Something for everyone in death of bin Laden

It was another of those events where we will remember forever where we were when we heard the news.

Details of the death of Osama bin Laden are still trickling in, and there is something for everyone.

It was a win for President Obama, who was able to announce achievement of a goal that eluded two presidents before him.

It was certainly a win for the intelligence service and special forces -- the Navy Seals -- who were able to put a bullet in the terrorists' head.

It provided a small amount of closure for those who lost friends and relatives in the September 11 attacks, and for the families and friends of military personnel killed and wounded in the war on terrorism.

Unfortunately, it also provided plenty of fodder for conspiracy theorists, fresh off Obama's long-form birth certificate. Why, for instance, was bin Laden safe for so long while living in a mansion near a Pakistani military academy?

And, while the decision to bury bin Laden's body at sea avoided the potential for a martyr's shrine while respecting Muslim tradition for swift burial, it will also fuel the campfires of those who will believe no doubt of DNA or photographic evidence if it comes from official channels.

We should not be fooled into thinking bin Laden's death will put an end to the threat of terrorism, or even that it doesn't invite new attacks.

But we can take solace in the fact that the man most responsible for disrupting the direction of our nation for the past 10 years is finally gone.