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NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:19 PM Sep 2012

now three tweets - not confirmed at all - but intriguing re Mullah Omar...

David Mack ?@davidmackau
Unconfirmed reports that Mullah Omar (spiritual leader of the #Taliban) has been killed. Some citing Afghan TV.. #breaking

Not saying I believe it, and haven't been able to find anything more - but just in case....let's call it a placeholder for a tweet rumor?

Latest tweet - includes someone from NPR

Blake Hounshell ?@blakehounshell
re: Mullah Omar rumors. RT @NPRDina: @blakehounshell we're hearing this too. Unconfirmed but out of the region.”

Matt Yglesias ?@mattyglesias
I blame Obama's weak-kneed strategy of appeasement and apology. RT @majidyar: Unconfirmed reports Mullah Omar killed in Quetta.

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now three tweets - not confirmed at all - but intriguing re Mullah Omar... (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 OP

Paging Mitt Romney... NYC_SKP Sep 2012 #1

I'm sorry, but if true, the timing...it is suspicious Skip Intro Sep 2012 #2

just posted a newspaper article in GD - not confirmed. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 #3

The newspaper article is from last year. Are you sure the tweets are fresh? n/t gkhouston Sep 2012 #9

oh crap....Internets said report from 2012...obviously link not! thanks! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2012 #10

You might want to clarify that in your other thread. I'm assuming you did some gkhouston Sep 2012 #11

tweet from Matt Yglesias is on my stream nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #14

It could just as easily be bad news, as his death could inflame people. n/t gkhouston Sep 2012 #4

Nobody planned for the demonstrations nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #8

Those 4 arrested in Libya may have gave up his location. He is THEE leader of the Taliban. JaneyVee Sep 2012 #5

Two points and will assume this is true, for the sake of them nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #6

Mitt Romney will take credit if true. Drunken Irishman Sep 2012 #7

Good Marrah_G Sep 2012 #12

Yeah found the same tweet from Matt Yglesias nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #13

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. Paging Mitt Romney...

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:25 PM

Sep 2012

Mitt Romney, please come to the white courtesy phone...

How can he follow yesterday's assholery?

Skip Intro

(19,768 posts)

2. I'm sorry, but if true, the timing...it is suspicious

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:39 PM

Sep 2012

isn't it?

If this is true, then, I have to wonder. Did we have Omar all along? Did Obama just play a card he's been holding? Why now?

The timing is the thing.

Trouble in the Middle East? Here's some good news from the Middle East.

The timing makes me suspicious.

don't call me a bad Democrat for asking a question. I'm a Democrat but I'm not blind. Or gullible.

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

3. just posted a newspaper article in GD - not confirmed.

Reply to Skip Intro (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:41 PM

Sep 2012

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

9. The newspaper article is from last year. Are you sure the tweets are fresh? n/t

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #3)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:47 PM

Sep 2012

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

10. oh crap....Internets said report from 2012...obviously link not! thanks!

Reply to gkhouston (Reply #9)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:48 PM

Sep 2012

yes, the tweets are fresh! coming in tonight

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

11. You might want to clarify that in your other thread. I'm assuming you did some

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #10)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:50 PM

Sep 2012

googling after seeing the tweets and mistakenly pulled an old article. Doesn't look like Omar is a popular muffin.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

14. tweet from Matt Yglesias is on my stream

Reply to gkhouston (Reply #11)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:54 PM

Sep 2012

We follow the same journos I take it.

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)

4. It could just as easily be bad news, as his death could inflame people. n/t

Reply to Skip Intro (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:44 PM

Sep 2012

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

8. Nobody planned for the demonstrations

Reply to Skip Intro (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:47 PM

Sep 2012

coincidences sometimes do happen.

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

5. Those 4 arrested in Libya may have gave up his location. He is THEE leader of the Taliban.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:45 PM

Sep 2012

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

6. Two points and will assume this is true, for the sake of them

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:46 PM

Sep 2012

If true...

1.- The whole Obama is weak on Foreign policy and he wants to weaken the country just took a 50 cal to the head... there is no head left, messy.

2.- Expect demonstrations and the rest to get that far worst all across the Middle East.

But the dynamics just changed once again, and yes sometimes coincidences just happen. (That is regarding the timing... nobody in the WH could plan for these demonstrations) So yes, they could have had him on their sites all along.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

7. Mitt Romney will take credit if true.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:47 PM

Sep 2012

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

12. Good

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:51 PM

Sep 2012

The world would be a better place if all Taliban were gone.

They have zero redeeming value in a civilized society.

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)

13. Yeah found the same tweet from Matt Yglesias

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:53 PM

Sep 2012

Let me add one from somewhere else not exactly in the region (re: Libya)

Steve Weinstein ?@steveweinstein
Unconfirmed twitter reports of drones and then large explosion in Benghazi, Libya.
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I find this interesting. Did the Marines (yes they are out there) find a choice target and used their lasers?

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