Who Shot Osama?

SUBSCRIPTION SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 MUHARRAM 15, 1435 AH No: 16336 Politics fuels French Jihadist, Everton, Spurs on religious riots bombmaker brink of Europa in secular7 India killed in 8Syria League48 last 32 Who shot Osama? Min 08º 150 Fils Former US Navy SEALS make rival claims Max 25º WASHINGTON: Members of the US Navy Seal commando team that killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistan hideout in May, 2011 are making conflicting claims as to who actually shot the Al-Qaeda leader. The Washington Post published a story on Thursday quoting Rob O’Neill, a former SEAL, as claiming to have fired the fatal shot that hit Bin Laden in the forehead after O’Neill stormed into a room in Bin Laden’s house in Abbottabad. The claim by O’Neill, who travels the country giving motivational speeches, was countered by a source close to another SEAL team member. The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the team member told him the fatal shot was fired by one of two other men who entered the room before O’Neill. The Post said O’Neill acknowledged shots were fired at bin Laden by at least two other Seal team members, including Matt Bissonnette, a former Seal who wrote a 2012 book about the raid entitled “No Easy Day.” The book did not identify the person who shot bin Laden. NBC News quoted Bissonnette on Thursday as saying: “Two different people telling two different stories for two different reasons ... Whatever he (O’Neill) says, he says. I don’t want to touch that.” Last year, after Esquire Magazine published an interview with an anonymous SEAL member, now widely reported to have been O’Neill, who claimed to have shot bin Laden, other media outlets questioned the account. An article entitled “Who really killed bin Laden,” by Peter Bergen, a CNN analyst and Al-Qaeda expert, quoted a then-serving SEAL MONTANA: Robert O’Neill, a former Navy Seal team member poses for a photo in Butte. O’Neill, a retired Navy SEAL who team member saying the story as presented by Esquire was says he shot Bin Laden (inset) in the head, publicly identified himself, amid debate over whether special operators “complete B.S.”— Reuters should be recounting their secret missions. — AP Over 600 US troops Iran dog lovers face 74 ‘exposed to sarin’ WASHINGTON: More than 600 US troops since 2003 reported lashes under new law that they were exposed to chemical agents in Iraq, officials said Thursday, a much higher number than the Pentagon stat- TEHRAN: Dog lovers in Iran could face up by parliament then those guilty of dog- dog ownership also being seen as un- ed previously. The revelation was first reported by the New to 74 lashes under plans by hardline law- related offences could face lashes or fines Islamic. York Times, which has revealed in a series of articles this makers that would ban keeping the pets at ranging from 10 million rials to 100 million The law, however, would exempt month that American troops handled an arsenal of deteriorat- home or walking them in public. A draft rials ($370 to $3,700 at official rates). police, farmers and hunters from the ing chemical agents and were sometimes told to stay silent bill, signed by 32 members of the country’s Patting dogs or coming into contact penalties, which are mostly aimed at dog about what they encountered. The Pentagon failed to recog- conservative-dominated parliament, with their saliva is seen as “najis”-direct owners living in apartment buildings in big nize the scale of the reported cases of exposure to chemical would also authorize heavy fines for contact and behavior that leaves the body cities such as Tehran, according to the agents or to offer proper tracking and treatment to those offenders, the reformist Shargh newspaper unclean-in the Islamic republic. “Anyone Shargh’s report on Thursday. Senior offi- troops who may have been injured, the Times wrote, citing reported. who walks or plays with animals such as cials have warned against dog ownership, defense officials. Dogs are regarded as unclean under dogs or monkeys in public places will dam- including Iran’s police chief General Esmail Before the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, President George W Islamic custom and they are not common age Islamic culture, as well as the hygiene Ahmadi Moghaddam who two years ago Bush insisted Baghdad was hiding an active weapons of mass in Iran, although some families do keep and peace of others, especially women said his officers would “deal with those destruction program. US forces found no proof of an active them behind closed doors and, especially and children,” the draft law states. who carry dogs in public.” A similar law program, but they did find remnants of an aging chemical in more affluent areas, walk them outside. Confiscated animals would be sent to zoos, was proposed three years ago but after stockpile that they were not well trained to handle, the news- Iran’s morality police, who deploy in public forests or the wilderness, it said. Hardliners studying the bill lawmakers in the 290- paper reported. The Times initially uncovered 17 cases of places, have previously stopped dog walk- in Iran’s parliament are worried about an member parliament dismissed it, citing American troops who suffered damage from sarin or a sulfur ers and either cautioned them or confiscat- “invasion” of Western culture, including more important legislation on the draft mustard agent, and about eight more came forward. — AFP ed the animals. But if the new bill is passed satellite television and the Internet, with agenda. — AFP LOCAL SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2014 Warba Bank introduces 18 gamblers nabbed new iPhone application By Hanan Al-Saadoun and agencies KUWAIT: Warba Bank introduced its new tion about his/her deposit at Warba. The cus- KUWAIT: Police recently raided a villa in Abul Hasaniya area that ‘had been especially used for iPhone application, which will enable the Bank’s tomer can also be provided with a bank state- gambling’, security sources said. 18 gamblers were cut red-handed while gambling. Police had customers to securely and easily access account ment and information by which he will be able been tipped off concerning the activities in the villa, which was placed under close surveillance information and details of financial transactions. to trace the movements of his/her bank bal- for a week. Investigations revealed that someone had rented the villa and equipped it with spe- The new application from Warba is intended for ance. cial decorations and gambling tables. On storming the place, 18 Kuwaitis, Arab expats and four enhancing service quality and keeping pace The easy and simple features of the applica- Asians were apprehended. with the state-of-the-art digital technology. tion enable the customer to make fund transfers About the new application, Adnan Al Salem, from his account to another account under his The Chief Retail Banking Officer at Warba Bank, name or to any other local or international said: “The new Warba Bank iPhone Application accounts, free of any additional charges usually reflects our commitment and ongoing endeav- incurred when transferring to accounts at other ors to keep pace with banks,” He added. Al Salem continues: “Warba the latest technologies customers can get all these attractive services in that commensurate complete confidence and security, without with Sharia Compliant need to physically visit any of the Bank branch- services that Warba cus- es. All the customer has to do is to choose a user tomers now recognize name with a set of security questions that will the excellent service be asked to him/her in case he/she forgets the quality provided effi- password at any subsequent access sessions.” ciently by the Bank. “Warba Bank is committed to developing “Through the new and creating new products and services that are application, the Bank’s both Islamic Sharia compliant and catering for Adnan Al Salem, customers can easily customers’ requirements; thus supporting and Chief Retail access all details of their enhancing Warba’s image as the one of the lat- Banking Officer accounts and view their est and most active Islamic banks on the local financial transactions as banking sector” Al Salem concluded. The launch well as products and service offered. The new of the new application is a part of a financial application was developed based on the high- services package that Warba is always keen to est international standards of banking financial develop for its customers. The Bank has recently security and confidentiality, enabling customers launched a “Point of Sale Service” whereby Warba merchant customers can expand their sales and collect payments from their customers holding any banking cards (K-Net, Visa or Master Cards), to be deposited directly into their bank Fire in Jaber Al-Ali house accounts. A fire recently broke out in a Jaber Al-Ali house basement, said security. Firefighters from Qurain In addition, Warba Bank has recently and Mubarak Al-Kabeer brigades were dispatched to the scene. No casualties were reported. In anoth- launched a website for merchants enabling er development, Kuwait Fire Services Directorate (KSFD) recently conducted a fire drill at Kuwait them to safely and securely inquire about their University’s petroleum and engineering faculty in Khadiya campus. financial transactions performed through the POS service. For completing that product, the Stepfather stabbed to complete all their banking needs with just bank has also introduced the electronic pay- Ardhiya detectives arrested a man in his thirties who stabbed his stepfather over a family dispute. “screen touching”. This is a significant factor for ment gateway to allow the Bank merchant cus- Police received a call about a fight and arrived, along with paramedics, to find a man in his fifties with a ensuring customers satisfaction and maintain- tomers to collect payments for online purchases stab wound in his shoulder.

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