

Osama's body buried at sea in Islamic way: http://www.smh.com.au/world/body-buried-at-sea-in-islamic-way-us-20110502-1e52i.html 

Anyway, Osama being killed does NOT end the war on terror. Arch jubilation and gloating in anybody's death is uncivilised and in this case lowers celebrants to the level of Al-Qaeda and certainly adds fuel to their fire.

Agree with you, as Martin Luther King said:

‎"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy."

Official behind the scenes picture of Obama & his national security team during the operation: 

Great shot Ted. Want to see if I can find more?

Sorry for the size but neat all the same.