StratCom had bin Laden role

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

- Matthew Hansen

The Bellevue-based United States Strategic Command had a hand in the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, StratCom’s commander said Friday.

Gen. Robert Kehler, testifying at a U.S. Senate sub-committee field hearing organized by Sen. Ben Nelson, refused to specify StratCom’s involvement in the May 1 operation that killed the al-Qaida leader, citing security concerns.

“Sir, not really,” Kehler said when Nelson asked if the StratCom commander could provide more detail on the mission for the 50 people who attended Friday’s field hearing held near Offutt Air Force Base.

“However, I would say we did have some involvement,” he said, drawing murmurs from the crowd.



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