The Slippery Story Of The Bin Laden Kill -- Garance Franke-Ruta, The Atlantic
The early narrative of the assault on Osama bin Laden had him using his wife as a human shield and firing from behind her. Now we learn he wasn't armed.
The White House Tuesday blamed "the fog of war" for conflicting statements in its recounting of the events surrounding the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but the history of misstatements from U.S. government officials about various combat operations raises questions about whether briefers also were subjecting us to a counterterrorism strategy and not just completely confused in their initial statements.
The White House Tuesday blamed "the fog of war" for conflicting statements in its recounting of the events surrounding the Abbottabad raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but the history of misstatements from U.S. government officials about various combat operations raises questions about whether briefers also were subjecting us to a counterterrorism strategy and not just completely confused in their initial statements.
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My Comment: The incompetence of the Obama administration is showing themselves AGAIN. This is what always happens when one tries to politicize an event that should NOT be politicized.
Update: I am not the only one who is confused with the White House story.(Check May 03, 2011 - 04:55PM)
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My Comment: The incompetence of the Obama administration is showing themselves AGAIN. This is what always happens when one tries to politicize an event that should NOT be politicized.
Update: I am not the only one who is confused with the White House story.(Check May 03, 2011 - 04:55PM)