Monday, May 02, 2011

Report: Osama Bin Laden Dead, U.S. Has His Body; On 8 year anniversary of Bush's Mission Accomplished banner


Eight years ago "Mission Accomplished" refers to a banner titled "Mission Accomplished" that was displayed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during a televised address by then President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003.

Update: Got this tweet from CNBC:




@CNBC CNBC

George W. Bush: This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world.

4 minutes ago via web

Update 2:
President Obama on the death of Osama bin Laden, full video: http://wh.gov/CrK

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The most frequent picture of the departed Osama Bin Laden

Al Jazeera, Fars news etc all reporting the same

Michael said...

US president Barack Obama said bin Laden, the most-wanted fugitive on the US list, had been killed on Sunday in a US operation in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad, about 61km north of Islamabad.