No apology necessary for code name "Geronimo"

[Malacandra]

@Paul_in_Qatar

Who are these white people? Are SEALS white? The shooter? The US government?

You are a tall cool glass of strange.

Indeed I am. But I’m sure someone got the gag, and it’s not my fault if you didn’t.

[Ogre]

For those interested, I’ve opened a thread in Great Debates regarding the usage of “Geronimo” for OBL’s successful capture/kill.

Do stop by, y’heah?

[Sitnam]

@Really_Not_All_That_Bright

The phrase didn’t enter common usage until Operation Double Cross (actually, until a book about it came out after the war), so it was a decent codename at the time.

Cool, learn something new every day.

[Nars_Glinley]

Small bump.

@Navy Times

Back at the White House Situation Room, word was relayed that bin Laden had been found, signaled by the code word “Geronimo.” That was not bin Laden’s code name, but rather a representation of the letter “G.” Each step of the mission was labeled alphabetically, and “Geronimo” meant that the raiders had reached step “G,” the killing or capture of bin Laden, two officials said.

http://www.navytimes.com/mobile/index.php?storyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navytimes.com%2Fnews%2F2011%2F05%2Fap-raiders-knew-mission-a-one-shot-deal-051711%2F