It
was shortly after midnight on 2 May 2011 when the search for the world's most
hunted felon finally came to an end.
Now
on 28 April at 8 pm infotainment broadcaster Discovery Channel will air the
special 'Os
It
is based on author Mark Bowden's research book 'The Finish: The Killing of
Osama Bin Laden'- that features an exclusive interview with US President Barack
Obama, rare access to the White House and first-hand reporting. The special
provides an account of the step-by-step developments that led to finally
tracking down the world's most wanted man.
After
masterminding the terrorist attacks against the US on 11 September 2001, Osama
bin Laden vanished. Over the course of the next decade, America discovered that
its war with al-Qaeda - a scattered group of individuals who were almost
impossible to track - required a more innovative approach. The special begins
by looking at the tragic 2009 suicide bombing by a Jordanian triple agent which
killed 10 people, including Jennifer Matthews, a mother of three and the
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative leading the hunt for Osama.
Through
access to military and agency sources, the special takes viewers on the ground
where the action unfolded and inside the rooms where high-level decisions were
made.
The
special has been filmed on location in Jordan, Afghanistan and Pakistan and
gives viewers a look at the top-secret strategies employed to complete the
mission and President Obama's campaign promise - to get Osama Bin Laden. The
special also sheds light on how intelligence agencies utilise special
operations to gather information to find al-Qaeda and Taliban targets.