Osama Was Unarmed During the Raid, Says White House

On Monday, the White House said bin Laden was involved in a firefight, which is why the SEALs killed rather than captured him. On Tuesday, however, White House press secretary Jay Carney said bin Laden did not fire on the SEALs. He said bin Laden resisted but offered no specifics. Bin Laden’s wife rushed the SEALs when they stormed the room, Carney said, and was shot in the calf “Bin Laden was then shot and killed,” Carney said. “He was not armed.”

That was one of many official details that have changed in the two days since bin Laden was killed. A White House transcript misidentified which of bin Laden’s sons was killed – it was Khalid, not Hamza. Officials incorrectly said bin Laden’s wife died in gunfire while serving as his human shield. That was actually bin Laden’s aide’s wife, and she was just caught in cross fire, the White House said Tuesday..