Details Emerge On Secret Navy Seal Team That Killed Osama Bin Laden

by Alex Alvarez | 10:49 am, May 2nd, 2011

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A Virginia Beach-based team of Navy SEALS is credited with finally bringing down Osama bin Laden, the man the United States (and, well, the world) has been trying to capture for years.

“Team Six” – a moniker given to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group (or DevGru, for short) – had been undergoing extensive training to ensure that their raids would unfold flawlessly, even practicing their skills in a replicated one-acre compound built on Camp Alpha. DevGru belongs to the Joint Special Operations Command and reports to the President, their missions and training always highly classified. In fact, according to the National Journal, the general public isn’t told about the specifics of team members’ deaths:

Though the general public knows about the special SEALs and their brothers in Delta Force, most JSOC missions never leak. We only hear about JSOC when something goes bad (a British aid worker is accidentally killed) or when something really big happens (a merchant marine captain is rescued at sea), and even then, the military remains especially sensitive about their existence. Several dozen JSOC operatives have died in Pakistan over the past several years. Their names are released by the Defense Department in the usual manner, but with a cover story — generally, they were killed in training accidents in eastern Afghanistan. That’s the code.

While the JSOC has inspired its fair share of criticism – due in no small part to the tactics they’ve used to procure information, to put it delicately – the weekend’s announcement regarding the capture of one of the world’s most wanted people proves that the group’s work in conjunction with the CIA can yield positive results. Currently, the JSOC is involved in more than 50 operations across several countries, which, all in all, cost the United States $1 billion annually.

The team captured bin Laden in an attack lasted about 40 minutes, during which a total of 22 people were killed or captured.

Intelligence forces were able to catch a break in their search for bin Laden last summer, and the CIA was able to develop a strategy based on intelligence from sources close to bin Laden.
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Tony the Fist

Get these American heroes some steaks and a couple of couple of cold ones. USA! USA! USA!
BlueBunny

THE WORLD THANKS THESE FINE MILITARY PEOPLE! BLESS THEM ALL!
WHarropson

Here is a local human interest story from the O.C.
Headline:
“O.C. Reacts to Death”
First line:
“Palestinian and Egyptian community activists in Orange County are unhappy with the way they believe Osama bin Laden was killed.”

Houston, we have a problem.
http://www.ocregister.com/news/-298688–.html
James Louis Knight

I will buy you guys lunch. I swear I will. GOOD JOB Drop by Vinita OK Miller Cozy Home. I am buying at Clantons’. GOOD JOB!!! I love you guys. I am crazy about you.
Nobodys_Stooge

Donald Trump demands to see the death certificate!!!
MrTPar_taY

Put some of these Seals into this administration-once they turn off the printing presses maybe THEY can fix the economy.
justanotherconservative

these are the guys and the operations that have to continue bringing down these crazy extremists all around the world. go usa military! you guys are the best.
chatmandu002

Thank you, thank you….
BatBoy

US Navy Seals: They will not only kill you on Easter Sunday (Somali Pirates, Sunday, April 12, 2009)…BUT they will kill you on any Sunday (UBL, Sunday, May 1, 2011)

Congratulations….BUT… I suspect after this story wears off after a few days, BHO is going to pay a Huge Political Price for the “KILL or Capture” orders he gave for UBL.

It most likely will come from the US lefties….the ones dancing in the street last night, and the world community. UBL was still liked by far too many in this world!
The_Reasonable_Lib

Does the media realize that they are the reason that all of this divulging they’re doing is part of the reason why President Obama kept this operation in Pakistan under wraps?
johnshea33

Thank goodness Bin Laden is dead! An eye for an eye has ALWAYS solved all my problems. Sincerely though, this is quite a significant event but the cheering and chanting of “U.S.A.” outside the white house reminds me of several other countries I used to call crazy. Cheering for someone to be dead=probably not a great idea.
printbrat

God bless our Navy Seals!!
Team Six: Thank you, YOU ARE AWESOME!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Garrity/710241248 Mark Garrity

Great work. This lefty remembers George Bush could have done this if he had wanted to. He never bothered getting the intelligence agencies working together and lost interest in bin Laden. Facts are facts. Thank God we have a president who focuses and follows through these days.

The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.”
~ G.W. Bush, 9/13/01

“I want justice…There’s an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive,’” ~ G.W. Bush, 9/17/01, UPI

“…Secondly, he is not escaping us. This is a guy, who, three months ago, was in control of a county [sic]. Now he’s maybe in control of a cave. He’s on the run. Listen, a while ago I said to the American people, our objective is more than bin Laden. But one of the things for certain is we’re going to get him running and keep him running, and bring him to justice. And that’s what’s happening. He’s on the run, if he’s running at all. So we don’t know whether he’s in cave with the door shut, or a cave with the door open — we just don’t know….” ~ Bush, in remarks in a Press Availability with the Press Travel Pool, The Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford TX, 12/28/01, as reported on official White House site

“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.” ~ G.W. Bush, 3/13/02

“I am truly not that concerned about him.” ~ G.W. Bush, responding to a question about bin Laden’s whereabouts, 3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02)

As late as 2006 he told Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard he didn’t care about bin Laden anymore.
idesign

Obama charges SEALs with assault for slapping a terrorist, but he’s a hero for taking out Osama….WTF?
BatBoy

idesign said:
Obama charges SEALs with assault for slapping a terrorist, but he’s a hero for taking out Osama….WTF?

Kind of ironic, isn’t it!

Obama is a man of many faces! Something for everybody….make that almost everybody!
VoiceofReason

Mark Garrity said:
Great work. This lefty remembers George Bush could have done this if he had wanted to. He never bothered getting the intelligence agencies working together and lost interest in bin Laden. Facts are facts. Thank God we have a president who focuses and follows through these days. The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.”~ G.W. Bush, 9/13/01 “I want justice…There’s an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive,’” ~ G.W. Bush, 9/17/01, UPI “…Secondly, he is not escaping us. This is a guy, who, three months ago, was in control of a county [sic]. Now he’s maybe in control of a cave. He’s on the run. Listen, a while ago I said to the American people, our objective is more than bin Laden. But one of the things for certain is we’re going to get him running and keep him running, and bring him to justice. And that’s what’s happening. He’s on the run, if he’s running at all. So we don’t know whether he’s in cave with the door shut, or a cave with the door open — we just don’t know….” ~ Bush, in remarks in a Press Availability with the Press Travel Pool, The Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford TX, 12/28/01, as reported on official White House site “I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.” ~ G.W. Bush, 3/13/02 “I am truly not that concerned about him.” ~ G.W. Bush, responding to a question about bin Laden’s whereabouts, 3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02) As late as 2006 he told Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard he didn’t care about bin Laden anymore.

Maybe you should peep the transcript of the briefing where they say that they got this info during the Bush admin…probably from those interogations you bedwetters pissed on about…….and then from futher intel garnered out of Gitmo…that place your messiah couldn’t wait to close but then followed Bush’s lead in leaving it open.

Bush got Bin Laden….Obama will just take the credit like he did in Iraq.
tatboy

GO SEALS!!!
cjd ohio 1

SEALS kick ass
Sean68

Best Birthday present ever.
tiredoftherunaround

Nobodys_Stooge said:
Donald Trump demands to see the death certificate!!!

Poor joke. Being told repeatedly as if it’s original and/or funny.
Jaurez

Excellent post, Alex. Best one of the day imo. :)
skyfet

VoiceofReason said:
Bush got Bin Laden….Obama will just take the credit like he did in Iraq.

Yeah, you are right, Bush did it, just like the economy.
mlb

Mark Garrity said:
Great work. This lefty remembers George Bush could have done this if he had wanted to. He never bothered getting the intelligence agencies working together and lost interest in bin Laden. Facts are facts. Thank God we have a president who focuses and follows through these days.

The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.”
~ G.W. Bush, 9/13/01

“I want justice…There’s an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, ‘Wanted: Dead or Alive,’” ~ G.W. Bush, 9/17/01, UPI

“…Secondly, he is not escaping us. This is a guy, who, three months ago, was in control of a county [sic]. Now he’s maybe in control of a cave. He’s on the run. Listen, a while ago I said to the American people, our objective is more than bin Laden. But one of the things for certain is we’re going to get him running and keep him running, and bring him to justice. And that’s what’s happening. He’s on the run, if he’s running at all. So we don’t know whether he’s in cave with the door shut, or a cave with the door open — we just don’t know….” ~ Bush, in remarks in a Press Availability with the Press Travel Pool, The Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford TX, 12/28/01, as reported on official White House site

“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.” ~ G.W. Bush, 3/13/02

“I am truly not that concerned about him.” ~ G.W. Bush, responding to a question about bin Laden’s whereabouts, 3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02)

As late as 2006 he told Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard he didn’t care about bin Laden anymore.

Bush authorized the expansion of Team Six and many other SEAL teams, gave them the ‘green light’ to carry out missions viewed by the Left as acts of terror. He may have been saying he didn’t care about bin Laden so defenses would be let down, who knows- which they obviously were since bin Laden left his cave and moved into plain sight. Other than his campaign I haven’t heard Obama mention him all that much either – nor have I heard the media ask about him in any recent press conference.
printbrat

VoiceofReason said:
Bush got Bin Laden….Obama will just take the credit like he did in Iraq.

Whoa…what planet are you on? Obama inherited IRAQ – who in their right mind would want to take credit for the disorganized mess of us entering IRAQ? BUSH sent our boys and gals there under the illusion of WMD — which by-the-way did not exist; and if I remember correctly, BUSH allowed Bin Laden’s family safe passage out of the United States immediately after 9/11; and it was BUSH who personally cancelled the chase on Bin Laden during his presidential term. OBAMA GOT BIN LADEN. You may not like the man or his politics (I’m not happy about a lot of things either) but let’s give credit where credit is due. OBAMA GOT BIN LADEN.
seek

NOBAMA 2012 said:
Hersh, Olbermann Called Bin Laden SEAL Team “Assassination Ring” In 2009 http://realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/05/02/hersh_olbermann_called_bin_laden_seal_team_assassination_ring_in_2009.html Seems sissy boy had a problem with the SEALS in 2009 but no problem with them on Sunday…

Evidence is so harsh at times, don’t you think? lol
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