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Pakistan / Bin Laden Killed / A Discussion #992978

CNN Evening News for Monday, May 02, 2011
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Breaking news on the mission to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden†† in Pakistan introduced; scenes shown of President Obama and his staff watching; details given about what happened to his body and the burial at sea. [Tonight, OBAMA - comments on the operation last night against bin Laden.] [White House counterterrorism adviser John BRENNAN†- talks about Obama's "gutsy call."]

(Studio: Anderson Cooper) A detailed look at how bin Laden was taken down presented; scenes and diagrams shown from the room, the compound and the house; details given about the plans for a ground operation to capture or kill bin Laden. [OBAMA - describes what happened.] [BRENNAN - says a woman was used as a shield; comments on the operation.] [CNN's Gloria BORGER, Chris LAWRENCE - recount the surveillance effort that led to the compound that likely held a "high value target."] [Correspondent and former Navy SEAL Kaj LARSON†- says the operation was meticulously planned.]

(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Ed Henry) The evidence about the bin Laden mission and what may/may not be made public discussed.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Gloria Borger) How the interrogation of detainees led to evidence about the whereabouts of bin Laden's compound discussed.

(Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Peter Bergen) The intelligence information that was found at the compound in Pakistan and whether no one in the area may have known he was there inside discussed.

Reporter(s):
Cooper, Anderson;
Henry, Ed;
Borger, Gloria;
Bergen, Peter
Duration:
00:14:30

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