Nearly a year after Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces, President Barack Obama described the tense moments spent watching the raid from the White House Situation Room.
In an exclusive interview with Rock Center Anchor and Managing Editor Brian Williams, the president recalled the moment when one of the helicopters used by Seal Team Six and special forces encountered problems.
“There’s silence at this point inside the room,” the president told Williams in an interview airing on NBC's Rock Center, “Inside the Situation Room,” on Wednesday, May 2 at 9pm/8 c.
The raid on bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan led to the al-Qaeda mastermind’s death.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while glimpsing at the famous photo of her and the president’s top advisors in the Situation Room during the raid, joked that she covered her mouth like “when my husband drags me to an action movie.”
Putting the jokes aside, Clinton said that she stills feels adrenaline rushing through her body when she thinks of the night U.S. forces killed bin Laden.
“What it conjures up is all of the emotions that were running through my and every other person in that small group,” Clinton told Williams. “It was just an extraordinary experience and a great privilege to be part of.”
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if you believe this, you also must believe in the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy.
I guess this country, for whom I spilled my blood in Nam is very sad now because we have a President that is very weak internationally but the media is backing him.
Please capitalize the word President in this article. I might not be a fan of the Obama administration, but I do have respect for the office.
Clinton should watch more movies like Air Force One.
Thanks for, the Secretary of State, Mrs. Clinton, and President Obama, their leadersship to end the threat of bin Laden. Thanks.
It was a year ago that was a Sunday and I was back at the family for dinner and the news was hot on the assasination and CNN displayed wrongly the name Obama instead though the content of the news is otherwise. Something is not right with America, the government (POLITICS) since from Bill Clinton time. George Bush had the FOOTBALL pulled away when travelling in Air Force One. My situation in the last 17 years didn't get any better despite I openly come out to the socail media. This is more than scandals as Barrack you had said it that it had been so long and the impact is not to be taken as granted. Spectronic Binary and Armageddon is coming and beyound. Sky is the limit and the Sea is beyond. NIST ....!!! GMT Mr Greenwich Mean Time no more. OK 911 and Katrina and more is aiming at you the Politics of the World that tried to rule the world but not me and the people at large. Tu Dr Mahathir while as PM almost got ousted by Anwar and the rest and this was your Politics. Isn't this the truth?
Oh yeah as I walked into the house as usual I first and foremost greeted my mother and she noted to me in disagreement over the assasination as she knew was not Osama's fault but her son was the impact and so the effect.
This story is not about the death of Bin Laden. This story is about some figure heads watching in the US, safely in their strategy room, making jokes, maybe having some drinks and popcorn while the raid went down.
This story is about some figure heads who contributed nothing to the actual task, who only took credit for an operation that was questionable to begin with.
But that is what the president's job and and his advisor's jobs are all about, ain't it?
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It amazes me blame the old administration when things don't go your way. Don't give the old administration when their policies make you look good. Hey Brian are you going to give Romney an hour campaign commercial next week?
Brian Williams is an idiot. How can you interview Clinton and not ask why did your husband not take out Bin laden when he had the chance. What School of journalism did you go to???? Must have been the school of Liberal Idiots.
Isn't it interesting that the president and secretary of state never actually see Obama, his capture, his killing or anything else they claim to have happened? Everything revolves around the malfunction of the helicopter, no actual footage from these helmet video cameras of Bin Laden. Are we to believe that the heads of our government are that stupid and naive? Brian Williams probably is going along with this because he doesn't want to give up his cushy job and fat salary and more importantly, he doesn't want to end up like Peter Jennings, bless his soul.
Barry, please remember that just because you are paranoid does NOT mean that they are NOT out to get you....
Check under the bed, in the closet etc. you can't be too careful you know.
We
still need a humane way to get rid of the ignorant Republicans, the conspiracy
theorists, those who cower behind pseudonyms and betray our country, our people
and our history.
I
suggest that we have a law that would allow people like these to sell their
American citizenship to someone who yearns to come to this country, to be a
part of our lives, culture and tradition. The only restriction that I would ask
is that they NEVER be allowed to return except for a two week vacation after at
least five years living in whatever "paradise" they chose when they
left.
God
bless this country, its people, its traditions and history and the brave men
who lay down their lives and treasure to protect it for the rest of it.
WTF? The PROMO 4 ROCK CENTER says, "The question was asked, (Bob Costas) "Are you pedophile?" Whole story told, Inside the Situation Room, (Obama) "Longest 40 min of my life" Either you people are total morons or this is a deliberate smearm against Obama.