We’ve collected all of our coverage regarding the news that American forces have killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. We’ll continue to update this post throughout the day.
Freethink Media’s man-on-the-street video captures the thoughts and emotions of Americans celebrating outside the White House into the wee hours of the night after the announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death.
Watch below:
Crowd celebrates Bin Laden’s death for hours outside the White House
People climbed trees and lightposts and waved American flags. The crowd continues to burst into chants of “USA.”
Top videos from crowds outside the White House celebrating the news of the death of Osama Bin Laden
Crowds gathered outside the White House last night and early this morning to celebrate the news of Osama bin Laden’s death with a number of chants.
Raid that got bin Laden was culmination of years of work, sr. admin officials say
Sunday afternoon’s raid by U.S. forces that killed Osama bin Laden was the “culmination of years of careful and highly advanced intelligence work,” senior administration officials said in a conference call, describing the genesis of an operation that sounded like it was right out of a “Mission Impossible” movie.
Some time after Sept. 11, detainees held by the U.S. told interrogators about a man believed to work as a courier for bin Laden, senior administration officials said. The man was described by detainees as a protégé of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and “one of the few Al Qaeda couriers trusted by bin laden.”
Initially, intelligence officials only had the man’s nickname, but they discovered his real name four years ago.
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Official: Bin Laden already buried at sea
After bin Laden was killed in a raid by U.S. forces in Pakistan, senior administration officials said the body would be handled according to Islamic practice and tradition. That practice calls for the body to be buried within 24 hours, the official said. Finding a country willing to accept the remains of the world’s most wanted terrorist would have been difficult, the official said. So the U.S. decided to bury him at sea.
Twitter breaks news of Osama Bin Laden’s death first; cable networks scramble to confirm
For journalists, it was a sudden call from the White House: President Obama was preparing an important announcement to the country, and reporters scrambled to their posts. But as many American’s turned to broadcast news for more details, the news was already spreading on Twitter like wildfire. Read More
Former President George W. Bush celebrates death of Osama: “No matter how long it takes, justice will be done”
This momentous achievement marks a victory for America, for people who seek peace around the world, and for all those who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001. The fight against terror goes on, but tonight America has sent an unmistakable message: No matter how long it takes, justice will be done.
‘Osama Bin Gotten’: In the crowd at the White House Sunday night
We got him,” shouted a tall fair-haired Catholic University student sporting a shirt with the name of a New York City fire department in the Bronx. He said his father, who worked at the station, had served at ground zero at the World Trade Center for months after the 9/11 attack. “It’s a great feeling,” he said about Obama, declining to give his name. “It is a great feeling for Americans and for the 9/11 families.”
Muslim Brotherhood: Bin Laden’s death means Obama should pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq
“With Bin Laden’s death, one of the reasons for which violence has been practised in the world has been removed. It is time for Obama to pull out of Afghanistan and Iraq and end the occupation of U.S. and Western forces around the world that have for so long harmed Muslim countries.”
Pakistani man unwittingly live-tweets invasion on Osama Bin Laden’s compound
‘Osama Bin Gotten’: In the crowd at the White House Sunday night
