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October 17, 2012

Inside the Assassination of Osama bin Laden

Mark Bowden, Vanity Fair

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President Obama saw it as a “50–50” proposition. Admiral Bill McRaven, mission commander, knew something would go wrong. So how did the raid that killed bin Laden get green-lighted? In an adaptation from his new book, Mark Bowden weaves together accounts from Obama and top decision-makers for the full story behind the daring operation.

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TAGGED: War on Terror, Terrorism, 9/11, Barack Obama, 2012, Osama Bin Laden

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