U.S. President Barack Obama was to make the announcement shortly that after searching in vain for bin Laden since he disappeared in Afghanistan in late 2001, the Saudi-born extremist is dead.
It is a major accomplishment for Obama and his national security team, having fulfilled the goal once voiced by Obama`s predecessor, George W. Bush, to bring to justice the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Editor: Bambang
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