Former President Barack Obama has provided a detailed account of the clandestine 2011 military operation that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. The mission involved years of intelligence gathering focused on a fortified compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and a high-risk decision to deploy Navy SEALs despite a lack of absolute certainty regarding the target’s location. The recount covers the technical failures encountered during the raid, the real-time monitoring of the operation from the White House Situation Room, and the strategic measures taken to confirm the Al-Qaeda leader’s identity.
- Intelligence officials tracked a high-level courier to a uniquely secured compound in Abbottabad, which lacked telephone and internet connections.
- Before authorizing the mission, President Obama was informed that there was only a 50 percent probability that Bin Laden was actually inside the compound.
- The administration chose a special operations raid over an airstrike to ensure the target could be identified and to minimize the risk of civilian casualties in the surrounding area.
- During the initial phase of the raid, one of the primary helicopters lost lift and crashed into the compound’s courtyard, forcing the SEAL team to adjust their entry plan.
- The operation was conducted without notifying the Pakistani government to maintain operational security and prevent the possibility of intelligence leaks.
- Following the engagement, the SEALs recovered a significant amount of digital and physical intelligence materials for further analysis by the CIA.
- Osama bin Laden’s identity was confirmed through physical identification and subsequent DNA testing before his body was buried at sea.
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Terminating Bin Laden is an easy task to do than what Trump is doing currently
It’s peanuts compared to what Trump is undertaking against Iran today!!!
Go Trump Gooooo!!!
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Donald!!!
You mean former president Obama, he's no longer the president.
Looks like 60 minutes has gotten their marching orders, farewell independent news, in with the propaganda and the bot or paid commentors propping it up. No thanks.
THE NUMBER ONE BIGGEST HUMAN EXCREMENT TO OCCUPY SPCE IN THE WHITE HOUSE WAS JOE BITE- ME
Im reading a lot of racist people comments but truth be told Obama really was a great President, He could of got a lot more done,but he was hit with a lot of resistance from a republican congress and senate
The last time we had a competent president.
Cool and all he got bin Laden, but Trump got the dude that funded him.
Go away, Barry!
The former divider in chief!
Obama the Clown. The most divisive president in our history. The man that elevated racism to an art form. The man responsible for the Islamic take over of the midwest.
Good job😊
Old news 📰.
I’d just laugh after I said “I had osama bin Laden KILLED!”.
Oh this is Rich! Just like
HRC/BO and their involvement with U1. So intricately designed to protect self interest and their dictator globalist thieves.Terribly disgusting the GREED, paid policies, bought OUT AMERICAN SELL OUTS. Deception is, by GOD’S definition, written in The Holy Bible, satan’s advocates, traitors raised on blasphemy to infiltrate Our Once Great Nation. Make America Free of Turncoats for the American citizens who have been enslaved by the petro dollar which sets the corporate gouging ladder
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Only 60 minutes could start a segment about a President, "Whether you like it or not."
The way they interview Trump vs Obama is night and day
The way they interview Trump vs Obama is night and day
This is leadership and an adult.
Wow, the divided states of Israel could really learn a lot from this country, the USA. What a concept, detailed planning, careful decision making, and a commitment to maintaining strict security clearance protocols. Maybe one day we will make this country as great.
Why now??????
I remember when the American 🇺🇸 soldiers sent 600+ emails from the Middle East asking for help that they were surrounded by terrorists and it was the Arabian citizens who helped them not the US government so sad.
USA found him in Pakistan?! Or planted him in Pakistan using military of Pakistan? Look at the way Trump is praising corrupt Military and PM of Pakistan.
Was it bravery act on planted action? Think about it USA bravery now!!
Can't listen to the Chief Divider. Worst president in history.
He means killed an imposter. Iran moved Bon Laden days earlier. That's what the pallet of cash was for. Hush money. Allen Parrot tells the real story. Thats ehy thru fumped the body at sea. All lies. Look up Parrots interview. Bin Laden was a CIA asset named Ken Osmond. This is ntel agency groomed asset Obama was installed to degrade America. He's a lying POS
Where is the body,PROOF its all LIES…
Killers and you feel proud 😢😢😢😢
Thumbs down on this guy who’s this guy?
I don’t recall there were protests for bin Laden then 😂
Remember the "yes we can" cult? Pepperidge Farm remembers
I call total BS. 95% of a Americans are completely clueless to the documented fact that Osama bin Laden was recruited by the CIA in 1979 and created Al-Qaeda to be a CIA proxy to protect the Rockefeller's drug empire in Afghanistan from the Russian invasion and the CIA is still using them. Ever wonder why we really left all that military equipment there.
I believe Obama is deliberately staying in the spotlight in case Trump tries to break the US Constitution and run for a third term. Obama will challenge him.
10K views! Nobody cares what he has to say.
Look I know most of the commenters here hate Obama for various reasons, but he is smart as hell and sounds it. He was also a president that China/Russia feared I think, I mean since the first time trump got in there those two countries were loudly acting on the global stage.
trump-biden-trump these are the most embarrassing years for us as an empire that I know of.
Obama executes a terrorist and hailed for it but Trump doing same is protested against! We know the dirty game they play today and they’re ones getting soiled!!!
Yeah, u were slacking in the polls, our intel knew where osama was for months.
Is he going to mention the thousands of bombs he dropped before hand and the America citizens he killed overseas?
Osama and Jeffery watching this at the Clinton's house while Obama's head chef prepares them dinner……😅
An attempt by CBS to make Bama look good.
Yet you are now blaming Trump for taking out Iranian leaders. You such a snake and did BS for the blacks in the US
Traitor obummer
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This is a misplaced interview.
All talk and NOTHING DOING
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A real president unlike Traitor Trump
If trump was president he would of invited Bin Laden over to the white house and made friends with Bin Laden and trump would of called him a great guy!