Top of the Hour: CIA Used Fake Vaccination Program to Trace Bin Laden, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Before the raid where a Navy Seal team killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the C.I.A. reportedly used a fake vaccination program to gather intelligence on the Al Qaida leader’s whereabouts. These revelations are drawing criticism from the international public health community.

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