Obama and officials in the White House Situation Room were able to watch the raid against bin Laden live, the Washington Post confirms. Ian Yarett on how helmet-cam combat video works. Plus, full coverage of bin Laden.
It was a picture that caught everyone's attention. Sitting in the White House situation room, President Obama and his team appear to be breathlessly monitoring the raid that located and killed Osama bin Laden. But the image left many wondering: was the president actually seeing the operation unfold in real-time on the screen in front of him?
A Closer Look: The Situation Room Decoded
In a White House briefing on Monday, counterterrorism chief John Brennan said that he and the rest of Obama's team were "able to monitor the situation in real time" and were given "regular updates" as the operation proceeded, but wouldn't say whether there was a live video feed. Even...
It was a picture that caught everyone's attention. Sitting in the White House situation room, President Obama and his team appear to be breathlessly monitoring the raid that located and killed Osama bin Laden. But the image left many wondering: was the president actually seeing the operation unfold in real-time on the screen in front of him?
A Closer Look: The Situation Room Decoded
In a White House briefing on Monday, counterterrorism chief John Brennan said that he and the rest of Obama's team were "able to monitor the situation in real time" and were given "regular updates" as the operation proceeded, but wouldn't say whether there was a live video feed. Even...
- 5/7/2011
- by Ian Yarett
- The Daily Beast
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