This morning, I read about the death of Osama bin Laden before the official announcement, with a bit of disbelief which is common these days.
Lunch at the local coffee shop, I mentioned about it to the proprietor casually. Then when the news on NTV 7 mentioned about it, he said to me in a loud voice pointing to the back where the television was, 'Ong, sei chor woh' and I thought he was referring to a fish, or some living creature. Then his wife commented that the way he said it, sounded like announcing 'Ong died already'! Anyway, I did not get the details as it was noisy in the shop. It was later in the house when I switched on television and CNN that the details were known. So it was, Obama made the decision which led to a small team on a secret mission to track and kill Osama in Abbottabad, a small town near Islamabad. A commentator said Pakistan leaders were careful not to show their involvement, if any, in this mission, which is understandable.
"The president struck a less than boastful tone in his brief announcement, although he said the death of bin Laden was "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaida.
"The president struck a less than boastful tone in his brief announcement, although he said the death of bin Laden was "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al-Qaida.
"His death does not mark the end of our effort. There's no doubt that al-Qaida will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must and we will remain vigilant," he added.
Moments after Obama spoke, the State Department put U.S. embassies on alert and warned of the heightened possibility for anti-American violence. In a worldwide travel alert, the department said there was an "enhanced potential for anti-American violence given recent counterterrorism activity in Pakistan."
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