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Usama Bin Ladin Operation Photos

CIA Director Leon E. Panetta receives an update on the operation against Usama Bin Ladin in a planning meeting at CIA Headquarters on May 1, 2011.
CIA Director Leon E. Panetta receives an update on the operation against Usama Bin Ladin in a planning meeting at CIA Headquarters on May 1, 2011.

 

CIA Director Leon E. Panetta smiles in his command center at CIA Headquarters after giving the “go” order to carry out the operation against Usama Bin Ladin on May 1, 2011.
CIA Director Leon E. Panetta smiles in his command center at CIA Headquarters after giving the “go” order to carry out the operation against Usama Bin Ladin on May 1, 2011.

 

At his command center at CIA Headquarters, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta monitors the progress of the operation at the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 1, 2011.
At his command center at CIA Headquarters, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta monitors the progress of the operation at the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 1, 2011.

 

CIA Director Leon E. Panetta smiles during a session with employees at CIA Headquarters on May 2, 2011. Director Panetta gave a play-by-play of the successful operation against Usama Bin Ladin to employees who tuned in from Agency facilities around the world.
CIA Director Leon E. Panetta smiles during a session with employees at CIA Headquarters on May 2, 2011. Director Panetta gave a play-by-play of the successful operation against Usama Bin Ladin to employees who tuned in from Agency facilities around the world.

 

In a studio at CIA Headquarters on May 3, 2011, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta gives a television interview about the operation that killed Usama Bin Ladin.
In a studio at CIA Headquarters on May 3, 2011, CIA Director Leon E. Panetta gives a television interview about the operation that killed Usama Bin Ladin.

 

To mark the death of Usama Bin Ladin—the man who ordered the 9/11 attacks—the CIA placed flags at its Headquarters next to three artifacts from the attack sites, including this safe door pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center.
To mark the death of Usama Bin Ladin—the man who ordered the 9/11 attacks—the CIA placed flags at its Headquarters next to three artifacts from the attack sites, including this safe door pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center.


Posted: May 05, 2011 10:21 AM
Last Updated: May 09, 2011 02:58 PM
Last Reviewed: May 05, 2011 10:21 AM