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The World's Most Wanted Terrorist

Exploring the Controversial Decision and Strategic Reasoning Behind the Sea Burial of the World's Most Wanted Terrorist

By Bob OliverPublished about a year ago 7 min read
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For a decade, the US government had been attempting to apprehend the infamous terrorist mastermind, Osama Bin Laden. However, despite numerous attempts, he continued to evade capture. In September of 2010, the CIA finally had an opportunity to eliminate Bin Laden, who was directing Al-Qaeda operations through indirect emails. Following the 1998 bombing of a base where he was located, Bin Laden became very cautious in his communications, opting to use a personal computer to type out messages that were saved onto a USB flash card. This card was then given to a trusted courier, whose job was to deliver it to the right people.

After the American intelligence service was able to locate one such courier, they were led to Bin Laden's hideout in a suburb of Pakistan. The main task was to confirm that the person living in the shelter was indeed the same culprit responsible for the 9/11 tragedy. They equipped a safe place to monitor the hideout, and after six months, they were able to identify the leader of Al-Qaeda with the help of reconnaissance drones.

In March of 2010, US President Barack Obama met with the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, William McRaven, to discuss a plan to capture or eliminate Bin Laden. Various options were considered, including bombing the house with B-2 Spirit, which was rejected due to the potential for civilian casualties and the inability to confirm Bin Laden's presence. Another plan involved Pakistani Intelligence Officers, but it required additional training and planning, which increased the risk of information leakage.

The final plan, approved on May 2, 2010, involved using stealth technology to send in two Blackhawk helicopters with two groups of DevGru fighters (12 people each). Upon reaching Bin Laden's hideout, the first group was to land in the courtyard and start the attack from the ground floor, while the second group started the capture from the roof and conducted a sweep on the upper floors. However, as the helicopters hovered over the target, one of them was caught in a vortex ring caused by higher-than-expected temperatures and high fence walls, causing the pilot to lose control and crash.

The operation had to be altered, with the group urgently changing plans to storm the house from the first floor. The Special Forces blew up one of the walls and immediately came under fire. The same courier who had helped the CIA track down the hideout was now shooting. After the successful elimination of Bin Laden, the decision was made to bury him at sea to prevent his grave from becoming a shrine for extremists.

For a decade, the US government attempted to capture the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, but he constantly managed to evade capture. In September 2010, CIA agents were finally able to eliminate him using stealth technology. Bin Laden directed Al-Qaeda through indirect emails, using a personal computer and a USB flash card to store messages, which were then given to a courier. The courier was eventually found by American intelligence, leading them to Bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan. The US government approved a plan to send in two groups of 12 DevGru fighters using stealth technology, but the operation was nearly compromised when one of the helicopters lost control and landed in the yard. The operatives were able to successfully enter Bin Laden's hideout and eliminate him, but not without facing resistance from Bin Laden's family members. The Commandos confirmed Bin Laden's identity through a combination of physical comparison and facial recognition technology, and seized hard drives, flash drives, and documentation for further analysis. They also made the decision to destroy the crashed helicopter to prevent other countries from obtaining the stealth technology. The Pakistani government was only informed of the operation after the Special Forces had left their airspace.

The government deployed fighter jets after spotting something crossing their border. However, it was the entire Special Forces Group that led the mission to locate Bin Laden, and the attack on the hideout was expected to last 30 minutes. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Special Forces required an additional 38 minutes, which went beyond the original plan. At 11:35 PM on the same day, U.S President Barack Obama made a televised statement about eliminating Osama Bin Laden. After the announcement, crowds of people gathered at the White House and the Pentagon in triumph, while Twitter exploded with 5,100 messages per second at its peak.

After thorough identification of Bin Laden's body through DNA analysis in the Laboratories of the Department of Defense and the CIA, no country in the world wanted to accept his body for burial. This could be due to several reasons, including not wanting to turn their country into a terrorist shrine. As a result, Bin Laden's body was transferred to the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and buried in the northern part of the Arabian Sea. All required Muslim religious ceremonies were performed, and the body was washed, wrapped in a white sheet, and placed in a special weighted bag. Religious commentaries were read in Arabic before the body was placed on a tilted board and went into the sea.

In the last days of World War II, Hitler hid in an underground bunker and attempted to command the defense of Berlin. Eventually, he was forced to shoot himself in the head while sitting in a dungeon. There are doubts about whether Hitler actually died on April 30th, 1945, or whether his death was staged due to the difficulty in identifying the bodies found near the bunker. Before his death, Hitler ordered his remains to be burned to prevent his enemies from abusing them. Although specialists from the USSR identified the bodies found in Berlin, the public didn't trust their findings, and rumors of Hitler's possible escape spread throughout the world. Countless theories suggested that he was hiding in Argentina, Brazil, or even at a secret underground base in Antarctica. However, in 2018, an examination was carried out under the guidance of Professor Philippe Charlier, a world-renowned forensic expert. Using modern research methods, a group of scientists studied Hitler's teeth, which are stored in the archives of the FSB. They concluded that the teeth did belong to the Third Reich dictator.

Declassified documents revealed the chronology of what happened to Adolf Hitler in the last hours of his life in April 1945. The attack on Berlin had begun, and Germany was between two fronts. They had lost most of their industrial resources and troops, but the leadership showed fanatical will and ordered German troops to continue senseless resistance. The American Army advanced from west to east and forced the Elk, gaining a foothold in the western part of Berlin. From the east, south, and north, the city was also under attack.

On April 16th, during the second world war, Soviet troops surrounded Berlin's outskirts, triggering the largest shelling in history. Berlin's defense was split into nine sectors - eight within a circle around the city and one in the government quarter. The defense involved not only the military but also local teenagers and elderly men. By the end of April 19th, the third defensive line had already been breached. German soldiers tried to flee west to surrender to the Americans, but Hitler refused to sign the capitulation and moved to the Berlin bunker, issuing absurd orders to his army from there.

The bunker was located in the Reich Chancellery and consisted of living rooms and several offices for employees. The part for Hitler himself was 10 meters underground and under a thick layer of concrete. However, the bunker could not withstand a direct hit from an air bomb. Allied troops reached the outskirts of Berlin on April 20th, only 17 kilometers from the bunker. The fall of the Third Reich was imminent.

On the eve of April 19th, Hitler was offered to leave Berlin and continue defense in Southern Germany, but he refused. Hitler's mood changed dramatically, and he became increasingly depressed, realizing his fate. Reports of betrayal from his closest associates enraged him, and he ordered the shooting of the military district commander, but nobody followed his order. On April 22nd, Hitler tried to change the course of the hostilities by deploying the 12th Army to unite with the ninth Army and encircle Soviet units from the west and south, showing fanatical perseverance.

Propaganda Minister Goebbels and his family moved into the bunker and he continued to work on boosting the morale of the nation. He even oversaw the final edition of the Nazi newspaper from the bunker, which encouraged people not to panic, praised military exploits, and condemned capitulators. On April 24th, the Allies finally surrounded Berlin and advanced into the city center, cutting off communication lines to the outside world. Hitler learned about Mussolini's execution on April 28th and was horrified at the prospect of being caught alive and hanged in Moscow Square. On April 29th, the general in charge of the defense of the government quarter reported that they wouldn't last more than 24 hours. Realizing the inevitable end, Hitler decided to marry Eva Braun and dictate his will, in which he placed the responsibility for starting the war on the Jews and explained the reasons for his suicide. He made new appointments to key positions in his party, hoping they would continue fighting. Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the bunker was deteriorating, with officers throwing a drunken feast and Hitler wandering in apathy, immersed in suicidal thoughts. On April 30th, the Soviet troops began the strongest shelling of the government quarter, and General Monke warned that the defenses would only hold out for a few hours.

After heavy shelling, Hitler was unable to go outside for what would be his last time. At 2 PM, his adjutant delivered several canisters of gasoline to the bunker. At 3:20 PM, Hitler and his wife went to their apartments, and after 10 minutes, a shot was heard. A Batman reported to Reich Minister Borman that Hitler had shot himself. He was found on a sofa with a bullet through his head, and next to him was Eva Braun who had taken poison. The bodies were taken outside, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. Earlier, during lunch, Hitler had been offered a plane to take him to South America or Japan, but he refused to leave.

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Bob Oliver

Bob is a versatile writer & communicator passionate about exploring diverse topics & perspectives. I have written for various media outlets. And I believes in using words to inspire positive change. #writing #communication #passion

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