Monday, May 02, 2011
Osama Bin Laden and the dog that didn't bark
One of the pieces of evidence used to determine Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts didn't physically exist: There were no phone or Internet lines to his mansion, raising curious-incident suspicions. ... If a movie is ever made about the Navy SEAL team that raided Osama's home (and, of course, there will be movies), Hub Blog has a suggestion: Start the flick with an old mood-setting film clip of the botched Iranian hostage-rescue mission in 1980. The Desert One debacle led directly to formation of SEAL Team Six, providing yet another Jimmy Carter-contrast angle to yesterday's events. ...
One of the pieces of evidence used to determine Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts didn't physically exist: There were no phone or Internet lines to his mansion, raising curious-incident suspicions. ... If a movie is ever made about the Navy SEAL team that raided Osama's home (and, of course, there will be movies), Hub Blog has a suggestion: Start the flick with an old mood-setting film clip of the botched Iranian hostage-rescue mission in 1980. The Desert One debacle led directly to formation of SEAL Team Six, providing yet another Jimmy Carter-contrast angle to yesterday's events. ...
