i m sorry, i interrupted. how could you interrupt this important news story. the real president of the united states. yesterday, we get george w. bush, making an important announcement live from inside a dallas area sizzler. good evening. tonight, as of 1400 hours military time, i can report to america, the world and the folks here at this sizzler steakhouse on kenyon ranch road, right outside my community here in dallas, texas, where i also frequently eat lunch, that i have personally overseen a strategic and covert operation that killed the gopher, who s been tearing up my backyard. a reliable source, my gardner, identified a head gopher, who i named ardilla, found out he was hiding deep inside a hole 100 yards north of the ja cucy hot tub area.
he was the head of al qaeda, an organization that had conducted the attacks of september 11th. he admitted his involvement, as you indicate, he would not be taken alive. the operation against bin laden was justified as an act of national self-defense. the team had the authority to kill osama bin laden unless he offered to surrender, in which case the team was required to accept his surrender if the team could do so safely. the operation was conducted in a manner fully consistent with the laws of war. the operation was planned so that the team was prepared and had the means to take bin laden into custody. joining us now, time magazine editor, rick stengel. we brought it up this week because of the historic cover. inside, a big exclusive from someone who has the first public