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This four day weekend is just full of news.
Last night, Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces.
It's stirred a lot of different feelings and thoughts.
Mainly amazement - it's been the best part of 10 years. And there were all those rumours a few years ago that he was fatally ill or even already dead. I guess I got used to the idea that they'd never find him.
Now... Well, realistically, the world is a very different place from ten years ago, and it's not going to revert because one more man has been killed. There are families out there that have been ripped apart by his actions and the reverberations of the consequences of his actions, and I hope they can find a modicum of comfort and closure from this action.
I suppose I welcome this news. But I can't celebrate it.
Last night, Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces.
It's stirred a lot of different feelings and thoughts.
Mainly amazement - it's been the best part of 10 years. And there were all those rumours a few years ago that he was fatally ill or even already dead. I guess I got used to the idea that they'd never find him.
Now... Well, realistically, the world is a very different place from ten years ago, and it's not going to revert because one more man has been killed. There are families out there that have been ripped apart by his actions and the reverberations of the consequences of his actions, and I hope they can find a modicum of comfort and closure from this action.
I suppose I welcome this news. But I can't celebrate it.
