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# Navy SEALS

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Military Porpoises: Why dolphins, whales and sea lions have been trained by foreign military since the 1950s
Dolphins possess sophisticated sonar which helps them detect mines on the ocean floor.
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May 4th 2019, 10:00 PM
Drowning death of Navy SEAL during training ruled a homicide
James Derek Lovelace was dunked at least twice by an instructor while struggling to tread water in full gear.
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Jul 9th 2016, 1:00 PM
'If Bin Laden was following me on Twitter, he may have had an early warning'
TheJournal.ie spoke to Sohaib Athar, four years after he unknowingly live-tweeted history in the making.
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May 2nd 2015, 9:45 AM
How US Navy SEALs are speaking out about their work for the first time
One retired SEAL has come forward to say he was the person who killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.
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Nov 16th 2014, 9:15 AM
Pentagon checking Bin Laden raid book for leaks
Officials have received the manuscript and are checking for any classified information, said Pentagon spokesperson.
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Aug 27th 2012, 8:12 PM
US aid to Pakistan cut over jailing of doctor who helped CIA
Dr Shakil Afridi was convicted of conspiring against the state of Pakistan after he helped the CIA in their search for bin Laden.
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May 24th 2012, 9:50 PM
Romney insists he would have ordered bin Laden killed
Seemingly backtracking on his statements from a few years ago, the Republican presidential candidate says he would have given the order to kill Osama bin Laden.
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May 1st 2012, 8:00 PM
One year on: Osama bin Laden's death
The architect of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was killed by US Navy SEALs in the early hours of 2 May 2011 – here, we take a look back at the events that unfolded in the wake of his death.
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May 1st 2012, 7:30 PM
US court rules against release of dead bin Laden photos
Meanwhile, earlier today Osama bin Laden’s family was deported from Pakistan to Saudi Arabia.
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Apr 27th 2012, 10:46 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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Nov 7th 2011, 4:43 PM
New book offers more details on Navy SEALs' bin Laden raid
Former Navy SEAL commander Chuck Pfarrer sheds some light on the May raid at Osama bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound.
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Nov 7th 2011, 3:01 PM
Taliban forces who downed US helicopter 'killed by air strikes'
The US military says the insurgents who killed 38 US and Afghani troops have themselves been killed by F16 fighter jets.
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Aug 11th 2011, 8:05 AM
Killed US troops 'were from unit which took out Osama bin Laden'
Members of the now-famous Seal Team 6 were among 38 people killed when insurgents shot down a helicopter in Afghanistan yesterday.
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Aug 7th 2011, 2:23 PM
Bin Laden raid ‘was always shoot to kill’ as new details emerge
The most detailed account of the bin Laden raid in May is published in this week’s New Yorker.
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Aug 3rd 2011, 1:01 PM
Obama hails Navy SEALs as it emerges bin Laden could have been caught sooner
It is also being reported that Osama bin Laden’s home movies – shot inside the compound in which he was killed last week – will be released to the media later today.
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May 7th 2011, 1:39 PM
Would you have what it takes to be a US Navy SEAL?
Citizenship requirements aside, that is… Do you think you could get through all that gruelling training?
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May 7th 2011, 12:54 PM
US team who took out bin Laden likely to receive special honours in secret
One thing the military team won’t be getting, though, is a share of the $25 million reward offered for tracking down bin Laden.
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May 4th 2011, 12:16 PM