Osama bin Laden Dead

[MediumTex]

How about that?

[dualstow]

Never mind what I think. Let's ask the stock market. 

[AdamA]

How about that?

Feather in Obama's hat.  That footage of him making the announcement is historic. 

A reporter on CNN called it "the end of the war on terror."  We'll see...

[AdamA]

Never mind what I think. Let's ask the stock market. 

I doubt it will effect the market. 

[Pres]

i am not sure i should believe it is the real Osama, unless i see his birth certificate 

[AdamA]

i am not sure i should believe it is the real Osama, unless i see his birth certificate 

Just get Donald Trump to ask for it.

[dualstow]

Never mind what I think. Let's ask the stock market. 

I doubt it will effect the market. 

Perhaps it's only temporary, but this is what I see on Yahoo Finance right now:

Top Stories
Stocks Edge Higher After U.S. Forces Kill Bin Laden- Reuters

U.S. stocks were modestly higher on Monday following confirmation that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces.

    Bin Laden hid in Pakistan city laden with military- AP
    Oil falls to near $112 after bin Laden killed- AP
    The 4 biggest risks to your investments now- MarketWatch
    Bin Laden death lifts dollar, euro holds gain- DailyFX

[moda0306]

I would think that with the market hating uncertainty, Osama's death is welcome, but at the same time I would definitely say this will mean a higher risk of short-term "desperation" terror activity.

That's not the kind that scares me as much as the quiet, calculating, patient enemies that will sneak a dirty bomb into a football stadium.

Just my random ramblings.

[AdamA]

Never mind what I think. Let's ask the stock market. 

I doubt it will effect the market. 

Perhaps it's only temporary, but this is what I see on Yahoo Finance right now:

Top Stories
Stocks Edge Higher After U.S. Forces Kill Bin Laden- Reuters

U.S. stocks were modestly higher on Monday following confirmation that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces.

    Bin Laden hid in Pakistan city laden with military- AP
    Oil falls to near $112 after bin Laden killed- AP
    The 4 biggest risks to your investments now- MarketWatch
    Bin Laden death lifts dollar, euro holds gain- DailyFX

Those blurbs are almost universally nonsense.  The market (the S&P) is up a little.  Could be for any reason, but doubt it's Osama.

[Jan Van]

Those blurbs are almost universally nonsense.  The market (the S&P) is up a little.  Could be for any reason, but doubt it's Osama.

No Adam!!! Today, if the market is up, it's because of ubl. if it's down, it's because of ubl. 

Wonder if they'll release his picture.

[dualstow]

I would think that with the market hating uncertainty, Osama's death is welcome
...

That's kind of what I was thinking. Not that I would make any bets on it.

[Reub]

I sure hope that they release it faster than that pesky birth certificate!

[Lone Wolf]

I'll leave it to the always excellent Mark Twain:

"I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."

My prediction: this operation will be reconstructed in the next Call of Duty game (and reconstructed very well if the Chernobyl levels from CoD4 were any indication.)

[Jan Van]

Lone Wolf, I was reading about that quote earlier, here: http://themoderatevoice.com/108707/chas ... ate+Voice)

[Lone Wolf]

Hey jmourik, thanks for the correction... so Clarence Darrow gets the credit for that one!  Not quite as much cachet as Twain, but I'll take it. 

[Pkg Man]

Bin Laden succeeded in economic strategy http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/n ... con04.html

Saw this today and thought I'd share.  I've always known that Al Queda's strategy was a lot deeper than simply knocking down a few buildings.  It was really about economic warfare, not simply terrorism for terror sake.  Whatever you say about him, it cannot be denied that he was a keen observer of the western world.

[AdamA]

Bin Laden succeeded in economic strategy http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/n ... con04.html

Saw this today and thought I'd share.  I've always known that Al Queda's strategy was a lot deeper than simply knocking down a few buildings.  It was really about economic warfare, not simply terrorism for terror sake.  Whatever you say about him, it cannot be denied that he was a keen observer of the western world.

I'm not sure I buy it.  We have vested interest in the Middle East beyond Bin Laden.  Yes, we've spent money on the region...a lot, but I'm not sure how much credit we should give Osama for that.  I think this idea makes for a good story, but the issue is probably more complex, as the author kind of concedes.