10-08-2011, 07:44 PM
I haven't tried to follow every clue and nuance in this little tale, but it is very evident that there was a lot of confusion early on -- natural, given time zone differences and the distant war zone -- but the disarray that seems telling is the scramble to make sure everyone at the top gets on the same page in terms of explaining what did or did not happen. One of the elements in this and other tales is the natural and woefully erroneous and stupid assumption that a bunch of "others" who wrap towels around their head and talk funny and worship differently can't summon some gut-level, functional battlefield intelligence and strategy that can take down the more technologically-sophisticated weaponry of an advanced civilization. Was it an INSIDE JOB? Let's watch and see. Perhaps the helicopter was allowed to enter the trap knowingly... shades of Drago's Custer thesis?.
From what I see, there are people in the broader community of military networks and families -- as CD suggests -- that are already "talking" quietly about the truths of the infamous bin Laden raid, let alone the Pakistanis.
From what I see, there are people in the broader community of military networks and families -- as CD suggests -- that are already "talking" quietly about the truths of the infamous bin Laden raid, let alone the Pakistanis.
"Where is the intersection between the world's deep hunger and your deep gladness?"