Tuesday, May 03, 2011

CONTRADICTIONS IN BIN LADEN SHOOTING

The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail contradict each other on the alleged shooting of Osama bin Laden.

The Daily Mail reports that Osama bin Laden used one of his wives as a human shield while shooting an AK47 at the US Special Forces.
The footage of the battle in Bin Laden’s Pakistani hideout – relayed to the White House by satellite – is said to show one of his wives acting as a human shield to protect him as he blasted away with an AK47 assault rifle.[1]


But The Guardian reports that bin Laden had no weapon.
According to the Pentagon he was identified by name by one of his own wives. As the raiding party closed in on the last unsecured room in the compound, Bin Laden, who according to the White House had no weapon, was shot dead.[2]


The Daily Telegraph says the same as The Daily Mail.
Armed with an automatic weapon, the al-Qaeda leader's last act was to force his young bride to sacrifice her life as he tried to fire back at the US Navy Seals storming the compound.


The Daily Mail report says that the man was first shot in the left eye, then "probably" finished with a shot to the chest.
The Guardian report says approximately the same.
But The Daily Telegraph report says he was killed with a single shot to the head.

[So if he was shot in the left eye, but was still alive and at the time had not been identified as bin Laden eg by DNA, did the Special Forces ask for permission to assassinate the man? At the time the man would have been virtually incapable of defending himself and could have been easily captured and taken in for questioning.]

And as for the helicopter that fell from the sky, The Guardian report states that the helicopter was blown up by the Special Forces before they left, but The Daily Mail report shows photos of the crashed helicopter which clearly show it had not been blown up.

The Guardian report states that there were two injuries, which I assume were not fatal, ie there maybe survivors.

And what about the wife and son of Osama bin Laden who allegedly died in the assault. What happened to their corpses?

And where is all the medical equipment required for a man who even in 2001 was seriously ill with kidney problems?

[1] Obama watched Bin Laden die on live video as shoot-out beamed to White House, The Daily Mail, 3/5/2011
[2] 40 minutes of fighting, and then two fatal shots, The Guardian, 3/5/2011
[3] Osama bin Laden killed cowering behind his 'human shield' wife, The Daily Telegraph, 3/5/2011

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