Why Are We Releasing Info From UBL Raid and Even Thinking of Releasing UBL Propaganda Tapes?

[NSHL10]

What a thrilling video....an old looking man covered in a blanket watching a 13 inch 15 year old TV.

Now the Muslims will be rioting that we shot an infirmed old man!

[Donn2390]

Originally Posted by meson

I for one am getting sick and tired of seeing OBL's mug plastered all over every news
channel I tune in to.

I would much rather see his ugly face plastered all over than have to witness that worthless corrupt obama's face campaigning all over the place, pretending to be a hero. He is a Zero, not a hero...!!
I can't stand to see his face anymore. Glad it will be over next year and he will be run out of town and back to Chicago..

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by BucsLose

Since the raid and killing of UBL in Pakistan, it seems "too much information" has been the theme. We often see "officials" going "off the record" giving the press info that honestly, the press nor us, NOR OUR ENEMIES, have any business knowing.

While Im sure there is a lot that IS being kept secret, and rightfully so, I still dont think some of the info that has come out shouldve been put out there.

- stealth helicopters used
- aprx number of people on the mission and who was involved
- CIA in Pakistan nearby spying on UBL prior to raid
- What was seized and being analyzed from raid (ie hard drives, memory sticks, etc)
- phone numbers found on UBL's clothing
- What info we gather from them (recently its been leaked that there are numerous Al Qaeda operatives scattered throughour Pakistan

Thats just a few of the things that have been released willingly or leaked so far. How does this help our war on terror? It seems to me we should keep as much secret about all this as possible. For heaven's sake, its been less than a week and we are just throwing all this out there and im sure there will be more.

While our enemies were certain to assume certain things anyways, why do we find it necessary to confirm things for them and make it easier for them?

Im not putting this on the Obama admin, because this sort of crap has been going on for a while. I find it uneasy and just wrong, being a former military man with a high level clearance, how some find no issue with just throwing this information out there.

Then there is the news report that we are leaning towards releasing UBL home videos/propaganda tapes. WHY? Unless some of these tapes show him doing something against Islam like eating bacon or something, why the hell would we release this stuff? Especially given that they dont want to release the dead UBL photo? Seems to me, now maybe im just using common sense here, that releasing propaganda tapes could be just as helpful in "inciting" the enemy as releasing the picture of a dead UBL.

But my main point deals with security. Whatever happened to loose lips, sink ships? Whatever happened to just shutting your damn mouths? And just to add, they shouldve kept quiet about nearly everything surrounding this mission with the exception of reporting that we took UBL out. They shouldve kept much of it Top Secret. The less the enemy and our future enemies know, the better.

I think this administration is practicing their "transparency" only they picked the wrong one to do it with.

I wish they were this transparent with the bailouts and Fed/Treasury collusion.

[wrench409]

An administration desperate for any kind of acceptance for political gain.

Nothing should ever have been released.

A childish smirk reveals a lot.