D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00ed morgun \u00feegar \u00e9g keyr\u00f0i hana \u00ed sk\u00f3lann, a\u00f0 Osama Bin Laden v\u00e6ri d\u00e1inn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u heyrt fr\u00e9ttirnar, sat yfir CBS News \u00ed n\u00f3tt, fylgdist me\u00f0 fr\u00e9ttum \u00e1 NPR og CNN og haf\u00f0i hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1varp Barack Obama \u00ed g\u00e6rkv\u00f6ldi. Hins vegar haf\u00f0i \u00feetta ekki komi\u00f0 til tals fyrr um morguninn og \u00e9g vissi sem var a\u00f0 12 \u00e1ra d\u00f3ttir m\u00edn haf\u00f0i ekki hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 fr\u00e9ttir s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00ed g\u00e6rdag.
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\u00c9g sag\u00f0i henni a\u00f0 \u00e9g haf\u00f0i heyrt fr\u00e9ttirnar og spur\u00f0i hvar h\u00fan hef\u00f0i heyrt \u00fe\u00e6r. J\u00fa, vinkona hennar \u00far sk\u00f3lanum haf\u00f0i sent henni SMS kl. 23:30 \u00ed g\u00e6rkv\u00f6ldi. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i d\u00f3ttur minni a\u00f0 Osama hef\u00f0i ekki d\u00e1i\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00farulegum dau\u00f0daga og vi\u00f0 hlustu\u00f0um s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 fr\u00e9ttaflutning NPR \u00ed nokkrar m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00feanga\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 komum a\u00f0 sk\u00f3lanum. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 kv\u00f6ddumst, tala\u00f0i h\u00fan um a\u00f0 dau\u00f0i Osama yr\u00f0i v\u00e6ntanlega a\u00f0alm\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00ed “Morning Meeting” \u00ed bekknum hennar. En kennarinn hennar gefur bekknum 10-15 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00ed upphafi hvers dags til a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a um atbur\u00f0i \u00ed heiminum s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 24 klst. Stundum er um a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttafr\u00e9ttir e\u00f0a n\u00fdjar kvikmyndir. H\u00fan var \u00feakkl\u00e1t fyrir a\u00f0 hafa haft t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 fr\u00e9ttaumfj\u00f6llunina sem vi\u00f0 heyr\u00f0um \u00ed b\u00edlnum \u00feannig a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 til m\u00e1lanna a\u00f0 leggja.<\/p>\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g s\u00e1 fr\u00e9ttir \u00ed g\u00e6r og n\u00f3tt hef \u00e9g velt fyrir m\u00e9r fagna\u00f0arl\u00e1tunum vi\u00f0 Hv\u00edta h\u00fasi\u00f0, vi\u00f0 Ground Zero og kannski ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur part\u00fdinu vi\u00f0 Mirror Lake \u00e1 Ohio State University Campus. \u00dea\u00f0 er \u00f3\u00fe\u00e6gilegt a\u00f0 heyra um fagna\u00f0arl\u00e6ti vegna dau\u00f0a einhvers. Jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00e1 hinn sami hafi bori\u00f0 \u00e1byrg\u00f0 \u00e1 dau\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fasunda.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er samt l\u00edklega ekki alveg r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 segja a\u00f0 fagna\u00f0arl\u00e6tin s\u00e9u vegna dau\u00f0a Osama. Osama Bin Laden var enda fyrst og fremst t\u00e1kn og fyrir fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rgum Bandar\u00edkjam\u00f6nnum var hann t\u00e1kn um vanm\u00e1tt og getuleysi bandar\u00edskra stj\u00f3rnvalda. Tilvera Osama gaf til kynna a\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkjam\u00f6nnum v\u00e6ru ekki allir vegir f\u00e6rir, Hann var st\u00f6\u00f0ug \u00e1minning um a\u00f0 hugmyndin um “American Exceptionalism<\/a>,” a\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkin v\u00e6ru \u00ed raun fyrirheitna landi\u00f0, \u00fatv\u00f6r\u00f0ur t\u00e6kif\u00e6rana, frelsisins og hetjanna, v\u00e6ri e.t.v. l\u00edti\u00f0 anna\u00f0 en blekking. \u00dea\u00f0 a\u00f0 bandar\u00edska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0in g\u00e6ti ekki bori\u00f0 siguror\u00f0 af sk\u00edtugum, klikku\u00f0um kalli, sem l\u00edkast til bj\u00f3 \u00ed helli, hefur haft mikil \u00e1hrif \u00e1 sj\u00e1lfsmynd heillar \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n Fagna\u00f0arl\u00e6tin \u00ed g\u00e6rkv\u00f6ldi og n\u00f3tt og \u00ed minna m\u00e6li \u00ed dag, \u00e1samt r\u00e6\u00f0u Barack Obama \u00e1 mi\u00f0n\u00e6tti fjalla \u00f6\u00f0ru fremur um endurreisn amer\u00edska draumsins. N\u00fa er aftur h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 syngja af sannf\u00e6ringu um a\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkin s\u00e9u “home of the brave.”<\/p>\n H\u00fan hefur enda veri\u00f0 \u00e1berandi \u00ed bandar\u00edskri stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1laumr\u00e6\u00f0u s\u00ed\u00f0ustu misserin, \u00feessi hugmynd um a\u00f0 Bandar\u00edkin s\u00e9u ekki lengur \u00fea\u00f0 sem \u00feau voru. \u00c1kalli\u00f0 eftir endurreisn fyrirheitna landsins er meginstef tepokahreyfingarinnar. “Birther”-hreyfingin hefur a\u00f0 hluta til veri\u00f0 af sama mei\u00f0i. \u00deannig hefur \u00fev\u00ed veri\u00f0 haldi\u00f0 \u00e1 lofti n\u00fdlega a\u00f0 \u00fear sem Barack bj\u00f3 erlendis sem barn og s\u00f3tti sk\u00f3la \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum, hafi hann ekki \u00fea\u00f0 til a\u00f0 bera sem \u00fearf til a\u00f0 vera lei\u00f0togi \u00ed fyrirheitna landinu. Hann hafi enda ekki alist upp \u00ed tr\u00fanni \u00e1 fyrirheitin.<\/p>\n \u00dea\u00f0 er alls \u00f3v\u00edst hvort a\u00f0 aftakan \u00e1 Osama Bin Laden muni breyta nokkru um hry\u00f0juverka\u00e1r\u00e1sir \u00ed heiminum. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki l\u00edklegt a\u00f0 veruleg breyting ver\u00f0i \u00e1 stefnu Bandar\u00edkjanna \u00ed Mi\u00f0austurl\u00f6ndum, e\u00f0a a\u00f0 vi\u00f0horf f\u00f3lks um allan heim muni breytast \u00ed gar\u00f0 bandar\u00edskra stj\u00f3rnvalda.<\/p>\n Aftakan \u00e1 Osama Bin Laden sn\u00fdst fyrst og fremst um endurheimt sj\u00e1lfsmyndar. H\u00fan sn\u00fdst um 12 \u00e1ra st\u00falku \u00ed \u00fathverfi Columbus, Ohio, sem er vakin af foreldrum s\u00ednum og tilkynnt a\u00f0 \u00f3vinurinn hafi veri\u00f0 tekin af l\u00edfi. Aftakan sn\u00fdst um 12 \u00e1ra st\u00falku sem tekur upp gemsann sinn og sendir vinkonu sinni SMS, \u201cOsama Bin Laden is dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" D\u00f3ttir m\u00edn sag\u00f0i m\u00e9r \u00ed morgun \u00feegar \u00e9g keyr\u00f0i hana \u00ed sk\u00f3lann, a\u00f0 Osama Bin Laden v\u00e6ri d\u00e1inn. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfs\u00f6g\u00f0u heyrt fr\u00e9ttirnar, sat yfir CBS News \u00ed n\u00f3tt, fylgdist me\u00f0 fr\u00e9ttum \u00e1 NPR og CNN og haf\u00f0i hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1varp Barack Obama \u00ed g\u00e6rkv\u00f6ldi. 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