UPDATE: First news accounts really do suck, don’t they? Here is the latest version of what happened.
From the Washington Post we hear of a guy who tweeted the takedown.
“Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event),” wrote Athar. Moments later, he added: “A huge window shaking bang here… I hope its not the start of something nasty.”
After liveblogging and speculating for several hours over what happened, it dawned on Athar and those following him that they were witnessing the end of a worldwide manhunt for the man held responsible for orchestrating the September 11, 2001 attacks.
“I think the helicopter crash in Abbottabad, Pakistan and the President Obama breaking news address are connected,” said one of Athar’s followers.
Seven hours after Athar’s first tweet, President Barack Obama announced bin Laden’s death in an operation by U.S. forces where one helicopter was lost.
I believe the post has been taken for a ride. Obama announced one week after Osama was dead. Me thinks the tweeter would have noted the gunshots a week ago….not yesterday.
