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CIA criticized for live-tweeting Osama bin Laden raid
To mark the 5th anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, the CIA Monday "live-tweeted" the special forces raid on the al-Qaeda leader's compound in Pakistan
A Pakistani police guard the compound where Osama Bin Laden was killed in an operation by US Navy Seals, on May 4, 2011, in Abottabad, Pakistan.Warrick Page/Redux
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Arjun Kharpal
To mark the fifth anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, the CIA Monday “live-tweeted” the special forces raid on the al-Qaeda leader’s compound in Pakistan — a move that was slammed on social media as “inappropriate” and “distasteful.”
“Death of Usama Bin Ladin marked significant victory in US-led campaign to disrupt, dismantle, & defeat al-Qa`ida. #UBLRaid,” the CIA, using an alternate spelling of the terror leader’s name, wrote on Twitter. They then commenced a minute-by-minute chronicle of the mission.
“The takedown of bin Laden stands as one of the great intelligence successes of all time. History has been a key element of CIA’s social media efforts,” CIA spokesman Ryan Trapani told ABC News.
“On the fifth anniversary, it is appropriate to remember the day and honor all those who had a hand in this achievement.”
He added that the CIA has done a similar exercise to mark other events, including the Glomar operation, Argo, U-2 shootdown, and the evacuation of Saigon.
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