“Gathered in the secure Situation Room, deep within the White House, President Barack Obama and his most trusted aides were able to watch the operation unfold in “real time” as US Special Forces stormed the terror chief’s compound in Pakistan and relayed images of the raid back via satellite.
A photograph released by US officials captured the drama as the group watched the world’s most wanted terrorist finally meet his end, the culmination of a 13 year manhunt.
As they viewed the dramatic images coming in from the remote compound, more than 7,000 miles away, CIA director Leon Panetta gave a running commentary from his headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
Using the code name Geronimo to describe bin Laden, Mr Panetta calmly explained the images to a rapt President and his inner circle of security and military advisers.
“They’ve reached the target,” he said, as the helicopters touched down at 8.30pm BST. “
This version explains Hillary’s hand to her mouth...EXCEPT:
now the story has changed and there was a blackout.
This version is the earliest, and makes the most sense. At first, the 0bama team was proud of themselves. My guess is the lawyers found out later and were aghast to have proof of premeditation on the part of our president and highest officials. There is no way the situation room group is not watching something significant. If it isn’t the play-by-play on the helmet cams, perhaps it’s the helicopter crash. Oh, the horror of being compared to Jimmy Carter.