The details and narrative of what happened during the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan have come out in bits and pieces over the last few days. Initial reports that Bin Laden met American forces with armed resistance seemed to be inaccurate and reports that bin Laden used one of his wives as a shield has also been recounted. Are White House officials revising history? Josh Gerstein, White House Reporter for Politico has been trying to sort out the actual narrative, he drills down into the details of bin Laden’s killing.
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