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Bin Laden Paid Neighborhood Kids for Soccer Balls Lost Into His Compound

Angel — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:47:46 +0000

As we try to unwrap the mystery of how the world's most wanted man was able to hide in an affluent Pakistani suburb - in a house located only 1,000 yards away from Pakistan's equivalent of West Point Military Academy, no less - the folks at NBC have offered up a bizarre detail of Osama bin Laden's domestic life.

Acording to reporter Tazeen Ahmed, when neighborhood kids would mistakenly kick soccer balls over the walls of bin Laden's compound, they would not be returned. Instead, someone would appear at the gate and offer the children money to buy a new soccer ball.

Dear Andrew:

Angel — Tue, 03 May 2011 18:25:21 +0000

My dear friend, Denny Bedard, gave me permission to repost his blog from www.kyssfm.com

By: Denny Bedard

The minute I heard last night about the death of Bin Laden, I wanted to rush right to the cemetery and give you the news.

You know, sit and visit, just

Vacationing IT Guy Unknowingly Live Tweets bin Laden's Death

Angel — Mon, 02 May 2011 20:47:31 +0000

Sohaib Athar was vacationing in the mountains outside of Abbottabad, Pakistan, late Sunday night when he heard the sounds of helicopters closing in. The IT consultant had his laptop with him, so he began live-tweeting what we now know were U.S. special forces descending upon Osama bin Laden’s hideout. “Uh oh, now I’m the guy [...]

American Soldiers Kill Bin Laden

lukejannette — Mon, 02 May 2011 03:45:01 +0000

Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was killed in an operation led by the United States, President Barack Obama said Sunday.
A small team of Americans carried out the attack and took custody of bin Laden's remains, the president said in a dramatic late-night statement at the White House.