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STORY #1: Seymour Hersh Says Official US Account of Osama’s Death is Full of Lies! http://ur1.ca/mbbkg
Seymour Hersh’s counter-narrative of the death of Osama bin Laden has put the White House on the defensive. But is there any truth to it?
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– Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh thinks the official US account of the death of Osama bin Laden is full of lies. He’s written a lengthy piece in the London Review of Books detailing what he says is the truth. It’s quite a story.
According to Mr. Hersh, Mr. bin Laden was a Pakistani captive. A walk-in informer told the United States the Al Qaeda leader was in Pakistan – he wasn’t found by a heroic CIA effort. Under US pressure, Pakistan agreed to turn bin Laden over, but insisted on a staged Navy SEAL team “raid” to make things look good. In essence, bin Laden was assassinated, as he was the only person shot in the famous Abbottabad compound. Continue reading