What if they found Bin Laden?

I was thinking the other day what would happen if the US actually found Bin Laden still alive. Would they take him back to the US and give him a trial that would no doubt lead to imprisonment/execution? Would they just shoot him dead on the spot?

Because if they did imprison him, over time he probably would write some books and become a hero to many Muslims. He could still control terrorist acts from jail too I reckon. If he was exected he would become a marter. Perhaps the smartest thing Bin Laden could do for his cause is give himself up publically because America would be forced to make him a hero for his cause.

Just a hypothetical.

At first glance, your question makes sense, but after thinking about it a bit, I wonder whether Bin Laden would even last a year in prison. Just because criminals are in prison doesn't mean they're any less patriotic. A friend of mine who works in a prison tells me they have their own code of conduct among themselves and an internal hierarchy. I know, it sounds like something from a movie, but it's based in fact. Child molesters, rapists, etc. are looked down on by the rest of the prison population, and I would imagine that terrorist would be near the very bottom of the food chain.

example of that: jeffrey dohmner.

With the U.S dropping the aptly named Bunker Buster bombs on caves suspected of housing Bin Laden it seems rather obvious that a trial isn't high on their list.... ;)


Who wants another Nuremburg anyway? The History channel is boring enough as it is.... :D

Only the re-runs are boring on the History Channel. :thumbsup:

to be perfectly honest...if they found bin laden you'd never hear about it.

The U.S. has enough problems dealing with the living, could you imagine the situation if it had to deal with a martyr, too!!?

Here's my opinion:

I think Osoma is dead.

If he IS alive, I don't think we could find him.

If we FOUND Osoma, I doubt he would be able to survive the plain ride to his trial without a soldier assasinating him on the way there.

If he DID survive the plane trip back, he would be assasinated on arrival by Americans awaiting his return.

Just face it, he can't survive if we get our hands on him. Just remember Lee Harvey Oswald was assasinated almost immediatly after he was captured.

If you questioned how JFK was killed you would quickly realize they had to shut him up.

They manged to keep this bone head alive,Timothy McVeigh, until it was time. OBL will be caught and we will know about it. Bush needs the one responsible for his capture, my guess is he will be dead and missing major body parts.

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If Osama was still alive i think they would just shoot him right there. Even if they did take him back for a trial he would most likely be put to be persecuted.

Bin Laden probably doesn't want to be caught alive. I think his last action will probably be one of "martyrdom".

If Bin Laden is alive I think we should chain him to a plane and crah it into one of the buildings in their country. Like alkida headcourters.

I mean *crash*

If they catch Usama...

I think it will be kept quiet, the goverment will say they found his body. He will be carted off to CIA HQ where he will be tortured until he talks about every government that ever wanted to help him. Then he we be made a "tutorial of making someone talk". I don't even think thats enough for him.

I think we should keep him alive as long as possible so he can feel maximum pain.

Just like John Muhammed and Malvo, Bin laden would get a trial and the death penalty will be sought.

The question is would it be in a US court or a military tribunal.

I beleave that if someone found Bin Laden they would grab the closest object and swiftfully kill the MoFo with it. Don't you find it funny that nearly on the exact date we went to war there were all these "minimal civilian casualties"... who needs jail when there are so many vigilante types that are walking around in our own streets looking for the nearest sucker to torture and then kill.

I could care less how they deal with him as long as its painfull cause I feel happy when peaple I don't like get hurt... yet at the same time I want to end it fast cause im tired of looking at the guys ugly face & seeing his name everywhere.

I'm sure if Bin Laden is found, they will arrest him and bring him to the US for a trial. The citizens of the US feel a need for justice, and I don't hink a report of "Bin Laden was found and shot today" is going to cut it. America is out for blood, but not in the literal sense. Pres. Bush knows this, and has no doubt given instructions to the generals to take Bin Laden alive.

I think if he is found, they should bring him back to the World Trade center site, and let all the families from the victoms slowly stone him (throw rocks, ect..) to death!

If, "big if", BIn Laden was found, korpdeath is right we probably would never hear about it. Well, not at least right away. It is possible that after we suck his head dry for information that he be put before a world court. Not an Islamic court as has been mentioned. Not a kangaroo court either. But rather a court made up of a cross selection of officials/citizens that would weigh the evidence and decide his fate. Is there prescedence for this?
Let the evidence against him be shown. Let justice prevail against him. Would this be feasible? Or would people rather him to be eliminated? You kill the man and his demi-god stature only increases. Strip him of that in front of the world and show him for what he is. I say let the people of the world decide. MHO

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if they did find him, it would be a special ops group (US, UK, etc...)
i imagine them coming back with a body bag- completely acceptable ;)

not that it's computer security related.... but if they did, nobody'd ever know...

they'd just start rumors, or be sure to mangle his body so that it'd be difficult to have a 100% positive ID.

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not that it's computer security related....

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If ol Binny was found, I can sum up his future in three words: Torture, torture, TORTURE!

The guy's got so much info in him, he's too valuable to kill...at least...before he's sucked dry like a raisin of his knowledge.