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After announcing baghdadis death, the president said sunday that he knew that bin laden was a threat before the 911 attacks at a time when nobody had ever heard of bin laden. Transcript for abc news releases video book on osama bin laden this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Across america, celebrations broke out as news spread of osama bin laden s death. On may 2, 2011, osama bin laden, the mastermind behind the september 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the united states, is killed by u. Trumps january 2000 book, the america we deserve, mentioned bin laden once, but it did not call for bin laden to be killed or warn that he would perpetrate a major attack if he. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. Owen was a team leader on operation neptune spear in abbottabad, pakistan, on may 1, 2011, which resulted in the death of osama bin laden. Senate select intelligence committee chair dianne feinstein spoke to reporters about the killing of osama bin laden by u. Aug 30, 2012 the new books account, if true, raises the question of whether bin laden posed a clear threat in his death throes. Seal book about bin laden mission raises questions regarding his death video 083012 12. After announcing the death of isis leader abu bakr albaghdadi, president. Osama bin laden understands the true believer and the book has aided him in this aspect of his leadership. What do we really know about osama bin ladens death. Seals book on bin laden raid, woodward book on obama due sept.
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