Caleb Hutton // THE WESTERN FRONT
As a followup to yesterday’s post, here’s another press release we received regarding the death of Osama bin Laden. It contains the transcript of a press briefing from people identified only as “Senior Administration Officials,” presumably from the CIA.
The text comes from the Office of the White House Press Secretary. It’s about 3,400 words long. But I wanted to post it in its entirety, because while the officials appeared hesitant to discuss some details, the briefing paints a picture of the raid itself, as well as what the CIA envisions what its aftermath will be. Here, the officials say the “loss of bin Laden puts (al Qaeda) on a path of decline that will be difficult to reverse.”
The full briefing:
