DECLASSIFIED: Ret. Adm. Bill McRaven and Michael Morell on the Raid on Osama bin Laden's Compound
Intelligence Matters
CBS News
4.6 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 16 September 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Intelligence Matters DECLASSIFIED: Spy Stories from the Officers Who Were There, CBS News Intelligence and National Security Reporter Olivia Gazis interviews Michael Morell and retired Admiral Bill McRaven about the raid on the complex in Abbottabad, Pakistan that brought Osama bin Laden to justice nearly a decade ago. Morell and McRaven discuss the initial tip obtained by the CIA, the agency's development of the intelligence, the initial briefings of President Obama, and the military operation devised and executed by the Joint Special Operations Command. They also offer behind-the-scenes details about key players and pivotal moments in the raid. This episode was produced in partnership with the Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. Intelligence Matters DECLASSIFIED is a new series dedicated to featuring first-hand accounts from former intelligence officers.
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| 0:09.0 | This is Intelligence Matters with former acting director of the CIA, Michael Morrell. |
| 0:14.1 | Brought to you by Lockheed Martin. |
| 0:16.3 | Your mission is ours. |
| 0:19.7 | The operation that brought us some of the in lot into justice is one of the great stories |
| 0:24.2 | in the history of U.S. National Security. |
| 0:27.9 | Next week, the Michael V. Hayden Center at George Mason University hosted an event on |
| 0:33.0 | the operation. |
| 0:34.8 | At that event, Olivia Gases, CBS News' Intelligence and National Security Reporter, and the producer |
| 0:41.8 | of Intelligence Matters interviewed both me and former Navy SEAL Admiral Bill McCraven |
| 0:47.8 | on the Bin Laden raid. |
| 0:49.8 | We are bringing you that interview today as another episode in our spy story series. |
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| 0:59.8 | I'm Michael Morrell, and this is Intelligence Matters Declassified, spy stories from the |
| 1:05.9 | officers who were there. |
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