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CIA Director: There Was No Live Video of OBL Raid
The Blaze ^ | 5/4/2011 | Emily Esfahani Smith

Posted on 05/04/2011 7:08:18 PM PDT by Signalman

Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, revealed there was a 25 minute blackout during which the live feed from cameras mounted on the helmets of the US special forces was cut off.

A photograph released by the White House appeared to show the President and his aides in the situation room watching the action as it unfolded. In fact they had little knowledge of what was happening in the compound.

Mr Panetta said: “Once those teams went into the compound I can tell you that there was a time period of almost 20 or 25 minutes where we really didn’t know just exactly what was going on. And there were some very tense moments as we were waiting for information.

“We had some observation of the approach there, but we did not have direct flow of information as to the actual conduct of the operation itself as they were going through the compound.”

Panetta also admitted that the Navy Seals, not the president, made the decision to kill bin Laden:

He said: “The authority here was to kill bin Laden. And obviously, under the rules of engagement, if he had in fact thrown up his hands, surrendered and didn’t appear to be representing any kind of threat, then they were to capture him. But they had full authority to kill him.

“To be frank, I don’t think he had a lot of time to say anything. It was a firefight going up that compound. And by the time they got to the third floor and found bin Laden, I think it – this was all split-second action on the part of the Seals.”

The President only knew the mission was successful after the Navy Seals commander heard the word “Geronimo” on the radio, a code word from commandos reporting that they had killed bin Laden.

The absence of footage of the raid has led to conflicting reports about what happened in the compound. According to Pakistani authorities one of bin Laden’s daughter’s, who was present during the raid, claimed that her father was captured alive before he was killed.


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KEYWORDS: cia; panetta; video
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To: Signalman

How many retakes of this story are we going to get?


21 posted on 05/04/2011 7:35:44 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Signalman
"He said: “The authority here was to kill bin Laden. And obviously, under the rules of engagement, if he had in fact thrown up his hands, surrendered and didn’t appear to be representing any kind of threat, then they were to capture him. But they had full authority to kill him."

Sounds familiar. Something sticks in my mind about a rescue of a Capt. of a Maersk vessel a couple of years ago where the watch commander made the decision under the same ROE, and instructed the sniper to proceed to kill the pirates.

In both cases it worked, and Obama was able to beat his chest, and play BIG GUY.

22 posted on 05/04/2011 7:40:27 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: Just mythoughts

Someone smart calculated there were too many leftists in the WH situation room not to be trusted... so they cut the live feed.


23 posted on 05/04/2011 7:44:15 PM PDT by Tim n Texas
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To: ConorMacNessa

It’s Beck’s ‘news’ site much like DrudgeReport. Since launching earlier this year, they’ve been pretty accurate with ‘sourcing.’ Beck was waaaaay to much on the line to invent stories or report ‘half-truths.’


24 posted on 05/04/2011 7:44:25 PM PDT by ATLDiver
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To: Siouxz
Precisely. Imagine the horror of a blackout/silence for 20 minutes... seeing is believing, and t'aint nothing to see here, right?
25 posted on 05/04/2011 7:52:45 PM PDT by alieno nomine (Throw the bums out!)
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To: Tim n Texas
Someone smart calculated there were too many leftists in the WH situation room not to be trusted... so they cut the live feed.

Could well be the case. Personally speaking, I am exhausted by the flood of deception that spews continually out of this White House. It does appear this success for US is really hitting the 'one' to his core.

26 posted on 05/04/2011 7:54:59 PM PDT by Just mythoughts
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To: Royal Wulff

“What would it look like today if we raided that compound and bin Laden wasn’t there?

1) immediate “burial-at-sea”

2) no photos released

3) unfortunate video problems”

Until Bennie showed up alive on video holding tomorrow’s newpaper.


27 posted on 05/04/2011 7:55:08 PM PDT by Magic Fingers
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To: ATLDiver; Signalman
Thanks for the info - it looked a little sketchy to me, but with the misinformation and disinformation emanating from the WH on this situation anything is possible.

Lamh Foistenach Abu!
28 posted on 05/04/2011 7:56:59 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: Royal Wulff

Remember the photo where everyone was sitting there glued to the TV monitor watching what was happening. I suppose that wasn’t happening either!


29 posted on 05/04/2011 7:57:04 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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To: Signalman
This is like Obama trying to write a Tom Clancy Novel.

Maybe they were looking at the Bill / Monica archived footage from the hidden camera in the Oval Office.

30 posted on 05/04/2011 7:57:10 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If Sarah Palin was President, you would have a job by now...)
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To: alieno nomine

I’m sorry, I don’t care if you are Hillary, the Queen Mother or my Aunt Marsha.

That is the look of something terrible taking place. There was no blackout. You cannot hide that look.


31 posted on 05/04/2011 7:57:26 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Who is John Galt?)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

See Post 11 ;)


32 posted on 05/04/2011 7:59:26 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Signalman

Anyone who believes there’s no video of the FULL mission including the righteous execution of Bin Laden is a fool, period.


33 posted on 05/04/2011 8:02:33 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: usconservative

“Anyone who believes there’s no video of the FULL mission including the righteous execution of Bin Laden is a fool, period.”

Needs repeating...often and everywhere.


34 posted on 05/04/2011 8:03:46 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Norm Lenhart
The gang that couldn't shoot straight.

My God what do the people in the middle East think?

Close your eyes for a minute and imagine if GW Bush were President and all the stories were changing. What would you see on TV?

35 posted on 05/04/2011 8:04:23 PM PDT by scooby321
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To: Signalman
Panetta also admitted that the Navy Seals, not the president, made the decision to kill bin Laden:

"Team 6 Alpha to Messiah, Geronimo has opened fire on us with AK-47. Request permission to kill."

"Messiah to Team 6 Alpha, let me sleep on it and I'll give you an answer in the morning."

"WTF! Mr. President .... I mean Messiah ... We are taking heavy fire. We need permission to kill!"

"Messiah to Team 6 Alpha, I'm not going to tell you what my decision is now - I'm going to go back and think about it some more. I'm leaving the room now."

"Alpha, what did Messiah say?"

"Messiah said to blow his f#%ing head off!"

Obama took SIXTEEN HOURS to make up his mind about Bin Laden mission .... Barack Obama kept military commanders hanging by declaring he would 'sleep on it' before taking 16 hours to give the go-ahead to raid Bin Laden's compound. .... The mission looked set to be given the all clear last Thursday when analysts confirmed beyond doubt that Bin Laden was in busy town of Abbottabad in northern Pakistan. ..... But the president stunned officials when he told a national security meeting that he wanted more time to think - and disappeared out of the room. 'I'm not going to tell you what my decision is now - I'm going to go back and think about it some more,' said Obama, according to the New York Times.

36 posted on 05/04/2011 8:04:26 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: alieno nomine

The Situation Room photo is timestamped at 4:05 p.m. - about 15 minutes after the raid ended. Hillary and company may be watching belated footage.

The timestamp does support Panetta’s statement that the WH group didn’t see the raid take place live, contrary to numerous media reports.


37 posted on 05/04/2011 8:07:15 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: Signalman
Of course they weren't watching a live feed of the OBL raid. The photo circulating the web was a fake.
 
Here. Here is the real and untouched photo of what they were really watching:

 


38 posted on 05/04/2011 8:07:26 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I'm a Birther - And a Deather)
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To: tallyhoe

See post #37.


39 posted on 05/04/2011 8:08:33 PM PDT by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: scooby321

“Close your eyes for a minute and imagine if GW Bush were President and all the stories were changing. What would you see on TV?”

24/7 coverage of how BushCheney was committing an act of treason by lying to America and making the whole thing up in a war for oil.

Arrest BushCheney NOW!!! For the children!!! For the environment!!! Pakistani women and children hit hardest!!! Seniors will starve!!!

Something like that ;)


40 posted on 05/04/2011 8:09:23 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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