Rapid response to danger

The execution of Osama Bin laden throws up far more amusing facts and anecdotes than food for thought. Of course the whole saga is a grave matter for contemplation. Is the United States distribution of ‘frontier justice’ going to become the status quo when catching up with the bad guys? The debate will continue for weeks as to what makes the American administration ‘ judge, jury and executioner’? It is a fair criticism, and one which many have voiced, despite the sensitivity of the terrible act which brought such revenge.
A Russian proverb extols – ‘with lies you may get ahead in the world, but can never go back.’The initial account of the raid on the Abottabad seems to be based on half-truths, which could be considered a whole lie. It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to come up with plausible reasons as to why the Obama administration preferred a silenced and disposed of Bin Laden.

Far more interesting is the emergence, from Pentagon officials, that there was actually only one armed person, at the compound, resisting execution. Which begs the puzzling question. How did the US Navy seals take forty minutes to secure the compound with virtually no resistance? I can’t imagine what could have taken them so long? Did they stop to break out the rations once they had completed their helicopter fast-rope insertion, or were they literally taking enemy lines one step at a time?

The Obama administration does not seem to have to thought out their latest version of events and are prolonging the circus of interest that will ensue for weeks and maybe months.

Elsewhere, the exchange of Bin laden quips and cartoons have flooded the net and mobile phone networks. Particularly disturbing, was the comment, doing the rounds in London - Bin Laden had been discovered living in a dark, empty room for six years and something to do with it being Arsenal football club's trophy room; I am not one for repeating jokes very well, especially at Arsenal's expense.