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Why does CNN refer to bin Laden as Osama... by FrankC May 2, 2011 11:50 am
  • The best explanation I have seen (he chose Usama as his Romanized name) http://www.slate.com/id/2057710/ by FrankC 2011-05-02 15:37:20
    • Because that's what the FBI calls him. http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/usama-bin-laden by RobVG 2011-05-02 15:01:52
      • I just use "bin Laden." Less chance of embarrassing typos. by TB 2011-05-02 13:04:35
        • True. I went back and checked some late night posts just in case... But no half-asleep typos at ... by Eri 2011-05-02 21:28:47
        • There probably is no "official" spelling of the name in our alphabet. FWIW, I used to work with a ... by ER 2011-05-02 12:54:14
          Ok, what's the trick to isolate title lines? n/t by RobVG May 2, 2011 11:30 am
          • It's a two step process. by podrock 2011-05-02 12:12:13
            • Thank you Pod ... by RobVG 2011-05-02 15:07:17
              • Getting pretty frustrated here.............................n/t by RobVG 2011-05-02 15:12:58
                • I'm adapting. I'm tuning comments so the part that shows is complete or gets the idea across. by TB 2011-05-02 15:37:02
            Ruh roh. by Eri May 2, 2011 11:08 am
              Bin Laden compound on Google Earth by TB May 2, 2011 10:28 am
              • Incidentally, that big facility about a thousand yards north of bin Laden's hideout is Pakistan's military academy. Go figure. by TB 2011-05-02 11:37:55
                • Dang. When I started checking this out, mine was the only damn marker on it and all the others ... by TB 2011-05-02 10:31:45
                  • They followed you in, silly. You led them right to it. All that covert training and still they ... by Eri 2011-05-02 10:39:54
                    • Eh. I lose a lot of "scoops" because I have to double-check everything. The only photo I had ... by TB 2011-05-02 10:58:21
                      • You should be working for the CIA. Have you thought about applying? by Eri 2011-05-02 11:00:18
                        • I'd have to move. Besides, it really wasn't that hard to locate once I had that first photo. ... by TB 2011-05-02 11:04:42
                          • Could they have to do with burning the trash? They did that on the Compound grounds. by Eri 2011-05-02 21:30:39
                  How we tracked bin Laden by TB May 2, 2011 9:26 am
                  • And now, a lot of terror leaders and other thugs are thinking very hard about who else is being watched ... by TB 2011-05-02 11:44:00
                    And Trump gets trumped again by Eri May 2, 2011 4:32 am
                    • You mean Barack HUSSEIN Obama? by ER 2011-05-02 07:23:13
                      • Trumped again. by Eri 2011-05-03 07:02:48
                      They buried him at sea? by Eri May 2, 2011 3:49 am
                      • You know! I feel that since gthe Freedom Tower at the WTC site is now over 30 stories tall, the ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-05-02 13:58:22
                        • Islamic tradition requires burial within 24 hours, and this was the expedient way to do it. Like you said ... by TB 2011-05-02 07:09:31
                          • Their reason was a good one. The "shrine to terrorists" had occurred to me; however, the answer of burying ... by Eri 2011-05-02 10:49:09
                          Birthers, take note by Eri May 1, 2011 11:36 pm
                            Game Of Thrones by FrankC May 1, 2011 9:35 pm
                              Good for Obama by TB May 1, 2011 9:08 pm
                              • Heh. An online commenter elsewhere: "For the first time in my adult life, I'm proud of Obama." by TB 2011-05-02 11:07:20
                                • http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/BuckGalaxy/situation-omg.gif?t=1304353589 by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-02 09:29:17
                                  • Copy and paste the above by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-02 09:30:12
                                    • picture by podrock 2011-05-02 10:21:42
                                      • I'm not seeing an edit option anywhere. by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-02 10:44:24
                                        • I have one right at the end of the subject line. by podrock 2011-05-02 10:52:36
                                          • 'Fraid not, pod. Looks like you are seeing things others don't, so you must have different role settings. Do any ... by Rita Book 2011-05-02 11:27:56
                                            • Not so, Rita. You can edit your own posts and comments. Mods can edit everything. by podrock 2011-05-02 12:01:01
                                  • by BuckGalaxy 2011-05-02 09:27:59
                                    • Well said indeed. Another thing occurred to me as I was trying to fall asleep last night, this whole affair ... by ER 2011-05-02 07:11:08
                                      • My thoughts exactly. He stepped up and took charge on this. Good call. by Lee 2011-05-01 22:38:39
                                        • OK, hell just froze over. ;-) by Eri 2011-05-01 23:34:18
                                          • Then I read the rest of the story... "After bin Laden was killed in a raid by US forces in Pakistan ... by Lee 2011-05-02 07:07:22
                                            • Where it would draw terrorists and become a shrine? Not in MY country! I still liked the burial ... by Eri 2011-05-02 10:57:26
                                        • well said, TB. (n/t) by podrock 2011-05-01 21:48:35
                                          • Thank you for acknowledging that. I know it wasn't easy. :-) by Eri 2011-05-01 21:47:18
                                            • Actually, it was quite easy. Facts are facts. I am also on record as supporting his continuation of ... by TB 2011-05-02 07:12:25
                                            E-mail notification by TB May 1, 2011 8:19 pm
                                            • Looks like something for Robert by podrock 2011-05-02 08:04:24
                                              • As far as the setting and the settings page shown in the link, I think that it refers to the ... by Robert 2011-05-02 13:26:21
                                                • It shouldn't be. by Robert 2011-05-02 13:21:16
                                                  • I think that might have done it. The post this is replying to is the last comment I've gotten ... by TB 2011-05-02 14:21:38
                                                    • Yep, individual choice is the way to go. by Robert 2011-05-03 11:10:50
                                                    • Oh, look at that, okay... by podrock 2011-05-02 14:02:21
                                                      • Thanks, dude. by Robert 2011-05-03 11:09:01
                                                    • Yeah, I'm figuring out that in a blog program the settings are all on the administrator levels. Here's a menu page ... by TB 2011-05-02 08:44:46
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