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Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill claims to have fired the shot s that killed osama bin laden during the raid on his abbottabad compound on may 1, 2011. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors picks, and more. The rules gave them absolute authority to kill the guy. Records of a cia operation such as the bin laden raid, which were created during the conduct of the operation by persons acting under the authority of the cia director, are cia records. Does not spare either political party or hollywood. And obviously, under the rules of engagement, if he had in fact thrown up his hands. Former navy seal settles with authorities over bin laden raid. Apr 25, 2020 even osama bin laden thought that biden was overmatched to be president of the united states. Bissonnette launched the book in 2012, under the pen name mark owen, as public demand spiked for information about the raid that killed bin laden. Bin ladens compound was heavily fortified with trap doors and armed militia. The raid on bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan was launched from afghanistan. Bergen sets out at length and with authority the dilemmas and uncertainties facing president barack.
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