American President Barak Obama announced at 11:35 EST that Osama bin Laden, founder and leader of the terrorist network Al Qaeda was killed in Pakistan.
He said that in August the CIA approached him and told him that they may have had a credible lead as to his location in Pakistan, a compound deep in the nation. Last week, Obama authorized a military operation. A small team of Americans infiltrated the compound, taking care to avoid civilians. The team took no casualties and killed bin Laden in a firefight. Two Al Qaeda couriers were also killed, along with one of bin Laden's adult sons. A woman who was being used as a human shield by Al Qaeda was also shot and killed. The special forces team retrieved bin Laden's body for DNA testing.
Obama went on to say that this will not mark the end of the struggle against terrorism and that the United States will remain vigilant. He echoed his predecessor Geroge W. Bush's words that the United States is not at war against Islam. He commented that bin Laden was a "mass murderer" of Muslims all over the world and in the United States.
Obama said that this was a cooperative counter-terrorism operation with Pakistan and confirmed our continued cooperation with him. He thanked the American intelligence and counter-terrorism officers for their efforts, as well as United States military servicemen who sacrificed so much to pave the way for this operation.
He said that in August the CIA approached him and told him that they may have had a credible lead as to his location in Pakistan, a compound deep in the nation. Last week, Obama authorized a military operation. A small team of Americans infiltrated the compound, taking care to avoid civilians. The team took no casualties and killed bin Laden in a firefight. Two Al Qaeda couriers were also killed, along with one of bin Laden's adult sons. A woman who was being used as a human shield by Al Qaeda was also shot and killed. The special forces team retrieved bin Laden's body for DNA testing.
Obama went on to say that this will not mark the end of the struggle against terrorism and that the United States will remain vigilant. He echoed his predecessor Geroge W. Bush's words that the United States is not at war against Islam. He commented that bin Laden was a "mass murderer" of Muslims all over the world and in the United States.
Obama said that this was a cooperative counter-terrorism operation with Pakistan and confirmed our continued cooperation with him. He thanked the American intelligence and counter-terrorism officers for their efforts, as well as United States military servicemen who sacrificed so much to pave the way for this operation.
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