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The “Pacer” Every day the mysterious stranger walked in circles around a vegetable gar- den, seemingly in meditation or prayer. Sometimes a woman or a child walked with him. It was hard for overhead cameras to get a good look because part of the garden was covered by a large tarp, an effort, the CIA believed, to shield the man’s face. Still, experts measured the length of the man’s shadow and the width of his stride. The numbers added up to bin Laden.

American forces were quickly sent to Afghanistan in an attempt to root out the 9/11 plotters.

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