History Rewrite in NYT’s OBL Obit: ‘Intelligence Was Never Good Enough to Pull the Trigger’
May 3, 2011 No CommentThe New York Times's supposedly momentous decision to omit “Mr.” from references to Osama bin Laden in its Monday obituary is apparently working to distract critics from the item's other problems. Along with Michael T. Kaufman, Kate Zernike, whose primary vocation seems to be finding racism in the Tea Party movement where none exists and otherwise smearing its participants, comes off as almost critical of how bin Laden was “elevated to the realm of evil in the American imagination once reserved for dictators like Hitler and Stalin.” Imagination (“the faculty … of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses”)? Babe, I don't know about you, but we didn't imagine September 11. We saw it. Others directly experienced it. Many died. Do you remember? The obit's topper for me is the (in my opinion) deliberate historical revisionism in the following passage (bolds are mine throughout this post): The C.I.A. spent much of the next three years (after attacks on two American embassies in August 1998 — Ed.) hunting Bin Laden. The goal was to capture him with recruited Afghan agents or to kill him with a precision-guided missile, according to the 2004 report of the 9/11 Commission and the memoirs of George J. Tenet, director of central intelligence from July 1997 to July 2004.
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If you think schlepping a tripod along with your DSLR isn’t worth it because you’re convinced you can get a clean shot if you just concentrate hard enough, we have to ask… how’s that working out for ya? To demonstrate the destructive power of shaky hands, Camera Technica attached a laser to the hotshoe of a Canon 7D, with the light reflecting off a wall 20 feet away. The lesson: it’s challenging enough to get a crisp shot with a tripod — let alone without. In the video below, the laser point wobbles erratically when the photographer gingerly presses the shutter with his finger. In the second clip he uses a remote release, which visibly cuts, but doesn’t eliminate, the shake. Only when he locks up the mirror and resorts to a tripod and remote release does the shaking drop to a minimum. Need some more vivid evidence? We highly suggest heading past the break for a demo that might just make you reconsider that decision not to pack a Gorillapod . Continue reading Lasers prove you can’t hold a camera still (video) Lasers prove you can’t hold a camera still (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 May 2011 15:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …As suspicions mount against Pakistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, President Asif Ali Zardari insists his country did its part. “The events of Sunday were not a joint operation,” he acknowledges in a Washington Post op-ed, but “a decade of cooperation and partnership between the United States…
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“He gives the order and then sits through the Correspondents’ Dinner, cracking jokes about Trump. Like Michael Corleone at the baptism.” — SCOTT ROSENBERG, scriptwriter and producer, on President Obama’s order of dispatching Osama bin Laden. (via Twitter)
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Continue reading …The Army Corps of Engineers lit up the Missouri skyline last night, blowing a two-mile gap in a levee, and activating a 1920s flood plan that has not been used since 1937. The explosions along the levee near drenched Cairo caused water to gush over prime farmland, the Wall Street…
Continue reading …Razors never looked so good as they did on Monday for Garry Weddle, a middle school teacher in Ephrata, Wash. Having made a vow immediately following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks not to shave until Osama bin Laden was captured or killed, Weddle has been waiting. And letting his grey beard get longer. (More on
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Target: Osama bin Laden – I Target: Osama bin Laden – II Who are the US Navy Seals and What they do ! SEALs Seize 'Mother Lode of Intelligence' – The Daily Beast A U.S. official said Monday that the “mother lode of intelligence” had been seized during Sunday’s raid on Osama bin Laden’s compou. Former Navy SEALs Explain What It Takes « CBS Pittsburgh When it was time for the U.S. to launch its raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound, an elite team of Navy SEALs got the call. GayPatriot » Thank you, Navy SEALs ! The success of the U.S. Navy Seals ‘ operation in Pakistan Sunday will certainly underscore and perhaps increase that confidence.” We here at GayPatriot have never hesitated to show our high regard for the men and women in our armed … B.C. seals Conservatives majority | iPolitics iPolitics is serious about the business of government. In-depth, Informative, Insightful, Influential. Moonhowlings » How about them Virginia Seals !! The mayor of Virginia Beach wants to honor the Navy Seals who killed Bin Laden. The secret military unit deploys out of a tiny military installation at Dam Neck, Virginia, right outside Virginia Beach. The problem with the mayor’s plans … aguedabvines says: truly Suspect updates http://poozt.com Mavs Navy Seals
Continue reading …John Ensign took the Senate floor one last time yesterday and delivered a contrite farewell speech—to a whole lot of empty chairs. Not one of Ensign’s senate colleagues showed up to hear the address; Democrat Chris Coons sat in the presiding officer’s chair, but opened a folder and started…
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Bob Rae Video Highlights Get Out & Vote Bob Rae on why he is a Liberal and proud of it Bob Rae | Gee Ray Records In response to the massive NDP gains the Conservatives have introduced the spectre of Bob Rae into their tired old bullshit about Harper being a good economic manager. A remarkably generous gesture in the middle of such an incredibly … small dead animals: Election 2011 Bob Rae will now try to unite the left, bringing the Liberals and NDP together to form a new Canadian political party the “Liberal Democrates” or may the “New Liberal Democates” (the NDP gotta figure someway to keep the New in there) … Uninhabited Spaces: Shock and Awe, Canadian style Two well-known Liberals kept their seats: Bob Rae and Justin Trudeau. Both men carry the double-edge weight of history. Rae is the former much-aligned NDP premier of Ontario and Trudeau is the son of the late Pierre Trudeau, … Sadly, Harper's got the majority I really liked Stephane Dion, and even Bob Rae would be better than Iggy. Liberals need to get rid of his ass fast. If I’m not mistaken, he’s even lost his own riding. The NDP swept back strong, but I think they could have done better … Election Night 2011: the Drinking Game | One Stop News Stand the Conservatives air a pre-emptive attack ad about Bob Rae or Justin Trudeau—just to be safe. anyone makes a bad Orange Crush pun. a guest on Sun News expresses outrage over lack of public reaction to Strokegate. the Liberals manage to … djtorca says: If the #Liberal Party elects #Bob Rae as leader, and keep #Ignatieff aboard, then I’m voting #Conservative in next election.
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