How Bin Laden met his end

Los Angeles Times by Bob Drogin, Christi Parsons, Ken Dilanian | May. 3, 2011 (News)
Targeting the Al Qaeda leader with a missile strike wasn't enough. President Obama needed proof he was dead — and a much bolder plan.

The nail-biting moment, the period when absolute disaster loomed, came at the very start. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Terrorism, Pakistan, U.S. Military
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Posted by: Posted by Mary Hartney - May 3, 2011 - 6:37 AM PDT
Reviewed by: leslie molina (review), david ceballos (review), Dwight Rousu (review), Kelly Garrett (review), Randy Morrow (review), mmoreno (review), charlesstudy (review)
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Edited by: Mary Hartney - May 3, 2011 - 6:38 AM PDT

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Kelly Garrett
3.7
 by Kelly Garrett - May. 3, 2011

A readable summary of event leading up to the raid on the compound where Bin Laden was killed. Perhaps tries too hard to follow the spy story genre it alludes to up front, and relies too heavily on Brennan's account. But does provide some interesting details.

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Dwight Rousu
3.0
 by Dwight Rousu - May. 3, 2011
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Randy Morrow
3.2
 by Randy Morrow - May. 3, 2011
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david ceballos
3.9
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mmoreno
4.0
 by mmoreno - May. 3, 2011
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