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McRaven on bin Laden raid: One of history's "great intelligence operations"
By Jamie Crawford
While it was one of 11 missions carried out by U.S. Special forces that night, the head of U.S. Special Operations command said the raid that killed Osama bin Laden will go down as one of the "great intelligence operations in history."
Admiral William McRaven spoke Wednesday before an audience at the Aspen Institute Security Conference on a panel discussion moderated by CNN's Wolf Blitzer. The talk was his first interview about the raid with a journalist.
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Did Pakistan know bin Laden's location?
Former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. Husain Haqqani tells CNN's Wolf Blitzer "somebody must have known" where Osama bin Laden was hiding out in Pakistan.
Bergen: bin Laden 'focused' on Obama
By Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst
Editor's note: Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, is a director at the New America Foundation. His book "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden; From 9/11 to Abbottabad" will be published on May 1.
Washington (CNN) - Tapping away at his computer in the study of the suburban compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, that he called home for the last years of his life, Osama bin Laden wrote memos urging his followers to continue to try to attack the United States, suggesting, for instance, they mount assassination attempts against President Obama and Gen. David Petraeus.
While he urged his organization on to attack America, bin Laden was also keenly aware that al Qaeda was in deep trouble because of the campaign of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan and also because the brutal tactics of his followers had alienated many Muslims.
Bin Laden's advice to his children
CNN's Brian Todd reports on advice Bin Laden gave to his children and grandchildren: don't follow my path.
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A bin Laden "Right-Hand Man" Going Free?
Brian Todd reports on a European court's decision to release a man closely affiliated with al Qaeda.
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The last seconds of bin Laden's life
A new report reveals details about the moment navy SEALs enterered Osama bin Laden's bedroom. CNN's Brian Todd reports.
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Phone links OBL to Pakistan group?
CNN's Brian Todd reports that an Osama bin Laden courier's cell phone may link him to Pakistan.
RELATED: Militant group did not help Osama bin Laden, source says
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