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Lucylastic -> RE: The INFO came from GITMO (5/2/2011 7:59:37 AM)
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More info coming in from Fox
Though bin Laden was pursued throughout the George W. Bush administration, President Obama renewed the effort on June 2, 2009, when he signed a memo to CIA Director Leon Panetta ordering a “detailed operation plan” for finding and capturing bin Laden. More than a year later, what Obama described as a “possible lead” came in. Senior administration officials said they had been tracking an Al Qaeda courier in bin Laden’s inner circle. Two years ago, the U.S. determined the areas in Pakistan where he operated. By August, they had determined the exact location in Abbottabad, Pakistan -- where bin Laden was apparently hiding out in a sprawling compound on the outskirts of town. One U.S. official said the compound was built over a six-year period. The intelligence community, led by the CIA, concluded it was custom-built to house someone of bin Laden’s stature. It was enclosed by a high wall topped with barbed wire, and protected by two security gates. Officials said that by February, they determined they would pursue the compound. This touched off a series of high-level meetings to develop a course of action. According to one senior administration official, the president convened at least nine meetings with his top national security leaders. Those advisers met formally another five times, in addition to countless briefings among the National Security Council, CIA, Pentagon and Joint Chiefs of Staff. The president was actively involved at all levels, the official said. The federal law enforcement source said that by last week, it seemed “this might be the real deal.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/02/timeline-tip-leads-usama-bin-laden/#ixzz1LCux87Jy
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