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Hillary on bin Laden Raid: We Couldn't Breathe Watching It

She says it was no surprise he was in Pakistan

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 11, 2012 1:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hillary Clinton touched on a lot of topics during her keynote address at the US Naval Academy yesterday, including Syria and North Korea. But the part that caught ABC's ear was when the secretary delved into the death of Osama bin Laden. Clinton didn't mince words when it came to Pakistan, saying that even back in 2001, when the country was reeling from 9/11, she didn't believe there was "anybody in Pakistan who doesn't know where bin Laden is."

She then narrated the night of the terrorist leader's death. "We were in real-time aware of what was happening," she said. "I'm not sure anybody breathed for, you know, 35 or 37 minutes." She spoke glowingly of the jubilant crowds of college students that took the streets in the wake of the announcement. "They could think about the future in a way they hadn't been able to before," she said.

Hillary Clinton doesn't think anyone in this photo was breathing.
Hillary Clinton doesn't think anyone in this photo was breathing.   (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)
In this March 21, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department.
In this March 21, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the State Department.   (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
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Rational.-Anarchist
Apr 12, 2012 6:52 AM CDT
No breathing for 35-37 minutes? Yeah, ok, I can believe that. Sharks can go a long time without breathing.
B-Diddy
Apr 11, 2012 4:14 PM CDT
Really??? All 90 seconds of the kill???
LANmine
Apr 11, 2012 3:30 PM CDT
We were told Osama Bin Laden was eliminated. Believing it is your choice. I neither like nor dislike Obama. The game stays the same & the working class continues paying for it. Only the players change.
 

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