The C.I.A. Live Tweets About the Time They Killed Osama Bin Laden

Live Tweeting is nothing new, but it becomes a little different when you live Tweet about the time that you killed a man. To mark the anniversary of Osama Bin Laden’s death on Sunday, the C.I.A. decided to “Live Tweet” the events that took place leading up to his death. The Tweets went out as if the event was taking place live on May 1st, 2011. That’s when U.S. Special Forces finished the deed on Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Take a look below:

To mark the 5th anniversary of the Usama Bin Ladin operation in Abbottabad we will tweet the raid as if it were happening today.#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

1:25 pm EDT-@POTUS, DCIA Panetta, & JSOC commander Admiral McRaven approve execution of op in Abbottabad.#UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/YhvuJVrMVc

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

1:51 pm EDT – Helicopters depart from Afghanistan for compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:30 pm EDT – 2 helicopters descend on compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. 1 crashes, but assault continues without delay or injury#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:30 pm EDT – @POTUS watches situation on ground in Abbottabad live in Situation Room#UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/59KPF7eUTr

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:39 pm EDT – Usama Bin Ladin found on third floor and killed#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

3:53 pm EDT – @POTUS receives tentative confirmation of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:05 pm EDT – First helicopter leaves the area to go back to Afghanistan#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:08 pm EDT – Assault Team destroys crashed helicopter#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

4:10 pm EDT — Backup helicopter picks up remaining team members & materials & leaves Abbottabad#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

5:53 pm EDT – Helicopters return to Afghanistan where Admiral McRaven greets team#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

7:01 pm EDT – @POTUS receives confirmation of high probability of positive identification of Usama Bin Ladin#UBLRaid

— CIA (@CIA) May 1, 2016

Because this is the Internet, people we’re not too happy with the C.I.A. and tweeted right back at them:

@CIA who runs this twitter account? #UBLRaid pic.twitter.com/1GFA7RWiBz

— M H T (@HanzalaOfficial) May 2, 2016

@CIA pic.twitter.com/JoPtaY7ntw

— ? (@PineconeExpert) May 1, 2016

If you live tweet the Bay of Pigs invasion, call us. Otherwise, stop it. #UBLRaid https://t.co/RJ7gwLbh1P

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) May 2, 2016

You just know the @CIA Twitter team is tracking sarcastic #UBLRaid tweets to know how many Hellfire missiles to load on Predators tomorrow.

— Alex Vassar (@AlexCVassar) May 1, 2016

@CIA You're drunk.Go home.

— JohnnyJet (@JohnnyJet) May 1, 2016

@CIA No, God, why?! This is not how you manage your brand on social media.

— Andi (@geekfitgirl) May 1, 2016

We'd like to see a reenactment of the Communications meeting when this idea was discussed. #UBLRaid https://t.co/hxZQv7dTzP

— IGNIS (@ContactIgnis) May 1, 2016

@CIA @CochraneCBC Really is an extremely weird thing to do.

— Edward L. Riche (@EdwardLRiche) May 1, 2016

Someone take away the C.I.A.’s iPhone before they start sub-tweeting Beyoncé lyrics to their ex.