No Easy Day - what the book by US Naval SEAL reveals about Abbottabad Operation

The mysterious death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of the US Naval SEALs remains a question mark as no concrete evidence of his death has so far been produced and many speculative stories are there on the internet.

However, the 'No Easy Day' a book by the Team 6 operative Matt Bissonnette that came out recently, sheds some light on the operation and how did the OBL was spotted, identified and killed.

The Business Insider has prepared a slide show consisting of 25 slides based on the book by the Naval Seal and sheds light on the Abbottabad operation.

The $ 65,000 NVDs, each Naval SEAL was equipped with, had four tubes instead of the usual two, This allowed them a field of view of 120 degrees instead of just 40 degrees. NVG’s allowed the SEALs to clear corners more easily and gave them greater situational awareness.

Read more / see the slide show: Business Insider

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Bin Laden WAS NOT buried at sea, but flown to the U.S. for cremation

The fate of Osama bin Laden's remains have been called into question after emails leaked from an intelligence analysis firm say the body of the terror leader was actually sent to the U.S. for cremation.

According to the emails, the Al Qaeda boss was shot and killed on May 1, 2011 during the famous Navy SEAL Team Six raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, was transported back to the U.S. and cremated. Leaked emails say Osama bin Laden's body was transported to the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Maryland,' which closed its doors on September 15, 2011

The emails were allegedly obtained by the hacker group Anonymous from Stratfor, an organisation dealing with analysis of intelligence and geopolitical analysis. It's also known as the 'Shadow CIA'. 

Read details: Mail Online

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Osama's family to be repatriated to Saudia soon

[ The News ] 6 Dec

Pakistan will soon repatriate the two wives and children of the Osama Bin Laden to Saudi Arabia, reported Saudi Arab's Al-Hayat Arabic daily.

The report said:

"An official at the Pakistani Ministry of Interior told Al-Hayat that the Kingdom had agreed to the Pakistani request for the wives and their children to return to Saudi Arabia. Their return had been hampered by the investigation and other problems".

"However, Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadair, the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, said he has not received any official directives about the repatriation."

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Pakistan Envoy to US resigns over 'memogate'

Full Story: BBC Asia 22 Nov

Pakistan's ambassador to the United States has resigned over claims that he sought Washington's help against his country's military.

Hussain Haqqani - Pakistan's Envoy to US

Husain Haqqani is accused of compiling a memo seeking US help to avert a military takeover in Pakistan following the killing of Osama Bin Laden in May.

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