Today, in an entirely different kind of strike on everyone’s collective patience, the Central Intelligence Agency decided it would commemorate the death of bin Laden by tweeting the attack in real time, as though it was happening today.
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Osama bin Laden was killed by United States Navy Seal commandos on 2 May 2011 after a raid on his compound in Abbottabad.
President Barack Obama said opportunities to strike Osama bin Laden were so rare that he was willing to risk failure and worldwide embarrassment in May 2011 rather than wait for another chance to send Navy SEALs after the world’s most wanted man.
Five years ago Monday night, President Obama announced the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
Obama’s administration has pointed to the raid as evidence that despite the President’s caution about foreign engagement, he isn’t loathe to act forcefully on behalf of American interests and pursue aggressive action against terrorists.
One of the tweets showed an aerial photograph of the compound and a map of the region where it was located in Pakistan and another showed the layout of the premises.
“Watching the @CIA relive on Twitter the #UBLRaid today reminds me of how proud I am of the men and women who do what they do”. The account’s bio states: “We are the Nation’s first line of defense”.
The announcement of his death was greeted with celebration by the USA and many of its allies but many Twitter users weren’t so sure about the agency’s anniversary plans.
“We have destroyed a large part of al-Qaida”.
However, the move was met with criticism. It’s not completely eliminated.
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“If we got Baghdadi, I think it would have a great impact on the organisation. And it will be felt by them”, he added.
