Contrary to original reporting, Osama bin Laden did not use one of his wives as a human shield during the U.S. raid.
Chief counterterrorism adviser to President Barack Obama John Brennan said Monday that bin Laden’s wife was used as a shield and was killed during the operation. It now appears a different woman was killed and that no one woman was used as a shield.
One of bin Laden's sons, however, was killed, and Pakistani forces arrested four of bin Laden’s children and two of his wives.
The Pentagon has also stated that another one of bin Laden’s wives identified him by name during the U.S. raid.
Little is known about bin Laden’s personal life, although London magazine Al-Majallah was able to get an interview with one of bin Laden’s wives (identified only as AS) in 2002. The words from her interview are still haunting today. Excerpts below:
On Osama’s concerns about the Taliban:
On her life with bin Laden:
On bin Laden’s views of America:
On how she felt about Osama being called a terrorist:
View the full interview here.
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