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| Helicopter wreckage from bin Laden raid returned |
| 2011-05-25 |
| WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says the wreckage of the U.S. helicopter destroyed in the military operation that killed Osama bin Laden was returned by Pakistan over the weekend. The helicopter was damaged during the May 2 raid at bin Laden's hiding place in Pakistan, and U.S. commandos blew it up so it wouldn't fall into the wrong hands. The U.S. demanded that Pakistan return the remains of the helicopter. Defense Department spokesman Col. Dave Lapan said Tuesday it is now back in the United States. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 The few I have meet here seemed opinionated but charming. When Paks need something from you. Otherwise standoffish, condescending and unstrustworthy. Al-Tabari hadith: “If you [Muslim] are under their [infidels’] authority, fearing for yourselves, behave loyally to them, with your tongue, while harboring inner animosity for them…. Allah has forbidden believers from being friendly or on intimate terms with the infidels in place of believers—except when infidels are above them [in authority]. In such a scenario, let them act friendly towards them.” Ibn Kathir: “Let us smile to the face of some people while our hearts curse them”; |
| Posted by: Zebulon Thranter9685 2011-05-25 13:11 |
| #2 Pakistan has had a bad rap for some time now. They are great craftsmen for example. They made and still do probably some of the finest metal instruments for surgery. I believe they are a complex people who have many conflicts within their country and from the outside. The few I have meet here seemed opinionated but charming. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-05-25 06:41 |
| #1 The SEALS would've destroyed the rotor, etc. iff it had been tech-sensitive + couldn't be taken on the trip home - heck, wouldn't surprise me at all iff many of the components were "Made-in-China" anyhoo. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-25 01:43 |