According to a new book, President Obama canceled operation to kill Osama bin Laden on three separate occasions, due to instructions of aide
Rachel Hirshfeld
Israel National News
7/30/2012
At the urging of senior advisor Valerie Jarrett, President Barack Obama canceled the operation to kill Osama bin Laden on three separate occasions before finally approving the May 2, 2011 Navy SEAL mission, according to a new book scheduled for release August 21, The Daily Caller (DC) reported.
In “Leading From Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors who Decide for Him,” Richard Miniter writes that Obama canceled the mission in January 2011, again in February, and a third time in March.
Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor and assistant to the president for Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, reportedly persuaded Obama to hold off each time, the book reveals, according to The DC.
Miniter, a two-time New York Times best-selling author, cites an unnamed source with Joint Special Operations Command who had direct knowledge of the operation and its planning…
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Update: Did Obama Advisor Valerie Jarrett Delay the Bin Laden Raid 3 Times?
Update 2: WH Denies Claim Jarrett Talked Obama out of Bin Laden Mission
