Wednesday, August 3, 2011

More Details On The Bin Laden Raid Are Now Being Made Public



Six New Things We Learned About The Bin Laden Raid -- Globe And Mail

An article in the New Yorker offers revelations about the Navy Seal attack on terrorist leader’s Abbotabad compound.

Outgoing Defence Secretary Robert Gates was skeptical of a helicopter assault

Mr. Gates recalled being in the Situation Room of the Carter White House when military officials presented Eagle Claw – the 1980 Delta Force operation aimed at rescuing American hostages in Tehran that ended up killing eight U.S. servicemen . “They said that was a pretty good idea, too,” warned Mr. Gates, who preferred an air strike by B-2 Spirit bombers.

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More News On The Details Of The Bin Laden Raid And It's Impact

Getting Bin Laden: What happened that night in Abbottabad. -- Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker

New Yorker Details Raid That Killed Osama Bin Laden -- Wall Street Journal
Freelance journalist scores coup with account of bin Laden raid -- Washington Post
Freelancer gets scoop on details of bin Laden death -- Sydney Morning Herald
New Account Of Bin Laden Raid Gives Insider Details -- Business Insider
Osama bin Laden: What did Pakistan know? -- Micah Zenko, CNN
How Bin Laden's Death Has Affected Al-Qaida -- Peter Bergen, NPR
Second-Hand Reporting is Troubling -- Max Boot, Commentary

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