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Originally posted by Soldier of God
And you know this happened how????
Originally posted by CayceFan
Originally posted by Soldier of God
And you know this happened how????
It seems obvious that the OP is speculating - how did you miss this?
Originally posted by jude11
reply to post by Plotus
Or...there will never be photos because it never happened.
I'm going with that.
That alone SCREAMS something embarrassing happened.
The plan unraveled as the first helicopter tried to hover over the compound. The Black Hawk skittered around uncontrollably in the heat-thinned air, forcing the pilot to land. As he did, the tail and rotor got caught on one of the compound’s 12-foot walls. The pilot quickly buried the aircraft’s nose in the dirt to keep it from tipping over, and the SEALs clambered out into an outer courtyard.
The other aircraft did not even attempt hovering, landing its SEALs outside the compound.
Now, the raiders were outside, and they’d lost the element of surprise.
They had trained for this, and started blowing their way in with explosives, through walls and doors, working their way up the three-level house from the bottom.
The decision to launch on that particular moonless night in May came largely because too many American officials had been briefed on the plan. U.S. officials feared if it leaked to the press, bin Laden would disappear for another decade.
Originally posted by johngrissom
Originally posted by CayceFan
Originally posted by Soldier of God
And you know this happened how????
It seems obvious that the OP is speculating - how did you miss this?
Speculating...No
Spreading BS...yes - how did you miss this?
This is why we can never get reliable infoedit on 17-5-2011 by johngrissom because: (no reason given)