In a 2005 letter, Nelly Lahoud translated in her book, bin Laden wrote that al Qaeda should prioritize attacks in America, but only in those states that had voted for Bush in 2004.
Two bodyguards, a woman and one of his sons, were shot and killed before Bin Laden was found.
He instructed them exactly where to buy a specific kind of wooden boat to evade radar and then went into the granular details of his plan.
McRaven told him the team was ready and that the next few nights would have little moonlight over Abbottabad, good conditions for a raid.
President Obama in speech on May 2, 2011: Tonight I can report to the American people and to the world, that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden.
They would admire the homes and ask for any architectural plans, saying that they wanted to build something similar.