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>>I think the news stories have indicated they used choppers. One of them had mechanical problems, but the seals go into the other chopper, so we didn't have a "black hawk down" issue.
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I think it is safe to say the choppers were not Jolly Green Giant Hueys <s>

Bell Helicopter has been a Company owned subsidiary for at least 40 years. Bet they have some real nice toys for when you care enough to send the very best <bg>



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>>>>>But why do all that ?? Since they knew where he was, why they did not simply arrested him more quietly and alive ?
>>>>>I was astounded that they used helicopters to storm compound. Helicopters can be heard from miles ahead, and he could have gotten away very easy. Then the story about helicopter going down on mechanical problems and then being consecutively destroyed for some (magic word 'security') reasons. To top it all, body is buried in the sea less then 24 hours after the fact, without any pictures
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>>>>>I agree with Mike; story does sounds very fishy. There will be sure tons of conspiracy theories following these events.
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>>>>>I can believe that OBL is dead (some people believe he was dead as early as 2002), but it is hard to believe that real events match story that was told. Last but not least, despite all that, news are essentially good. I doubt lot of energy will be invested to disprove it.