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Sailor Aboard Ship That Buried Bin Laden Speaks Out
- Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:00pm by
Billy Hallowell
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One of the sailors who was on board the USS Vinson – the Naval carrier that buried Osama bin Laden at sea — sat down to discuss the experience with FOX News.
While he wasn’t willing to provide insanely in-depth information, Master Chief Bill Houlihan, said that he and the crew had no idea the terrorist leader’s body was on board the ship. He didn’t find out, he claims, that bin Laden was dead until he saw it on the news. Watch his intriguing appearance below:
(h/t FOX News Insider)
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Country
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:48pmAnd why is he talking about nothings?
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:29pmSooooooooooooooooooooo is he really dead, or is this a farce. I believe nothing from our White House, how can anyone?? Lots of sheeple out there. Not demanding questions. They want to be ruled by a tyrant. Again, prove to the American people Bin Laden is dead! And Impeach Obama!
Report Post »thinkitthrough
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 12:09amriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
It‘s everyone else’s fault…for sometimes thinking differently from you.
You can’t be to blame…Certainly not your pop-culture, inforwars-educated, arbitrarily selective self.
Report Post »No, you couldn’t possibly be wrong…
Renee0120
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 2:24amImpeaching is more important at this point!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:21pmI didn’t see a thing, sir! Not a thing!
Report Post »cobra two
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:51pmDidn’t know huh? Hmmmm I’ll bet if you asked each and every person that was on that ship you
Report Post »would get the same answer. Makes me wonder.
Aijahlon
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:51pmFor the “Real Truth”, go here: http://www.commieblaster.com/
For “Truth Lite”, stay right where you are.
Report Post »BobEd
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:47pmI think Bin Laden bin dead for years and this whole thing was staged to give Barry a bump in his badly slumping polls. One of Bin Laden’s sons who was supposed to be in the house has never been accounted for. Perhaps it was he who was tossed into the ocean.
This could have been staged in a way that even the Seals would not have know it wasn’t really Bin Laden.
Report Post »deweydewmeyer
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:51pmand the problem is????????
Report Post »Renee0120
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 2:21amI agree 100% Died at a younger age, around 9-11, with Marfin’s disease…. check it out! Makes sense to me when I heard the story from a former DOJ guy on Coast to Coast AM.
Report Post »deweydewmeyer
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:28pmNow Bin Laden is having a nice party with Teddy. They say opposites attract. Teddy is praising allah and Bin in on his 1200th bottle of Chevas. They are both hoping for a little ice but that ain’t happening!
Report Post »deweydewmeyer
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:35pmTeddy was as bad as Bin laden. You would say the same if your last name was Kopeckney.
Report Post »Cocheta
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:21pmIf I had been the Captain of the Vinson, I would have resigned my commission ON THE SPOT and gone to the brig before allowing the deck of a decorated and honorable American warship to be desecrated by a dignified Islamic burial at sea of a mass murderer who was responsible for slaughtering almost 3000 of my fellow citizens.
Some things are more important than rank and a pension.
Report Post »spirited
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:08pmSEALS
>As in sealed?
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:53pmSo that’s what the Master Chief looks like under that battle gear! Avenge Reach, Master Chief!
Report Post »Bro Geo Too
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:43pmLord willing this link will work: the true footage of OBL’s burial at sea. Amazing!
http://www.military.com/video/operations-and-strategy/terrorism/osamas-sea-burial-caught-on-tape/941551903001/
Report Post »Flotilla Hunter
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:51pmright on. Loved the ceremony!
Report Post »JustaThought
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:06pmAmazing footage. I just hope the seaman who leaked this doesn’t catch too much hell for it.
Report Post »Thanks, Bro!
harumph
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:53amYou are aware that you will be called a racist, aren/t you?
Report Post »Dagger82
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:42pmA very sharp young man ~ a non-commissioned leader of our armed forces. We can be proud of our country and these emissaries who are willing to sacrifice family and possibly their lives in our defense.
On a similar note, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs briefed last week that military pay and benefits are on the line for reduction in lieu of weapon systems. As a 26-year veteran myself, I remember too well the last time that occurred ~ during the Carter debacle. If we care about our soldiers, sailors, airmen, & marines, please don’t allow this administration to strip our military of their fighting capability.
Remember Desert One? That was the ill-fated hostage rescue operation in Iran. As part of that and other operations, I can attest to the debilitating effect “robbing peter to pay…” for social programs. If it weren‘t for President Reagan’s rebuilding program in the ’80s, the West could easily have been overrun by the Soviet Bear. Fortunately, US and NATO investments broke their back (econimically) and the Wall fell in ‘89. We cannot afford to let the Obama Administration prepare our downfall.
God bless America and our armed forces.
Report Post »Flotilla Hunter
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:32pmYou heard Brian, It was just a dead carp…. or Osama . Same diff. Quit lookin back , move on. Many more need an exclusive one way cruise .
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:25pmI want proof.
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:36pmAQ admitted it and have promoted Assman Zandbagi to AQ #1.
AQ admitted he was “martyred” and will now use that for propagada and recruitment.
The United States Navy SEALs said so.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:47pmThank you Canteenboy….Now I’m convinced…They did indeed kill the boogie man
Report Post »inferno
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:24pmEven if he was standing on the deck and saw and knew what was happening, he would not have discussed it. Even FOX news expect everyone to blab as if they were part of the beltway crowd. In days gone by, people would betray their country for a price, by selling information. Now politicians give it away for free, and think nothing of it. Just a typical day for them. They have a ned to feel important. However, I guess you could say the same thing about a Slug !
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:24pmIt would be a helluva thing, wouldn’t it, if Bin Laden turns up somewhere else in the world at a later time. Sure would demonstrate an EXTREMELY bad scenario.
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:10pmUnless, of course, it were along the lines of “Weekend at Bernie’s”!
Report Post »celestialfire
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 4:53amOh yeah, due to the fact all charges against him have been dropped, that would make him a free man http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304453304576391563524482274.html
Report Post »Elcigaro
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:23pmThe real scoop is Obie really rescued Osama, and he’s now living with Aunt Zunni in Boston.
Report Post »Flotilla Hunter
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:21pmHey O’Bummer, take notice. These Men and Women hold the true meaning of honor.
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:19pmThis Sailor did well. The military is always told to “stay in their lane” when speaking to the press, i.e. don’t discuss things you do not have direct knowledge of. Even then one might only have a limited view of the big picture. It is better to confirm or deny only specifics which were witnessed & not speculate on the overall issue.
Report Post »Capt. Ron
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:18pmThe head line said Sailor speaks out. About what? I want my four min. back.
Report Post »jjoy
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:49pmThe Sailor told you that there was no burial at sea, contrary to what was reported by the obama administration…
Report Post »Capt. Ron
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 7:19amHe didn’t say anything new.
Report Post »MonIIcne
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:38amBlaze has issues with real headlines, and real journalism. What they want is everybody’s 4 minutes so they can get Adverts.
Report Post »joan k
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:12pmHmmmm. Now you wonder why there are conspiracy stories out there. Was there even a body? We have no proof whatsoever that Osama was even killed.
Report Post »republapig
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:15pmI agree. I think he‘s hiding in Lincoln’s bedroom.
Report Post »republapig
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:18pmYeah, Osama be hidin’ in de white house, and makin‘ Moosechelle and de’ girls wear bags over dey heads!
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:22pmAQ admitted it and vowed revenge and will use HIS DEATH as tool to recruit, but yeah, it didn’t happen. Please think first.
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:31pmBecause you haven‘t seen proof doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
A lot of trees fell today in various forests – did you see them all? Don’t believe it?
Millions of fish were eaten by other fish today. Did you see it? Don’t believe it?
I could go on forever….
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:42pmConspiracy time! It seemed odd to me what happened, now I’m wondering IF it happened. hmmm?
Report Post »The_Goat_Whisperer
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 1:04am@ Joan K:
Report Post »From the onset, this storylie, er storyline has so many holes, it would never hold water. Since December 2001, Tora Bora, no date verifiable Bin Laden videos were ever released; only audio. Are we supposed to believe: Nobody else in the world could pull off an OBL celebrity voice impersonation? CIA always said the voice was authentic. Really? The same CIA so sure about WMD in Iraq too.
Smug
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:10pmThank you for serving your country and for dumping that carcass in the ocean……..MSSMUG
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:54amwhy do you hate the ocean?
Report Post »ALibertarianCitizen
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:09pmThis makes no sense; how hard would it be for almost everyone on that ship to figure out within an hour that Bin Laden was dead? You’d imagine them waking eachother up, partying, etc. It was everywhere, I find it odd I find out he’s dead before the men on the ship they threw his body off of. That doesn’t add up at all.
Report Post »eddvoss
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:08pmDo you realize how large the Vinson is? The SEALs are not part of the regular crew and wouldn’t be talking to them about the mission, that is for sure. The Spec Ops types are very tight lipped about what they do and how they do it. Especially around those that aren’t Spec Ops.
Report Post »judo25
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:52pmHave you even been on an aircraft carrier? There are over 5 thousand people on board that ship and incoming/outgoing communication (including T.V.) can be contolled. Not only is it possible for the crew to not know what was happening onboard it is likely that it was intentionally orchestrated that way.
Report Post »More often than not, the crew has to find out from family at home what their ship was doing.
wordweaver
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:14pmThis is very true. Carriers are large ships and there is often a lot going on. I operated on one in a key control station, but still there were some operations that went down in which only those who “needed to know” had the full story. Blackhawk helicopters coming aboard in the middle of the night – you know something is up, but you needn’t bother asking questions. I suspect that is what the Bin Laden burial-at-sea was like. Probably done as discreetly as possible, and most of the crew never knew it happened until later.
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:54pmhow did the 45 minute honor burial take place then? with no one aware it was going on?
Report Post »NOBALONEY
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:55pm@EDDVOSS
Report Post »@JUDO25
@WORDWEAVER
Your all correct I served on the USS Hancock, a smaller crew, but still plenty goes on even back then and that’s the way it is on an aircraft carrier.
The_Goat_Whisperer
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 12:43amThis video only further clouded the alleged Bin Laden burial at sea.
Report Post »1. Master Chief is not wearing “The Badge” upon his chest, so he’s not the USS Carl Vinson Chief of the boat. A public affairs MCPO?
2. “Burial at sea” detail becomes a VERY BIG DEAL for any ships Chief’s Mess. Unlike past wars, servicemember remains return home.
wordweaver
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 1:13amBurials at sea are common place duties for USN vessels to honor deceased veterans. Normally, remains taken to sea for burial have been cremated, but not always. On a carrier, services are normally performed out on one of the deck edge aircraft elevators during hours that don’t conflict with daily flight operations – so it may be in the wee hours. The ceremonies are conducted by the onboard chaplain’s office personnel. These ceremonies rarely attract any undue attention from the crew, but in the case of the OBL burial, it would have been a simple matter for the ship’s security force to keep prying eyes from viewing the ceremony. The sailors would do what they are told, and those involved would keep their mouths shut if told to do so. If that sounds incredible, then maybe you just need to experience the culture of a disciplined combatant crew.
Report Post »SpreadingTheNews
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 7:38pmThe reason it defies logic is because they are trying to cover up a much bigger story. Remember this story broke immediately following the release of Obama’s birth certificate. What’s not being talked about is that all we know about Osama is from videos released once or twice a year. His name appears to be a riddle. If you’ve never heard this check it out for yourself http://illuminaticonspiracy.blogspot.com/
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:09pmI wouldn‘t discuss something that didn’t happen anyway.
Unless you want to talk about fairy tales and leprechauns…
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:20pmOh look, a name change?
Does the leopard change his spots…?
Report Post »Jabber
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:38pmNope…he‘s just trying to pretend he’s not sinister anymore.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:57pmNo, I transformed into V-Man.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBVVfed4cpA
No phone booth either.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:51pmSee!!!! Profiling works. You found Leopard.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 11:56pmSinista
Your wrong on this. Follow the logic. Osama was killed in Pakistan. Why is the part you need to ponder and will lead you to a whole new truth. Your not far off but are not connecting the dots correctly.
Once you use something and get what you want from it you throw it away, you trash it………
Stay safe…
Report Post »escape_from_socialism
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 6:47am@Okie from Muskogee
Report Post »follow that logic: Osama was cia asset since ‘70 to create mujachedin, an group to fight soviets in afganistan. After that war vacuum was filled with radical muslims and convert afganistan to a muslim state. In the ‘80 cia create another useful group and named al-qaeda(name after a data base of assets from mujachedin). In reports from 2000 Osama was already very sick. Few months before 911 he receive medical treatment in US hospital in Dubai. Explain to me how seriously sick men, who needs dialysis can survive for almost 10 years unnoticed having thousands military looking for him.
Osama was dead long long time before. How he died I have no idea, but this ferry tale he was killed by 6 team. Even they set they had no idea who they going after, and they kill him?
If Obama really want to get his rating up, he will never get Osama killed. He will order to get Osama delivered on silver plate with 1000 cameras rolling it.
V-MAN MACE
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 4:47pmBin Ladin has been dead for over 9 years.
That entire fiasco was fabricated. The ENTIRE thing.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:03pmHush, Hush that is why thousands of Americans have died and we get treated like were a bunch of morons!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:13pmWe still know nothing….SHOW the people his pictures!!!
Report Post »republapig
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:13pmYou should have more respect. After all, one of the Prezodents closest friends was killed.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:24pmIf there are pictures (real or being faked) they won’t be released until late in October 2012. Right before the election.
TEA!
Report Post »Revere1
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 9:27pmSo much for Obama’s bin Laden bounce. http://www.elephantwatcher.com/2011/05/after-bin-laden-should-republicans-be.html
Report Post »chips1
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:47pmI think Obama SHOULD be bounced.
Report Post »VoteBushIn12
Posted on June 21, 2011 at 10:52pmHahaha, they aren’t going to release the pictures either way. Celebrating over someone’s death is not only disrespectful it is down right barbaric. Why do you want to see them anyway? Do you not believe he is dead?
Even if they show the pictures you will find some reason to assume they are faked. I can see it now, “What took so long to release?”, “Must have spent this time Faking it”, “Doesn’t even look like him”, etc… Guess what, I’m a professional photo editor, you know how long it would take me to fake these photos such that none of you could tell the difference? About 2 hours – not days / weeks / or months.
Take them on their word, you have no legitimate reason to doubt. And stop asking to see a dead body, your morbid fantasies make me sick.
Report Post »CultureWarriors
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 12:50amOBL is shark poop! Actually I hope we were smart enough to keep him alive ;-)
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 1:25amObama will show the pictures when his ratings drop…
Report Post »dr_funk
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 4:00amOsama Bin Laden was killed months before we found out about it. The raid in Pakistan only targeted Bin Laden’s son.
The news was held by the administration as a political trump card. And it was well-played, sweeping the digitally-forged birth certificate from the public consciousness.
Report Post »chazman
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 5:51amAnother lifetime of conspiracy theories to listen to … Osama Bin ******** is dead or alive. I could care less.
Report Post »MonIIcne
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 9:35am“While he wasn’t willing to provide insanely in-depth information”
(about the davey jones deposit of o-so-yo-mamma’s-bin-hidin)
Haa ha ha (these jernilasts breaks me up!0
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 10:15amMy brother was on the Carl Vinson and I’ll be seeing him in a couple weeks. Chances are slim he saw anything would be my guess, but I’m asking.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 11:08amEr, I thought we had agreed to STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS!
How many times must we be told to BE SILENT?
Every time we reveal additional knowledge, we give more power to the enemy.
Knowledge = Power. PERIOD.
Saying, ‘we didn’t know’ IS STILL KNOWLEDGE to the enemy!
They now know that the crew did not know. That means they need to watch for crews setting out on missions they know nothing about. When they prepare to set out on misssions with no objective, then something may be about to happen – this tells the enemy to watch for troop movements, especially ones that have no objective. Granted, those are things to watch for anytime, but do we really need to keep giving them pieces of the puzzle, regardless of how seemingly insignificant?
How‘s about an executive GAG ORDER from the ’Commander in Chief’?
Report Post »Hula Calhoun
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 12:03pmMONIICNE: Do you think no one knows that you also post as “ENCICOM” (which sounds a lot like “meconium” to me)?
also, it’s spelled “journalists” not “jernilasts”
Report Post »obamophobe
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 2:59pmObama orchestrated the timing
of the event and tried to
micromanage the release
of all (OBL ‘death’) details.
I don’t believe anything he says.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 4:53pmFirst of all, shame of FOX for have a military man on the news who was unwilling to slam the President of the United States. Clearly Obama did everything he could to stop the killing of OSL, because we all know that Obama loves Muslim terrorists. You know it, I know it, everybody knows it, including this soldier.
Why would he not speak the truth? The truth that there was a short term military coup that overrode Obama’s order to NOT kill Osama, but the military killed him anyway. Immediately thereafter, the government temporarily reverted to civilian control under Obama. The silence about that brief coup is deafening, reported only by fair and balanced FOX. Of course FOX, under pressure from a tyrannical government, has removed all referenced to the coup from their website (who can blame them?).
Of course, several other top Al Quadea leaders have been killed since, all against President Obama’s orders to never injure a Muslim. Because, you know, Obama is a Muslim. Obviously the military is running the show now and no longer even pretends to listen to the President of the United States.
Report Post »HogansHero
Posted on June 22, 2011 at 5:42pmOur government lives such a lie. Since we can’t verify everything, they throw out stupid stories at the right moment for the right distraction. For all we know, Osama shaved and was given a nice retirement home in Florida.
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on June 23, 2011 at 9:27pmMaybe Osama Bin Laden is hanging out with Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi?
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