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Full Article Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Sony says 25 million more accounts at risk in new data hack 2:12am EDT With bin Laden dead, Washington state man finally shaves 02 May 2011 Bin Laden killing will embarrass authorities: Pakistani media 12:36am EDT UPDATE 4-Sony says 25 mln more users at risk in second data hack 02 May 2011 U.S. commandos knew bin Laden likely would die 02 May 2011 Discussed 165 Obama to make statement late Sunday, White House says 106 White House releases longer Obama birth certificate 103 Donald Trump calls U.S. leaders ”stupid” Watched Osama bin Laden dead Mon, May 2 2011 Fire ants form rafts to defy floods Tue, Apr 26 2011 Osama bin Laden is dead: Obama Mon, May 2 2011 U.S. commandos knew bin Laden likely would die Tweet Share this By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special forces set out to kill Osama bin Laden and dump his body in the sea to make it harder for the al Qaeda founder to become a martyr, U.S. national security officials told Reuters on Monday. "This... Email Print Related News Pakistan says not part of U.S. operation to kill bin Laden 3:25am EDT Fears of Qaeda vengeance after U.S. kills Osama Mon, May 2 2011 Mix of joy, relief and anger at Bin Laden death Mon, May 2 2011 Bin Laden killing was "joint U.S.-Pakistani operation" Mon, May 2 2011 Stocks, dollar fall as bin Laden rally fades Mon, May 2 2011 Analysis & Opinion Osama bin Laden meme roundup U.S. Muslims hope for better days after bin Laden Related Topics World » Osama bin Laden » An aerial view, released by the United State Department of Defense May 2, 2011, shows the compound (highlighted) that Osama bin Laden was killed in on Monday in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Credit: Reuters/Department of Defense/Handout By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Mon May 2, 2011 11:47pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. special forces set out to kill Osama bin Laden and dump his body in the sea to make it harder for the al Qaeda founder to become a martyr, U.S. national security officials told Reuters on Monday. "This was a kill operation," one of the officials said. "If he had waved a white flag of surrender, he would have been taken alive," the official added. But the operating assumption among the U.S. raiders, he added, was that bin Laden would put up a fight -- which he did. Bin Laden "participated" in a firefight between the U.S. commandos and residents of the fortified compound near the Pakistani capital Islamabad where he had been hiding, the official said. Other U.S. officials said the U.S. strike team shot the al Qaeda leader dead with bullets to the chest and head during the course of the 40-minute operation. He did not return fire. Three other men and a woman lay dead after the raid, but no Americans were killed. Bin Laden's wife, originally thought killed, was only wounded. The woman killed in the raid was not used as a human shield by the al Qaeda leader before his death, a U.S. official said, correcting an earlier description. John Brennan, President Barack Obama's top counterterrorism adviser, had said U.S. officials believed the dead woman was one of bin Laden's wives and that he had used her as a human shield. Brennan said the commandos were prepared to capture bin Laden alive, but they knew that was a remote possibility. "If we had the opportunity to take bin Laden alive, if he didn't present any threat, the individuals involved were able and prepared to do that," Brennan told reporters. "The concern was that bin Laden would oppose any type of capture operation. Indeed, he did. It was a firefight. He, therefore, was killed in that firefight, and that's when the remains were removed." The operation was carried out by a team of about 15 special forces operatives -- most, if not all, U.S. Navy SEALs, according to U.S. officials familiar with the details. They indicated the team was based in Afghanistan. One official said it included forensic specialists whose job was to collect evidence proving that bin Laden was caught in the raid and intelligence that might be useful in tracking down other al Qaeda leaders or foiling ongoing plots. National Journal said U.S. authorities used intelligence about bin Laden's compound to build a replica of it and use it for trial runs in early April. Within hours of bin Laden's death, which Obama announced in a dramatic, late-night White House speech, the commandos had buried bin Laden's body at sea, two U.S. officials said. It was done so that bin Laden's body would not become a symbol of veneration or inspiration for would-be militants, U.S. officials said. "You wouldn't want to leave him so that his body could become a shrine," one of the officials said. CIA WAS CONFIDENT U.S. officials said the key information that eventually led to bin Laden's trail came from questioning of militants detained by U.S. forces following the Sept 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. Captured militants, including some held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, told intelligence officials of a particular al Qaeda "courier" whom they had heard was close to bin Laden. They also mentioned two captured al Qaeda operations chiefs, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, widely believed to have masterminded the attacks. Initially U.S. intelligence did not know either the name or whereabouts of the courier. But officials said that about four years ago, U.S. agencies learned the individual's name. Two years ago, U.S. intelligence received credible information indicating that the courier and his brother, another suspected militant operative, were operating somewhere near Islamabad. Then, in August 2010, the U.S. pinpointed the compound in Abbottabad where intelligence indicated the two brothers, their families, and a third large family were living. It was located in a ritzy neighborhood at the end of a dirt road, not far from one of Pakistan's principal military academies. Residents of the area included retired Pakistani military officers. Working with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), which analyzes pictures from spy satellites and aircraft, and the National Security Agency, which conducts electronic eavesdropping, the CIA concluded that the compound was built with unusual security features -- including high-walls topped with barbed-wire -- and that its inhabitants appeared to take unusual security precautions. By earlier this year, the CIA believed that it had "high confidence" that a "high-value" al Qaeda target was at the Abbottabad compound, and a strong probability that this target was bin Laden. But one official said the agency was never "100 percent certain" that bin Laden was the one who was hiding out. (This story was corrected in the seventh paragraph to say commandos were prepared to capture bin Laden alive, not Obama) (Additional reporting by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason; editing by Warren Strobel and Mohammad Zargham) World Osama bin Laden Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (4) GeyeJo wrote: “Bin Laden’s wife, originally thought killed, was only wounded. The woman killed in the raid was not used as a human shield by the al Qaeda leader before his death, a U.S. official said, correcting an earlier description.” Have to “modify” their story, now that she is alive… May 02, 2011 12:58am EDT -- Report as abuse GeyeJo wrote: “(This story was corrected in the seventh paragraph to say commandos were prepared to capture bin Laden alive, not Obama)” So the commandos weren’t prepared to capture Obama alive? :P Ah, where is an editor when you need one… May 03, 2011 1:03am EDT -- Report as abuse DrDoug wrote: This bin Laden stuff isn’t important. Let’s go back to talking about Trump and the birth certificate! 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