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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Getting Bin Laden: What happened that night in Abbottabad. -- Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker
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New Account Of Bin Laden Raid Gives Insider Details -- Business Insider
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How Bin Laden's Death Has Affected Al-Qaida -- Peter Bergen, NPR
Second-Hand Reporting is Troubling -- Max Boot, Commentary
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