434 2 #1 May 3, 2011 The code name for the operation to capture Osama Bin Laden was Geronimo. Why was it named after one of the best-known Native Americans? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13265069 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #2 May 3, 2011 Obama hates Native Americans."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,550 #3 May 3, 2011 Because it has a much better sound than "Operation Motherfucking Asshole." Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #4 May 3, 2011 Geronimo was so great, Bin Laden would have to stand on his mother's shoulder just to kiss Geronimo's ass! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #5 May 3, 2011 QuoteThe code name for the operation to capture Osama Bin Laden was Geronimo. Why was it named after one of the best-known Native Americans? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13265069 Reading is fun da mental... Its right there.. part of history. QuoteBin Laden was referred to by one as a "21st-Century Geronimo, trying to elude the US military somewhere in a dry mountain range that could easily pass for the American West". Afghanistan's cave-laced mountains, were easy to imagine using the template of the Sierra Madre mountain range thousands of miles away, where the original Geronimo managed to elude US troops for so long in the late 19th Century. Referring to US military possibilities in the tribal areas of Afghanistan's mountainous regions, Allan R Millet, a retired Marine Corps colonel and Ohio State University professor, said in 2001: "It's like shooting missiles at Geronimo... you might get a couple of Apaches, but what difference does that make?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
434 2 #6 May 3, 2011 I have read that far, and did understand what it say. Still? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 May 4, 2011 It could have been "Bruce" but I don't think the impact would have been the same.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #8 May 4, 2011 Geronimo was extremely evasive and a wily opponent. He was also tough as nails. mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #9 May 4, 2011 ...and "Camel Fucker" was already taken. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #10 May 4, 2011 Quote...and "Camel Fucker" was already taken. I wouldn’t have minded. Been looking for a new nickname. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freethefly 6 #11 May 4, 2011 QuoteGeronimo was so great, Bin Laden would have to stand on his mother's shoulder just to kiss Geronimo's ass! Chuck So true. Shame to attach the name of one of the greatest and most righteous American Indians who had ever lived. Geronimo fought the good fight and did what was right. I'd much rather they attached "pig shit" to Bin Laden. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-geronimo.html"...And once you're gone, you can't come back When you're out of the blue and into the black." Neil Young Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #12 May 4, 2011 QuoteQuoteGeronimo was so great, Bin Laden would have to stand on his mother's shoulder just to kiss Geronimo's ass! Chuck So true. Shame to attach the name of one of the greatest and most righteous American Indians who had ever lived. Geronimo fought the good fight and did what was right. I'd much rather they attached "pig shit" to Bin Laden. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-geronimo.html There ya' go! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #13 May 4, 2011 Quote Because it has a much better sound than "Operation Motherfucking Asshole." Wendy P. WENDY!When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #14 May 4, 2011 Quote Because it has a much better sound than "Operation Motherfucking Asshole." Wendy P. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #15 May 4, 2011 QuoteIt could have been "Bruce" but I don't think the impact would have been the same. I've heard Obama was leaning toward "Operation Blazing Saddles"."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #16 May 4, 2011 Now Geronimo's tribe wants an apology for attaching his name to a terrorist. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden_geronimo"There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
david3 0 #17 May 4, 2011 QuoteNow Geronimo's tribe wants an apology for attaching his name to a terrorist. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden_geronimo I saw that coming. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #18 May 4, 2011 QuoteNavajo Nation President Ben Shelly said he would like to see the Obama administration and the Pentagon change the code name "so that U.S. history books will not continue to portray negative stereotypes of Native Americans and that America's youth will remember Geronimo as one of our greatest war heroes."Problem is, since Osama is dead they don't need a code word for him anymore. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #19 May 4, 2011 QuoteQuoteNow Geronimo's tribe wants an apology for attaching his name to a terrorist. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden_geronimo I saw that coming. I will admit that I was surprised by the choice, but there isn't a noun that could be used that somebody wouldn't bitch about. They probably should have stuck to a meaningless two word code phrase.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #20 May 5, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Now Geronimo's tribe wants an apology for attaching his name to a terrorist. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110504/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden_geronimo I saw that coming. I will admit that I was surprised by the choice, but there isn't a noun that could be used that somebody wouldn't bitch about. They probably should have stuck to a meaningless two word code phrase. My vote is still for "Operation Mutherfucking Asshole""There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #21 May 5, 2011 There were some people posting on there who claimed to be native americans and yet also said they didn't care. It's one of those many things in which the viewer can either decide to get offended or not. By the way, is Elmer Fudd a racist caricature of the white man? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #22 May 5, 2011 Who cares? (besides those who try to make an issue out of anything and everything?) I want to know how "Geronimo" became associated with skydiving?????? steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #23 May 5, 2011 QuoteThey probably should have stuck to a meaningless two word code phrase. Yeah. Like Crazy Horse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #24 May 5, 2011 QuoteWho cares? (besides those who try to make an issue out of anything and everything?) I want to know how "Geronimo" became associated with skydiving?????? Are you familiar with our good friend Jan Meyer?quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #25 May 5, 2011 Quote Who cares? (besides those who try to make an issue out of anything and everything?) I want to know how "Geronimo" became associated with skydiving?????? Your question made me curious. I had to look also....http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_do_people_yell_Geronimo_when_they_jump_off_something"There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
