The Reuters photos of the three other men appear to be head shots, execution style, suggesting they lacked weapons and did not resist.
An Arabic TV station claimed the child had, in fact, said her father was taken prisoner and then shot, in an execution of sorts.
“Bin Laden was then shot and killed. He was not armed.”
Obama won't release bin Laden photos, White House says
He turned out to be hiding in a multi-million dollar mansion.
Phi Beta Iota: Unarmed, no guards, in a stucco hooch not a mansion, out-numbered by US forces, not captured? This all smells like a classic deception operation, the main purposes of which have been to a) boost the President's political numbers; b) panic the uninformed into thinking information was captured, pushing them into chatter mode; and c) justify getting out of Afghanistan sooner. We don't believe it. But then, according to the President, we are not a credible source of informed opinion. Who is? Certainly not the President or his political appointees or the military careerists sworn to uphold the Constitution but preferring to uphold the chain of command and the cover story of the day.
See Also:
Col G. I. Wilson, USMC (Ret), Careerism and Psychopathy in the US Military, CounterPunch, 29 April – 1 May 2011.
“Glibness, Superficial Charm, Grandiose Sense of Self-Worth, Deceitful, Cunning, Manipulative, Lacks Remorse, Callous, Lacks Empathy, Does Not Accept Responsibility for Own Actions, and Impulsiveness … “
Review: The Pathology of Power
Review: On the Psychology of Military Incompetence
Review: The Trial of Henry Kissinger
Review: JFK and the Unspeakable–Why He Died & Why It Matters
