Obama watched bin Laden death raid

US President Barack Obama was able to monitor the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden “in real time” from the White House.

Obama watched bin Laden death raid
Tue, 03 May, 2011 - 00:05

US President Barack Obama was able to monitor the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden “in real time” from the White House.

Mr Obama watched events unfold sitting in the White House Situation Room, thousands of miles away from the al-Qaida leader’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

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