[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EWestern media reported on the raid that killed Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan on May 2, 2011, with relief and jubilation. \u003Cem\u003EFox News\u003C\/em\u003E described the actions of the Navy SEALs team that killed Bin Laden as \u201cheroic.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cBin Laden Killed by CIA-Led SEALs Team, Death Hailed as Blow to Al Qaeda,\u201d Fox News, May 2, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2011\/05\/02\/bin-laden-killed-cia-led-seals-team-death-hailed-blow-al-qaeda\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/2011\/05\/02\/bin-laden-killed-cia-led-seals-team-death-hailed-blow-al-qaeda\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Cem\u003ECNN\u003C\/em\u003E noted that President Obama\u2019s announcement of Bin Laden\u2019s death \u201cdrew cheering crowds to the streets of New York and the gates of the White House.\u201d The network interviewed numerous people who lost family members in the 9\/11 attacks, including the father of a New York firefighter who praised it as a \u201cwin for the United States of America.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cBin Laden Killing Caps Decade-Long Manhunt,\u201d CNN, May 2, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/05\/02\/bin.laden.dead\/index.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/05\/02\/bin.laden.dead\/index.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMany outlets also covered the details of how the raid on Bin Laden\u2019s compound occurred, the planning that led up to it, as well as the potential backlash from it.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cHow Osama Bin Laden Was Located and Killed,\u201d \u003Cem\u003ENew York Times\u003C\/em\u003E, May 8, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2011\/05\/02\/world\/asia\/abbottabad-map-of-where-osama-bin-laden-was-killed.html?ref=asia\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2011\/05\/02\/world\/asia\/abbottabad-map-of-where-osama-bin-laden-was-killed.html?ref=asia\u003C\/a\u003E; \u201cU.S. Troops Kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan,\u201d CNN, May 2, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/news.blogs.cnn.com\/2011\/05\/02\/obama-to-make-statment-tonight-subject-unknown\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/news.blogs.cnn.com\/2011\/05\/02\/obama-to-make-statment-tonight-subject-unknown\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E The \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E reported reactions from jihadist web sites that threatened attacks on Americans. One user \u201cwarned that those who celebrate the killing will face men \u2018who do not fear death and who will reap your souls,\u2019 and another said that \u201cAmericans should expect to see \u2018hell.\u2019\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EScott Wilson, Craig Whitlock, and William Branigin,\u201d Osama Bin Laden Killed in U.S. Raid, Buried at Sea,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, May 2, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/osama-bin-laden-killed-in-us-raid-buried-at-sea\/2011\/05\/02\/AFx0yAZF_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/osama-bin-laden-killed-in-us-raid-buried-at-sea\/2011\/05\/02\/AFx0yAZF_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDays after the raid, many papers also television networks also carried reports on the SEAL Team Six that performed the operation. According to the \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, \u201cThe team was formed in response to the 1980 American hostages rescue attempt in Iran\u2026They exist outside military protocol and engage in operations that are at the highest level of classification and often outside the boundaries of international law.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EElizabeth Flock, \u201cNavy SEALs Who Killed Osama Bin Laden Are from the Elite \u2018Team 6,\u2019\u201d \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, May 2, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/worldviews\/post\/navy-seals-who-killed-osama-bin-laden-are-from-the-elite-team-6\/2011\/05\/02\/AFCC93YF_blog.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/worldviews\/post\/navy-seals-who-killed-osama-bin-laden-are-from-the-elite-team-6\/2011\/05\/02\/AFCC93YF_blog.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E CNN interviewed former SEALs who described what it means to be part of the elite unit. One former SEAL said, \u201cBe a quiet professional\u2026There is no room for braggarts in the SEALs. Talking hurts missions and gets people killed.\u201d Brandon Webb, former SEAL and author of \u201cThe 21st Century Sniper,\u201d said that, \u201cThey need to go far beyond just being a skilled warrior\u2026The guys behind this mission [to capture or kill bin Laden] have never given anyone a reason to doubt that they are trustworthy and very focused. They are the best of the best.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EAshley Fants, \u201cNavy SEALs, the \u2018Quiet Professionals,\u2019 Got Bin Laden,\u201d CNN, May 3, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/US\/05\/03\/binladen.seals\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/US\/05\/03\/binladen.seals\/\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Osama Bin Laden\u2019s Demise"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]