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CIA ‘live-tweets’ raid on Osama Bin Laden to mark five year anniversary since military operation Osama Bin Laden death: CIA ridiculed for ‘live-tweeting’ raid to mark five-year anniversary since Abbottabad operation
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The CIA has been heavily criticised by Twitter users after it announced plans to tweet about the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden by tweeting the events as though it were happening in real time. The CIA has been ridiculed after 'live tweeting' the special forces operation to kill Osama Bin Laden to mark the fifth anniversary of the raid.
Having spent the previous 10 years as the world's most wanted man, the al-Qaeda terror chief was shot dead at the compound where he was holed up in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in May 2011.
But the reaction to the US intelligence agency's decision to recount the operation as it happened was largely negative, with users calling it “utterly tasteless” and “completely inappropriate”.
“To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today. #UBLRaid,” the Central Intelligence Agency tweeted.“To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today. #UBLRaid,” the Central Intelligence Agency tweeted.
The CIA has described the events of the day, from one of the helicopters crashing on arrival to Bin Laden being “found on third floor and killed,” to a picture of President Barack Obama sat in the Situation Room watching the events unfold. A series of tweets went on the describe the events of the day, from the moment one of the helicopters crashing on arrival, to Bin Laden being “found on third floor and killed,” to a picture of President Barack Obama sat in the Situation Room watching the events unfold.
The tweets recounting the events have each been favourite and retweeted hundreds of times, some thousands, but many on Twitter hit back at the action, calling it “utterly tasteless” and “completely inappropriate”. The tweets recounting the events have each been 'liked' and retweeted hundreds of times, some thousands, but many on Twitter criticised the decision to mark the operation in this way.
One user tweeted a screengrab of them reporting the CIA for being abusive or harmful, while many users tweeted pictures of celebrities showing shock or disbelief. One user tweeted a screengrab of them reporting the CIA for being abusive or harmful, while many posted pictures of celebrities showing shock or disbelief.
The heavily criticised move follows the admission by the CIA that its agents accidentally left explosive materials on a school bus in Virginia last month following a training exercise. The bus, which carried 26 students, made eight journeys before the explosives were discovered. The heavily criticised move follows the admission by the CIA that its agents accidentally left explosive materials on a school bus in Virginia last month following a training exercise. The bus, which carried 26 students, made eight journeys before the explosives were discovered.