Newsflash for the Tinfoilers:

[Keith Bee]

MILITARY OPERATIONS DO NOT HEW TO TV NEWS SCHEDULES!

This is for any lurking wingnuts trumpeting the "You see? The details of the op have been changed!" meme. See, when you're in a situation where you might very well get killed, guess what? Your focus is actually not on minute details of what's happening.

Okay, turns out bin Laden didn't fire, the woman may or may not have been his wife, the SEALS didn't repel down, but instead hopped out of the choppers on the ground. What of it?

One of the many problems with neoCon Artists is that virtually NONE of them has ever served in the military, let alone combat. Anyone who has (like my dad in WWII) could tell you that, in such situations, you almost NEVER get everything exactly right on the first debriefing.

[seabeyond]

1. i heard the repelling down at the very very beginning only. otherwise, hop out of chopper. where

was it from the same man the said osama fired and woman shield... the official that was in the know but wanted to be anonymous in the initial reporting? real official there.

[Keith Bee]

3. Could you repost that in English, please?

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[Jack Sprat]

4. Well said. You copter into a Pakistani

compound knowing full well that it may hold the top alqueda terrorist and heavily defended if so. You don't know your odds of surviving, the adrenaline is pumping madly, and you realize how important this mission is. I have no problem with the details. Reality is much different on the ground than in a living room back in the States watching the news. Well said.

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[seabeyond]

6. An official familiar with the operation ... official spoke on condition of anonymity

http://www.krem.com/home/Navy-Seals-kill-Osama-Bin-Laden-in-Pakistan-compound-121069234.html

this is your "official" that you are talking about. an official that is FAMILIAR with the operation. someone that doesnt know shit, just familiar and the media runs with story. but WTF.... what responsible reader pays attention to that part. the reader does not have ANY responsibility in all this

the guy only wants to stay anonymous.

[Bragi]

7. Who you talking to, and what about?

I see no relationship between my posting and your apparent response.