Death of Osama bin Laden: Phone call pointed U.S. to compound --€” and to '€˜the pacer'

It seemed an innocuous, catch-up phone call. Last year Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, the pseudonym for a Pakistani known to U.S. intelligence as the main courier for Osama bin Laden, took a call from an old friend.

Where have you been? inquired the friend. We’ve missed you. What’s going on in your life? And what are you doing now? Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kelly Garrett - May 6, 2011 - 6:33 PM PDT
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - May 7, 2011 - 12:53 PM PDT

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by Fabrice Florin - May. 7, 2011

Informative report from Bob Woodward on events leading to up to the death of Osama bin Laden. This well-researched article provides new details about this operation, citing multiple sources -- though many officials contributed anonymously.

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by Kelly Garrett - May. 7, 2011

More details about the attack that led to bin Laden's death.

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