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Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, revealed there was a 25 minute blackout during which the live feed from cameras mounted on the helmets of the US special forces was cut off. A photograph released by the White House appeared to show the President and his aides in the situation room watching the action as it unfolded. In fact they had little knowledge of what was happening in the compound.
In an interview with PBS, Mr Panetta said: "Once those teams went into the compound I can tell you that there was a time period of almost 20 or 25 minutes where we really didn't know just exactly what was going on. And there were some very tense moments as we were waiting for information.
"We had some observation of the approach there, but we did not have direct flow of information as to the actual conduct of the operation itself as they were going through the compound."
Mr Panetta also told the network that the US Navy Seals made the final decision to kill bin Laden rather than the president.
Wow, how extremely convenient for the government. First, they quickly dump the "body" at sea. Then they give about 6 different versions of events. Third, they refuse to release any pictures. Now, there was a "blackout" during the raid so even if one wanted to file a FOIA claim it's be useless.
The question is becoming less and less "what will it take for conspiracy theorists to believe the government line," and more and more "what will it take for gullible to finally question the almighty government?"
The question is becoming less and less "what will it take for conspiracy theorists to believe the government line," and more and more "what will it take for gullible to finally question the almighty government?"
Now only if there were an established procedure to have the conspiracy theorists shut up.
Couldn't watch the news last night or this morning, just found out about the no video. I know there are a lot of gullible people out there fallen hook line and sinker with this, but now no video COME ON!!!!!!!!!!! Whats next, we misplaced the DNA?
Elsewhere on Twitter, Politico's Ben Smith writes, "Admin could have avoided all this grief by just making up a story out of whole cloth and sticking to it, as is traditional," while Slate's Dave Weigel tweets, "Tomorrow, admin sources will revise story. bin Laden actually in purgatory" (where a majority of CNN poll respondents believe he is). Weigel also cites the claim from administration officials in the Times report that bin Laden had an AK-47 and Makarov pistol in arm's reach: "So was one in hand and one in arm's reach? STUPID LANGUAGE."
Wingnuts.
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