Why should I believe Osama has been killed?

President of the United States of America (USA), Barack Hussein Obama, break the news of the ‘death’ of America’s most wanted man, Osama Bin Laden, in the evening hours of Sunday 1st May 2011.

According to him, Osama Bin Laden was killed in a special US military offensive assault in a compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, where the Al-Qaeda Leader was seeking refuge.

The operation that lasted for forty minutes claimed the lives of Osama Bin Laden himself and a couple of his relatives, reports claimed.

The American government has further disclosed that the government of Pakistan was never informed about the operation for fear that the information could have been leaked to Osama.

The news of Osama’s death has been widely acclaimed as a major achievement in the fight against terrorism.

I totally condemn all forms of terrorism, and strongly believe that the death of Osama will go a long way in the fight against terrorism.

But with the host of answered questions surrounding this reported death of Osama Bin Laden, one would not be blamed to believe and argue that the news is nothing other than a political hoax.

This piece intends to highlight and deliberate on some of the questions begging answers if only all and sundry should believe that the number one world terrorist leader has been finally killed.

Why was the unarmed terrorist leader shot on site?

Reports have it that Osama Bin Laden was shot twice on the head and chest because he was opposed to being captured alive. The White House in America has however failed to clearly explain how an unarmed Osama resisted live capture to an extent of shooting him twice to death. Why was he not shot on the leg or arm?

A White House Spokesman has clearly explained how a wife of Osama rushed at a US assaulter and was shot in the leg, but fall short of elucidation on how Osama resisted arrest. The assaulters have a clear mandate to get Osama dead or alive but with the first option to capture him alive if he didn’t appear to be representing any kind of threat.

There is this need for the Obama government to clearly show which threat the unarmed Osama posed that forced the assaulters to kill him on the spot.

Why the conflicting reports on how Osama was killed?

The circumstance surrounding the death of Osama has also witnessed conflicting reports. At first, it was reported that Osama’s wife who was used as a human shield was shot to death in the compound followed by Osama. 

That report was later replaced with the latest stating that the woman that was killed in the compound was not Osama’s wife and was not being used as a human shield. According to the new report, the woman in question was cut in cross fire and that Osama’s wife was not killed in the operation. We were later told that Osama was killed right inside his room.

Where is the corpse of Osama?

As at time of writing this piece, nobody has given an account that he/she physically saw the corpse of Osama. Even the President of America hasn’t had the opportunity to actually see the corpse of the world’s number one terrorist, though he was the one that sanctioned the operation.

Although it is being alleged that Obama watched the operation live via a satellite link, it is clear that he never had the opportunity to have physical eye contact of the corpse.

Also, in this age of technology, neither a single picture nor video clip of the dead Osama has been released. How could this be possible for the west to decide to conceal pictures of the murdered terrorist, especially so when the White House is yet to provide any convincing explanation as to the rationale behind concealing such photos and video footages.

When Saadam Hussein was arrested, photos and videos of his arrest were immediately released. Such releases continued from the bunker where he was captured on to the time he was killed.

What is so special about the Osama photos and video clips?

President Obama has ruled out the possibility of releasing a single photograph or video footage of Bin Laden's body. He said it was important to keep photographic evidence from "floating around as incitement or propaganda tool". Whatever that means is only understandable to the White House and Obama himself.

Hope what am thinking is not true. But if it is true, then this episode will not only serve as the biggest political hoax that ever existed in the world but it would be a big slap on the face of Obama and America in the future.

Why was the corpse of Osama thrown at sea?

At first, the news was that Osama has been killed and that his dead body was in the possession of the Americans. That sounded great until reports started filtering in that the remains has been dumped at sea. According to report, Osama’s body was first flown to Afghanistan and later to the US aircraft carrier, the Carl Vinson, in the north Arabian Sea.

A White House Spokesman identified as Mr. Carney said the body was prepared for burial "in conformance with Islamic precepts and practice", then placed in a weighted bag and dropped into the water from the vessel's deck.

This was to avoid his grave becoming a shrine; US officials are quoted as saying.
So the Americans want us to believe that the fear that Osama’s grave could become a shrine was what prompted throwing away of the corpse even before President Obama could see it? What a joke of the century!
 

How could such an operation be possible?

A BBC report states that the compound in which Osama was ‘killed’ is in a residential district called Bilal Town, home to a number of retired military officers.

“It is just 1km from the Pakistan Military Academy, an elite military training centre described as Pakistan's equivalent to Britain's Sandhurst or the West Point academy in the US. Pakistan's army chief is a regular visitor to the academy, where he attends graduation parades, and it is likely the area would have had a constant and significant military presence and checkpoints”.

Both US and Pakistani officials have confirmed that Pakistan was kept in the dark about the operation.

In the aforementioned circumstance, how could it be possible for the US assaulters to undertake a forty minutes military operation using fighter jets and heavy artilleries without provoking any reaction from the Pakistan army? How could it be possible?

Even our soldiers here at Wilberforce Barracks will not sit by and allow unapproved assaulters to undertake a forty minutes military operation at the Wilberforce environs without robustly reacting against the assaulters, not to talk of a Pakistan army with fighter jets and more advance arms than the Sierra Leone army.

I will be the last person to believe that it was only after a forty minutes military operation that a well trained army with all the equipment could start scrambling fighter jets to react to an assault that took place very very close to its academy.

Is this not terrorism?

Several people have described the move by America to enter into Pakistan and besieging a whole town with fighter jets and other artilleries as an act of terrorism.

Whether or not this operation constitutes an act of terrorism remains unclear, but it surely lends credence to the popular saying that it is only a criminal that poses the knowhow to detect a criminal.

As we await clear explanation from the American government with possible release of photos and video footages of the dead Osama, let me personally thank the President and people of America for their tireless efforts in the fight against terrorism. We will celebrate Osama’s death but not under such circumstance.

Shame on the Pakistan government and army?

Before ending this piece, let me drop a few comments about the Pakistan government and army. Allowing the Americans to invade Pakistan without permission, and terrorized the country for at least forty minutes without any reaction from the government and soldiers, is indeed a big shame on the government and its soldiers.

The government of Pakistan has proved itself incapable of protecting its people, while the soldiers are supposed to be bowing their heads in shame for allowing a forty minutes military operation right under its nose without reacting.

He who lives by the sword dies by the sword

It is bizarre to celebrate the death of a human being, but Osama’s death should serve as an exception. I hold the view that the brutal murder of a terrorist like Osama is worth partying.

Why should I not celebrate over the death of somebody that has killed hundreds of innocent people?

Obama, please don’t spoil our celebrations. Release the pictures of this murderer for us to commence the jubilations; release the video footages and make Africa proud; showcase the corpse and elevate the status of the black man.  Please don’t betray us, please.

By Abdul Fonti

Osama Bin Laden is Dead

President of the United States of America, Barack Obama has announced the death of the Al-Qaeda Leader, Osama Bin Laden.

Osama Bin Laden has been on the US top most wanted list for the past several years and he was finally tracked and killed in Afghanistan last night.
 

Full address of Obama shortly after the demise of the West's greatest enemy is published in the ensuing.
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Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
 

It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory - hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
 

And yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. The empty seat at the dinner table. Children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. Parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts.
 

On September 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together. We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.
 

We were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. We quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al Qaeda -- an organization headed by Osama Bin Laden, which had openly declared war on the United States and was committed to killing innocents in our country and around the globe. And so we went to war against al-Qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends, and our allies.
 

Over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals, we've made great strides in that effort. We've disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense. In Afghanistan, we removed the Taliban government, which had given bin Laden and al Qaeda safe haven and support. And around the globe, we worked with our friends and allies to capture or kill scores of al Qaeda terrorists, including several who were a part of the 9/11 plot.
 

Yet Osama Bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the Afghan border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, al-Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world.

We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country. And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day.

And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of Bin Laden the top priority of our war against al-Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.
 

Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to Bin Laden. It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground. I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located Bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan. And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama Bin Laden and bring him to justice.
 

Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civilian casualties. 

After a firefight, they killed Osama Bin Laden and took custody of his body.
 

For over two decades, Bin Laden has been al-Qaeda's leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies. The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaeda.
 

Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al-Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must - and we will - remain vigilant at home and abroad.
 

As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not - and never will be - at war with Islam. I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam. Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims. Indeed, al-Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own. So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.
 

Over the years, I've repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where Bin Laden was. That is what we've done. But it's important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to Bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding. Indeed, Bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people.
 

Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken with their Pakistani counterparts. They agree that this is a good and historic day for both of our nations. And going forward, it is essential that Pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al-Qaeda and its affiliates.
 

The American people did not choose this fight. It came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens. After nearly 10 years of service, struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs of war. These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one, or look into the eyes of a service member who's been gravely wounded.
 

So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed. We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies. We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al-Qaeda's terror: Justice has been done.
 

Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who've worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome. The American people do not see their work, nor know their names. But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice.
 

We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country. And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day.
 

Finally, let me say to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 that we have never forgotten your loss, nor wavered in our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes to prevent another attack on our shores.
 

And tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11. I know that it has, at times, frayed. Yet today's achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people.
 

The cause of securing our country is not complete. But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to. That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place.
 

Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are: one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 

Thank you. May God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.

Gbagbo Molested Out of Power

Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo has been ousted with disgrace from power. You need to see how he was profusely perspiring and groaning in pain from a possible mob he received from those that arrested him like a common criminal on Monday. 

Whether or not Gbagbo was arrested by the French or Quattara forces does not matter now. The fact is that he has received the disgrace he was looking for over the past three months or so. I am sure he must have received thorough slaps and kicks as evident in the rough manner he appeared on TV. 

This should serve as a lesson to power-conscious  African Leaders. Hope Muamarr Quadafi of Libya will learn from this and peacefully recede power.

See Gbagbo in photos shortly after his arrest. 

By Abdul Fonti