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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu May 2, 2024, 09:35 AM May 2024

On this day, May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2

• 2011 – Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.


Situation Room: The U.S. national security team, with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden (left), and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, gathered in the White House Situation Room to monitor the progress of the operation
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On this day, May 2, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 OP
And NOW we have the Trump clown folks in charge of our security!! riversedge May 6 #1

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