Osama Bin Laden: su Twitter la prima notizia è di Sohaib Athar

L’uccisione di Osama Bin Laden ha suscitato una massiccia reazione tra gli utenti del World Wide Web, i quali attraverso blog, forum e social network hanno commentato la vicenda esprimendo chi la propria soddisfazione e chi le proprie perplessità. Sohaib Athar è stato il primo utente che, attraverso Twitter, ha raccontato inconsapevolmente in diretta il raid americano. L’informatico pakistano avrebbe appreso solo poche ore dopo che, l’elicottero che gli ha impedito di prendere sonno, faceva parte di una task force per la cattura del terrorista.

Numerosi i commenti di ReallyVirtual, il nick utilizzato da Athar sulla piattaforma di Jack Dorsey, che si lamentava della confusione scatenatasi vicino la sua abitazione poco dopo la mezzanotte. I tweet sono continuati per tutta la notte, fino a quando è arrivato l’annuncio di Barack Obama a spiegare quanto accaduto.

L’abitazione dell’uomo infatti, risiede a circa 2Km dal luogo dove il pericolosissimo capo di Al Qaeda è stato trovato ed ucciso. Cercando su un motore di ricerca la parola Abbottabad, gli utenti sono stati indirizzati nella pagina Twitter del giovane, diventando popolare. In un commento successivo, l’inconsapevole reporter ha sminuito la sua posizione, dicendo di aver raccontato solo quello che aveva sentito.

Secondo il giovane, gli abitanti nella zona di Abbottabad preferiscono di gran lunga Facebook, e probabilmente esistono numerosi commenti come i suoi tra le pagine della piattaforma di Mark Zuckerberg.

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Mar 03/05/2011 da Lorenzo Ajello in Social Network

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Anil 28 febbraio 2012 17:27

Shaney, I rbmemeer reading this and thinking I couldn’t agree more! I have never been an advocate for the eye for an eye ways that many in this world believe. Like you I don’t think he should have been welcomed with open arms and while I am and was not particularly upset that he was dead my actual response when I heard was more of a huh and this changes things how?’ I know that people say that this will now bring some justice to the victims to know he is dead, and I believe that some will probably even think that at first, but I think most will also concur that his death doesn’t change a thing, cuz seriously? If you think he is the only one behind all this and the only one that can lead these people to these kind of acts you are crazy. There is always gonna be someone else crazier that people are willing to follow. Anyways, what I wanted to say was the rejoicing over his death sickened me. I have never been more glad that we do not have cable anymore and therefore while my kids learned about his death at school, they did not get to see all antics per se’ on TV. What does that say about us that we basically throw a party over someone’s death. To me (Jerry) that’s what is mind boggling. What do you think all that rejoicing over a death teaches kids .they don’t understand half of what is going on in the adult world as it is (and don’t tell me yes they do, as I have kids and when it comes to this type of stuff no no they do not!). So what would that teach my kids to watch people behaving like that? That an eye for an eye is okay and guess what? when it’s done let’s party! It was disgusting! I have read Jerry’s comments above three times and couldn’t help but think huh did we read the same posting? And hello are you kidding me with the comment about Martin Luther King? seriously? yes he was a victim of violent death but if that’s all that you think his life was about then you obviously missed his message and more obviously Shaney did not. Shaney your thoughts are well founded and I am proud of you for putting it out there as it isn’t a popular opinion at all but I think more common then most would like to share!! I know we share it in this household. Again all my thoughts were of disgust over the way everyone reacted and of well what now? what does this really change?’ Nothing at all that’s what absolutely nothing.

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