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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. special forces team that hunted down Osama bin Laden was under orders to kill the al Qaeda mastermind, not capture him, a U.S. national security official told Reuters.
"This was a kill operation," the official said, making clear there was no desire to try to capture bin Laden alive in Pakistan.
(Reporting by Mark Hosenball, writing by Matt Spetalnick)
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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am grateful to the navy seals for escorting Osama Bin Laden to meet the 71 Virginians who have been waiting to kick his a$$!!!! I personally plan a trip from Pennsylvania to the ocean so I can spit on his watery grave!!!
Good Riddence Osama!!!
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