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denverbill

(11,489 posts) Tue May 1, 2012, 09:30 AM May 2012

Osama bin Laden wanted President Obama assassinated [View all]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - A former Obama administration official says al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden wanted to see President Barack Obama and Gen. David Petraeus assassinated.

But Michael Leiter tells NBC's "Today" show he didn't think that necessarily was bin Laden's highest priority, suggesting the terrorist leader dreamed of another large-scale, 9/11-type attack on the United States.

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Read more: http://www.9news.com/news/politics/265884/166/Osama-bin-Laden-wanted-Obama-assassinated

Teabaggers must still be weeping over their fallen comrade.

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Osama bin Laden wanted President Obama assassinated [View all] denverbill May 2012 OP

Yeah, he must have been bothered by Turbineguy May 2012 #1

On "term limits", Osama bin Laden's last term ended one year ago ... zbdent May 2012 #5

Well cin63 May 2012 #2

In other news: ret5hd May 2012 #3

I see no difference between his wishes and that of the Republicans/Teabaggers! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #4

good point! ret5hd May 2012 #6

+1 Dawson Leery May 2012 #7

+1 n/t iamthebandfanman May 2012 #13

"4. I see no difference between his wishes and that of the Republicans/Teabaggers!" greiner3 May 2012 #21

Uh-huh. But I didn't want to go there. ;) n/t Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #23

Did he also indicate that he wanted Bush assassinated? IggleDoer May 2012 #8

Uh-huh! And that's why Dumbya and Pappy Bush protected his family Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2012 #14

And also why W went after Saddam so hard Lawlbringer May 2012 #18

WHY??? Johnny2X2X May 2012 #9

It won't be a headline unless WE make it one. nanabugg May 2012 #12

Agree Johnny2X2X May 2012 #17

UBL aka OBL was a teabagger? nt valerief May 2012 #10

But he wanted a beer with W.....nt Evasporque May 2012 #11

Many in the GOP want ut oh May 2012 #15

denverbill Diclotican May 2012 #16

Well... duh? (nt) Posteritatis May 2012 #19

The sound of right wing heads popping ... Nihil May 2012 #20

Your last line is dead on ... its one of the things they've both prayed for. JoePhilly May 2012 #22