Multiple news agencies reporting that President Obama will momentarily announce that Osama bin Laden is dead. Presumably, based on earlier reports, in a CIA raid.
Late Update: Two US government officials confirm to TPM that Osama bin Laden is dead.
11:08 PM: CNN is reporting that bin Laden was killed in a mansion outside Islamabad.
11:18 PM: Latest reports suggest a human rather than a drone operation behind bin Laden’s death. Continue to treat these reports as tentative, unconfirmed. We’re working our sources and presumably the president will cover these details.
Statement coming shortly.
So we’re getting a pretty fair read on what’s coming here. The President to speak on ‘developments’ regarding Osama bin Laden. There’s word of a “grave and serious CIA operation” overseas. Lots of chatter. We’ll know the details shortly.
The White House has announced that President Obama is going to release a statement at 10:30 PM Eastern tonight (or round about there). But there’s no word on what it’s about — and a Sunday evening statement is not run of the mill. The White House appears to be signaling that it’s something on some consequence. And that’s spawning a lot of chatter and mystery about what it might be.
Only thing that White House seems willing to confirm is that the announcement is not related to Libya.
10:38 PM: MSNBC is quoting administration officials saying that the President will discuss a “very grave and serious CIA operation” overseas.
After the fold is video feed where President will make his statement. Read More
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