Osama bin Laden, the terrorist
mastermind killed by U.S. forces in May, had a hit list that
included U.S. President Barack Obama and General David Petraeus,
Commander of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, ABC News
reported Friday.
The hit list was discovered in the "treasure trove" of
information seized from bin Laden's Pakistan compound after the U.
S. raid, the report quoted U.S. officials as saying.
Bin Laden was trying to kill Obama by shooting down Air Force One
or Marine One, the president's plane and helicopter, and hoped to
kill Petraeus either in a helicopter or fixed wing airplane with a
missile or rocket propelled grenade, according to the report.
"It's difficult, but not impossible, to shoot down either General
Petraeus or the president's plane," said Brad Garrett, former FBI
special agent and now an ABC News consultant. "But the reality is
because of the countermeasures and other planes and helicopters in
the air, it's not a likely scenario."
