The film supposedly chronicles the events that led up to the raid and killing of Osama Bin Laden on May 2, 2011 by SEAL Team Six.
I normally like this type of movie, so I’ll have to see it.
Release Date: Dec 19, 2012
Thoughts?
Surprising that two different production companies would come out with a zombie Bin Laden movie? Nah not really.
The second one defintiely looks more entertaining than the first one… I can’t say i’ll be seeing either of these, but for all the apparent zombie fanatics out there i’m sure they will do well.
Thoughts?
Read the story at the NYpost – HERE
Mike M. alerted me to this story, and at first I didn’t see what the big deal was until he pointed out a number of inconsistencies:
Green lasers – Didn’t they originally have nightvision? That would have lit it up making it useless.
Flashlights – Same idea as green lasers unless there was some IR filter on them I suppose.
US Navy m855 5.56 Predator ammunition – Mike says the m855 is the “penetrator” not predator.
SEALs missing their targets – The new account of the story makes them seem somewhat incompetent. Also, is it standard practice to keep your rifle on SEMI when on a kill mission? I just assumed you want to put maximum lead in the bastard as quickly as possible.
This looks like two possible things to me. 1) Susannah Cahalan is trying to make a name for her self by being the first to get this “REAL” story out there. 2) Former SEAL Team Six commander Chuck Pfarrer is trying to push his new book. Wouldn’t all that information on the raid still be classified? I highly doubt the U.S. government would be on board to divulge top secret information in order for a former employee to spice up his new book.
Hat tip: Mike M.
What are your thoughts are on this?
Bryan pointed out that the rifle is a Russian AN-94 assault rifle. Anyone wanna bet they just googled “Assault rifle” and decided this looked the meanest. *facepalm*
More pics – HERE
Also, maybe I’m the only one that is bothered by this, but I hate that people even give Obama even a shred of credit for Bin Laden’s death. It really diminishes the accomplishment of the military in my eyes. Makes about as much sense to me as giving the weather guy credit for a sunny day outside.
The action figure is unsurprisingly Chinese made. If you want one, they are $130 – HERE
Hat tip: Bryan
After blasting through the gate with C-4 charges, three SEALs marched up the stairs. Midway up, they saw bin Laden’s twenty-three-year-old son, Khalid, craning his neck around the corner. He then appeared at the top of the staircase with an AK-47. Khalid, who wore a white T-shirt with an overstretched neckline and had short hair and a clipped beard, fired down at the Americans
Full story over at the New Yorker – HERE
Definitely worth the read. How much of a contrast is the vid compared to the highbrow New Yorker? haha I thought some of you would appreciate it.
CODE WORD: GERONIMO, an original graphic novel illustrating the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound by SEAL Team 6 on May 1, 2011. Expertly written by Captain Dale Dye (USMC, Ret.) and Dr. Julia Dye, Ph.D., CODE WORD: GERONIMO offers the amazing, moment-by-moment inside story of the clandestine raid that rid the world of this terrorist mastermind.
You can read more about the upcoming graphic novel on the publisher’s website – HERE
You can check out some sample pages from it – HERE
The scheduled date is Sept. 6
