Leaked Doc May Have Forced US To Speed Up Bin Laden Raid

cf18 writes "Wikileaks released a set of leaked Guantanamo prisoner files to the public last week. Among them is a document dated from 2008, which mentioned both Osama's trusted courier's name and Abbottabad, the city in which Osama had been hiding. There are speculations that, fearing al-Qaida realized their courier may have been tracked and move Osama, the US administration accelerated their plan and attacked the target site over the weekend. This link highlights the relevant section of the document."

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Re:Still think Wikileaks knows what they're doing?

[Anonymous Coward]

Thats right! Becuase Abbottbad is a town with only two compunds and they had to work out which one he was in....
Or they could have nuked the whole area, that would have shortened the preparation time.
Or they could have simultaneously raided every house in the town!

Confirmation, that takes time, who needs confirmation.

If my sarcasm wasn't dripping enough, they know what town he was in, not what compound he was in, nor did they have confirmation back in 2008. This is all just speculation mind you....

Re:Still think Wikileaks knows what they're doing?

[Anonymous Coward]

Wow. Get the blinders off man. The government in the US is a collossal failure and the US is far, far from its roots as a "free" society. Of all industrialized societies, I'd argue that its the US where words like freedom and liberty have lost all meaning.

Re:Still think Wikileaks knows what they're doing?

[RightwingNutjob]

Please state your country and city of residence, your age, whether you have lived in the US for an extended period of time if you are not American, and how exactly you arrive your assessment that those words have no meaning here. And please hold all incoherent rants about the TSA, Gitmo, and black helicopters to yourself.

Re:Still think Wikileaks knows what they're doing?

[cpu6502]

>>>The government pretty sternly told Wikileaks not to release any of them, and why.

"You'll find out that Hillary stole credit card numbers from visiting politicians! And that the CIA is spying on your website history! We can't have that." - government.

Oh wait. That's not what you meant. (shrug) Well frankly, Hillary and friends are a MUCH bigger threat to my safety than Bin Laden since Hillary and friends can royally screw my life. I'd sooner know what my politicians are doing, even if it meant laden escaped. The true enemies work only 200 miles away from me, and they scare me a whole lot more than some tent-dude on the other side of the world.