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Navy SEALs Disciplined For Role In Videogame
November 8, 2012 The seven SEALs are charged with releasing classified information while working as consultants on Medal of Honor: Warfighter. One of them was involved in the raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. All have received letters of reprimand and the loss of pay for two months.
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Court Reverses Conviction Of Bin Laden's Driver
October 16, 2012 A federal appeals court ruled that providing material support for terrorism wasn't a crime when Salim Ahmed Hamdan was Osama bin Laden's driver from 1996 to 2001. The decision likely will not affect high-profile cases against suspected terrorists, NPR's Dina Temple-Raston reports.
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Report: If Captured Alive, Obama Favored Putting Osama Bin Laden On Trial
October 3, 2012 President Obama told Vanity Fair he would have favored trying bin Laden in the federal court system. He told the magazine's contributing editor that he with the capture, he would have had the political currency to push for that approach.
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SEAL Foundation Says It Won't Accept Money From Bin Laden Raid Book
September 5, 2012 Matt Bissonnette, the former Navy SEAL who wrote No Easy Day, reportedly plans to give part of his proceeds from the book to the Navy SEAL Foundation, a non-profit that aids Naval Special Warfare personnel and their families. But the group says it won't accept any money from the book's sales.
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Pentagon May Take Legal Action Against SEAL Author
August 30, 2012 In a letter to the author, the Defense Department's general counsel said No Easy Day violated the author's agreements not to divulge military secrets. The book goes on sale Sept. 4.
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SEAL's Book On Bin Laden Raid, Woodward Book On Obama Due Sept. 11
August 23, 2012 The SEAL's book claims to be an inside account of the raid that killed the al-Qaida leader. Woodward's book will focus on the efforts of the Obama administration and Congress to get the economy going.
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Pakistani Court Did Not Connect Doctor's Conviction To Bin Laden Hunt
May 30, 2012 The Pakistani doctor who American officials say was recruited by the CIA to help in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, and has since been sentenced to 33 years in prison, was convicted of having ties to a banned militant group, not for alleged treason.
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33 Years In Prison For Pakistani Doctor Who Aided Hunt For Bin Laden
May 23, 2012 Shakil Afridi was recruited by the U.S. to try to collect DNA samples from the al-Qaida leader or his family members, to prove that bin Laden was in Pakistan. A local court in Pakistan's tribal areas has convicted him of treason.
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Bin Laden Documents Go Online, Show Frustration With Followers
May 3, 2012 West Point's Combating Terrorism Center says the "most compelling story" from the documents is the frustration shown by the al-Qaida leader with the terrorist network's affiliates.
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We Had Dinner With Bin Laden In 2010, Men Tell BBC
May 2, 2012 Two men claim the al-Qaida leader traveled in a large convoy to a tribal area on the border with Afghanistan. He reportedly attended a dinner with some local elders. That conflicts with reports he was in hiding the last five years of his life.
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Looking Back: How The World Quickly Learned About Bin Laden's Death
May 1, 2012 One year ago, the news moved incredibly quickly. From rumor to confirmation to word of a burial at sea, it was all revealed in the space of about five hours.
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Obama Campaign Ad On Bin Laden Hunt: What Would Romney Do?
April 27, 2012 A new Obama campaign ad features former President Bill Clinton praising Obama for giving the risky order for Navy SEALS to kill Osama bin Laden, a decision that could have had disastrous political results if it had failed. The ad essentially asks what would Mitt Romney have done and highlights 2007 statements that make it sound like bin Laden would have been a low priority for him.
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Almost One Year After Bin Laden's Death, Pakistan Deports His Family
April 27, 2012 Next Wednesday marks one year since U.S. Navy SEALs raided Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed the al-Qaida leader. His three wives, children and grandchildren have been sent to Saudi Arabia.
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Bin Laden's Wives, Daughters Sentenced To 45 Days Detention, Deportation
April 2, 2012 The three women and two of bin Laden's older daughters were convicted of living illegally in Pakistan. Two of the wives are thought to be from Saudi Arabia, one from Yemen. They've all been fined about $114 each as well.
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Bin Laden Fathered 4 Children, Hid In 5 Safe Houses While On Run, Wife Says
March 30, 2012 His youngest wife has given investigators the most detailed account yet of where the al-Qaida leader was in the years between the 2001 terrorist attacks and his death in May 2011, The New York Times reports.
