Hundreds Knew of Bin Laden Raid
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on May 23rd, 2011 4:37 am by HL
Hundreds Knew of Bin Laden Raid
The Wall Street Journal reports that “several hundred people in the U.S. government” knew about the raid on Osama bin Laden’s Pakistan compound before it happened but it didn’t leak.
“U.S. officials took extraordinary measures to keep it quiet, often speaking in code to each other. One decided to refer to the operation as ‘the trip to Atlantic City’ to avoid accidentally tipping off colleagues.”
Former Palin Aide Releases Scathing Book
“A former member of Sarah Palin’s inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around,” the AP reports.
Said Frank Bailey: “In 2009 I had the sense if she made it to the White House and I had stayed silent, I could never forgive myself.”
Blind Allegiance to Sarah Palin: A Memoir of Our Tumultuous Years “is due out Tuesday and based on tens of thousands of emails that Bailey said he kept during his time with Palin. It began with working on her 2006 gubernatorial campaign and continued through her failed run for vice president in 2008 and her brief stint as governor.”
Obama Campaign Digging Up Dirt on Christie
Despite New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s repeated pronouncements that he will not seek the GOP presidential nomination, the New York Post reports Democratic operatives “are compiling a dossier of what they call ‘opposition research’ — material that could be used to damage Christie if he changes his mind.”
“The Obama campaign is trying to keep its efforts from public view, concerned they would only elevate Christie’s already impressive standing within the Republican Party, sources said.”
“Republican leaders from Henry Kissinger to House Speaker John Boehner have encouraged him to run. And well-heeled GOP donors in New York have been spreading word that Christie has privately shown a willingness to consider it.”
