That’s exactly what I was thinking as I was hearing the sketched accounts of what happened.
Does Islamic law allow turning it over to a necromancer for a bit before burial?
From what I have heard, the heli crash landed at the compound, nobody was killed, we torched it to destroy any useful equipment.
CNN reported that one of the helicopters used in the mission went down due to mechanical trouble, and suggested it was destroyed by US forces to prevent any intelligence being gathered from it later by others.
OK, found thissaying it had a mechanical and was destroyed by our own troops. It also says there was no advance warning to the Pakistanis.
It sound like the whole operation was as clean as could be. No civilian casualties, and no American personal were hurt. The team was in and out, just like that. Fuck, we’re good. I’m feeling kind of patriotic tonight, and proud (as a homely ex-Navy cook) that it was SEAL team that did it. The baddest asses of all are in the Navy. Anchors aweigh, bitches. If I was still in, and in a position to cook for them, those guys would be getting perfectly cooked steaks and the best liquor I could lay my hands on.
Okay, this is freaky and fascinating at the same time.
A mobile twitter user started reporting about the helicopters involved in the raid, not knowing he was tweeting about what would be bin Laden’s death.
Continuation of mobile tweets
Last page of tweets
Love this one:
I’m sure we’ll know in a day or two. Currently they don’t even seem to know who’s it was.
Thankful that no American personel were hurt and hope that we are one step closer to peace, both abroad and here at home.
Fox reported a little while ago that Osama was given an opportunity to surrender, but refused. It must have made thsoe guys’ day when he did.
Of course, Osama must have known he’d have ended up dancing at the end of a rope like Saddam anyway, so there wasn’t much point in him surrendering.
It would have made for good tv, that selfish bastard.
I was thinking of this song as I heard the news:
The Royal Guardsmen - Snoopy vs. Osama
To the real-life Snoopy and Charlie and the rest of their company, thank you for going in and getting the job done. As an American, you have my respect and gratitude.
Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna do when we come for you
When I first heard the news I tried to think of something clever and all I could hope for was, “I hope you’re being raped by Satan.” And I truly wish that. That fucker has cost me too many of my friends.
channelling Lee Greenwood
And I’m proud to be an Obamabot
For the man who keeps us free.
And I won’t forget the fights he’s fought,
to save my rights for me.
And I gladly stand up
next to him and defend him still today.
'Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this man,
God bless the Prez today!
Kool-Aid drinker. 
Reports now saying bin Laden will be buried at sea, so that he doesn’t have a grave that can become a terrorist shrine.
Wow, when did that come out? I love the original. That’s really the Royal Guardsmen, huh? Frankly, it’s not very good, but it does have Snoopy!
The President’s speech made it pretty clear that we didn’t involve the Pakistani government in this at all, and gave them no warning that we were coming deep inside their country to do what needed to be done.
Obama said that he called the Pakistani president, and they *agreed *that this is a good thing for the world. I’m thinking that conversation went more like, “We came, we saw, we killed the monster. And we’re all happy about it. RIGHT??? That’s what I thought you’d say.”
I predict that a new conspiracy theory will arise that bin Laden was not killed, and that the Obama administration faked this whole thing. Just saying. If bin Laden’s body isn’t paraded around the US for everyone to see, some on the Right will refuse to believe this is real.
That’s very wise. I’m also glad to hear that they are treating his body with reasonable respect and in accordance with Islamic tradition. Anything else would only make things worse (no matter how tempting the alternatives may be).