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  1. 2011-01-25 January 25, 2011: Indonesian Militant Arrest Points to Bin Laden’s Hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan
  2. 2011-02-25 February 25, 2011: US Leaders Discuss Intelligence on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Compound
  3. 2011-03-14 March 14, 2011: Obama Narrows Options on Plan to Raid Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  4. 2011-03-29 March 29, 2011: President Obama Prefers Special Forces to Raid Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  5. 2011-03-30 March 30, 2011: Key Militant Arrest in Abbottabad, Pakistan, Is Made Public; Bin Laden Does Not Move
  6. 2011-04-01 April 1, 2011: Eleven Killed, Including Seven UN Personnel, in Afghan Protest of Florida Koran-Burning by Pastor
  7. 2011-04-01 April 1-5, 2011: Protests against US Koran Burning Continue, Death Toll Reaches 27
  8. 2011-04-10 April 10, 2011: Congressperson Rohrabacher: Pakistan Played US ‘for Suckers All Along’
  9. 2011-04-11 April 11, 2011: Heads of CIA and ISI Meet to Cool Tensions between US and Pakistan
  10. 2011-04-19 March 30-April 19, 2011: US Special Forces Prepare for Raid on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  11. 2011-04-19 April 19, 2011: Obama Discusses Worst Case Scenarios for Planned Raid on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  12. 2011-04-24 April 24, 2011: WikiLeaks Release Possibly Affects US Plans to Get Bin Laden
  13. 2011-04-28 April 28, 2011: Plans to Raid Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout near Completion; Obama Still Has Not Given Final Okay
  14. 2011-04-29 April 29, 2011: Obama Gives Final Approval for Raid on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  15. 2011-04-29 April 29, 2011: Employee Complains to Supervisor about BAE’s Intent to Sell Weapon System to Pakistan
  16. 2011-05-02 May 2, 2011: Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan by US Special Forces
  17. 2011-05-02 May 2-5, 2011: Pakistani Police Detain up to 200 Neighbors of Bin Laden’s Compound in Attempt to Find His Accomplices
  18. 2011-05-02 May 2, 2011 and After: Some US Officials Question Pakistani Government’s Knowledge of Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  19. 2011-05-02 Shortly After August 2010-May 2, 2011: US Intelligence Apparently Sees Bin Laden Frequently Walking Outside, but Cannot Confirm His Identity
  20. 2011-05-02 August 2010-May 2, 2011: US Intelligence Intensely Monitors Bin Laden’s Abbottabad, Pakistan, Hideout
  21. 2011-05-02 Shoftly After May 2, 2011: Bin Laden’s Death Reignites Debate over Usefulness of US Torture Techniques
  22. 2011-05-04 May 4, 2011: Afghan Government Says Pakistani Government Must Have Known of Bin Laden’s Hideout
  23. 2011-05-05 May 5, 2011: Senator Levin Says Location of Bin Laden, Other Militants Known at ‘High Levels’ of Pakistani Government
  24. 2011-05-05 May 5, 2011: Former Afghan Spy Head Says ISI Is Hiding Taliban Leaders in Safe Houses
  25. 2011-05-06 (May 6, 2011): CIA Director Panetta Secretly Tells Congress Pakistani Government Either ‘Involved’ in Hiding Bin Laden or ‘Incompetent’
  26. 2011-05-09 May 9, 2011: Pakistani Prime Minister Orders Inquiry into Who Knew of Bin Laden’s Hideout; ISI Seems Absolved in Advance
  27. 2011-05-09 May 9, 2011: US Releases ‘Pathetic’ Videos of Bin Laden
  28. 2011-05-13 May 13, 2011: Bhutto Allegedly Believed Bin Laden Was Hidden and Protected by ISI
  29. 2011-05-22 May 22, 2011: Militant Camps Have Existed near Bin Laden’s Abbottabad, Pakistan, Hideout since 1990s
  30. 2011-05-23 May 23, 2011: Guide for SEALS Shows US Had Surprisingly Accurate Information about Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  31. 2011-06-23 June 23, 2011: Cell Phone Data Suggests Militant Group with ISI Ties Might Have Helped with Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Hideout
  32. 2011-06-23 June 23, 2011: Two Former Pakistani Militant Leaders Believe ISI Hid Bin Laden in Virtual House Arrest
  33. 2011-07-18 July 18, 2011: US Study Finds Dozens of Civilians Killed in Drone Strikes in Pakistan over Past Year
  34. 2015-03-19 March 19, 2015: International Physicians Groups Estimates 1.3 Million Casualties due to ‘War on Terrorism’
  35. 2002: Blackwater Wins Contract for CIA Security in Afghanistan
  36. 1984 and After: CIA Allegedly Funds Bin Laden’s Main Charity Front
  37. May-November 2009: US Quadruples Clandestine Special Operation Raids in Afghanistan
  38. Summer-Fall 2002: Tillman Brothers Train for Infantry at Fort Benning
  39. Early 2003: Tillman Brothers Become Rangers Assigned to the Same Unit
  40. Early 2004: Pat Tillman Enlists Friend to Set up Meeting with Antiwar Advocate
  41. January 2004: Air Strike on Afghan Drug Lab Is Exception to the Rule
  42. January 2004: Critical Internal Report of US Military Efforts in Afghanistan Is Suppressed
  43. January 2005: Documents Show US Knows Location of Al-Qaeda Camps and Leaders in Pakistan
  44. January 2011: US Special Forces Begin Planning for Raid on Bin Laden’s Abbottabad Compound
  45. February 2002: US Military Determined to Avoid Counter-Narcotics Operations in Afghanistan
  46. February 2002: US Criticism Results in Iran Expelling Al-Qaeda-Linked Warlord to Afghanistan
  47. February 2002: Powell’s Proposal to Secure All of Afghanistan Is Rejected by Rumsfeld
  48. February 2002: Drone Assassinates Three Innocent Villagers, One Resembles bin Laden
  49. February 2003: Bush Administration Downplays Afghanistan War as War in Iraq Draws Near
  50. February 2004: Secret Detention Facility Commander Alludes to Drugging of Detainees by CIA