Moderators: carlson1, Charles L. Cotton
Could be. It's about the right distance from Islamabad.AndyC wrote:Bin Laden's compound?
Sen. Lindsey Graham said this morning that he was told it was a SEAL team that nailed him.Greybeard wrote:http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/ ... -voa01.htm indicates one chopper took all of our guys - and the body - out. Musta been a rather small group of good guys. Or one big chopper.
The raid was carried out jointly by 20–25 helicopter-borne United States Navy SEALs under the command of the Joint Special Operations Command in cooperation with the CIA. According to Obama administration officials the information about the raid was not shared with Pakistan before the operation.[15] Pakistan was notified of the operation after it was successfully completed.[16] While the operation was conducted entirely by the U.S. forces,[17] as per Pakistan foreign ministry, Pakistan ISI officials were quick to claim they were also present at the time of operation, and have called it a joint operation.[14]
The SEALs stormed the compound at approximately 1 a.m. local time[18] and engaged bin Laden and his men in a firefight.[19] The raid lasted about 40 minutes. Three other male adults present at the compound were also reportedly killed in the operation, including an adult son of bin Laden.[20] Osama bin Laden was shot in the head.[21] The helicopter they used to breach the mansion walls suffered a mechanical breakdown and could not fly the soldiers out. The SEALs burned the helicopter to secure intelligence[11] and carried out bin Laden's body on foot.[22]
The other two males were reported to be couriers for bin Laden. A woman was also reported killed in the operation; according to an unnamed U.S. official, one of the adult males had tried to use her as a human shield.[23] Two other women were injured.[24] Karachi's Geo News described a helicopter crash and "heavy firing" on the evening of May 1 "near the PMA Kakul Road".[25] The exact location of the compound is marked in Google Maps.[26]
Details of the raid as it was observed from a distance were tweeted by a resident of Abbottabad, who did not know what was happening.[27]
According to a U.S. official on May 2, bin Laden's body was handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition,[28] and was buried at sea soon after death, in accordance with Islamic tradition.[29][30][31]
Oh Justice will be served and the battle will rage, this big dog will fight when you rattle it's cage. You'll be sorry that you messed with the U S of A, cause we'll put some lead in your head it's the American way!
