Bin Laden is Dead!

[alexfs]

lol
this video made me feel sorry for him haha - he seems like a nice lad on those pictures, looks like skinny brown santa claus a little 

[Adi]

Btw, has anyone else noticed that fox news don't use 'Osama' but 'Usama' now? All the Australian networks still use Osama though.
Talk about conspiracy theory fuel.

Yeah, I noticed this too.  What's the deal with this?  What's the difference and what's right?  Not sure I'm understanding your comment about the conspiracy.


.... and that video with Missing You playing is dope!

[L_I_S]

I don't know, Osama is one letter away from Obama. Maybe someone thought it would be better for Obama if they changed that.

Here's some more conspiracy theory fuel:


How do we attach files directly to BF? I'm sick of using tinypic.com.

[Adi]

That one fell because of the buildings that fell around it... not sure about the physics behind it but I'm positive it's nothing too out of the ordinary.

You can hit "additional options" at the bottom of your reply (can't do it using quick reply at bottom of page - gotta hit 'reply' to see it) and then there is a place for attachments.

[L_I_S]

Oh okay, I didn't know you had to do that. Thanks!

[tbc]

i have lived in UAE so i know a bit of Arabic. Usama is more closer to the Arabic pronunciation than Osama.

[Royal Freakiness]

i have lived in UAE so i know a bit of Arabic. Usama is more closer to the Arabic pronunciation than Osama.

correct
it's not oh-saw-ma bin law-din

[Adi]

Shouldn't the spelling of the name still be the same though? You shouldn't change the spelling to reflect the pronunciation. 

[Royal Freakiness]

Osama Bin Laden Dead, 9-11 and Islam, Islamophobia for Dummies

[Adi]

Interesting video... thanks for posting.

There will always be stereotypes and there's not much you can do about.  Some people are stupid, and sadly, the majority of Americans connected Islam to terrorism the first few years after 9-11.  I remember some kids in high-school calling one of my middle eastern friends a terrorist in the hallway.  Pathetic really.

Obama has tried to make the distinction though and has reiterated to the people that Islam is peaceful and people shouldn't look at the religion with such negativity.  I've seen some clips on TV as well trying to help with this.

You just can't help what stupid people think. 

[Mike]

Btw, has anyone else noticed that fox news don't use 'Osama' but 'Usama' now? All the Australian networks still use Osama though.
Talk about conspiracy theory fuel.

Yeah, I noticed this too.  What's the deal with this?  What's the difference and what's right?  Not sure I'm understanding your comment about the conspiracy.


.... and that video with Missing You playing is dope!

Not sure if this is what you're looking for:

Name

"There is no universally accepted standard for transliterating Arabic words and Arabic names into English;[227] bin Laden's name is most frequently rendered "Osama bin Laden". The FBI and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), as well as other U.S. governmental agencies, have used either "Usama bin Laden" or "Usama bin Ladin", both of which may be abbreviated as "UBL". Less common renderings include "Ussamah bin Ladin" and, in the French-language media, "Oussama ben Laden"..."

Read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden#Name for more

[Adi]

Thanks, I guess that makes sense.

So did anyone hear how Al Queda came out and said they would not stop attacking the U.S. until every single child's face looks like that of a old person?  Lovely, isn't it?  Chemical attacks until our kids look like that.  I don't care what you think of U.S. policy (I'm not a fan of it either), but to support those terrorists or even defend them to any degree is simply disgraceful.