Sunday, May 8, 2011

Behind The Scenes Of The Osama Bin Laden Raid



Osama Bin Laden Killed: Behind The Scenes Of The Deadly Raid -- The Telegraph

When President Obama was informed that the world's most infamous fugitive could well have been tracked down, preparations for Operation Neptune Spear were put in place. Philip Sherwell tells the story.

Hussain Jaffri was watching a film on television with his wife when he heard the distinctive whirr of a helicopter swooping low overhead after midnight last Monday morning.

Even in the Pakistani garrison town of Abbottabad, the timing and height seemed strange, and Mr Jaffri rushed to the roof of his house for a better view. From there, he saw a helicopter hovering above a compound just 200 yards away.

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My Comment: The White House has given numerous versions of this operation since last week .... so it may still change .... but this is a good summary on what transpired to take Bin laden down.

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