Bin Laden Tick Tock

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By Keith Kloor
May 3, 2011 8:08 PMNov 19, 2019 10:57 PM

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Like many, I've been closely following the big story this week. For those interested in how Bin Laden was finally found and about the mission that took him out, read this tick tock in the NYT. For background on the elite commandos and the special operations apparatus they belong to, read this and this. These special operations guys work in the shadows. They are known as "operators" and they rarely make news. Some of you who are not big fans of President Obama may be wondering why even his biggest detractors are giving him credit. It's not just good politics. As this NYT story notes:

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