and we think the obama administration is court. if the obama administration was so concerned about bin laden s killing, offending the terrorists, why are they making it a centerpiece of their campaign. reporter: so we could be looking at this dragging on through the second anniversary. shepard: for the first time we see a memo that got the ball rolling, right? reporter: today we obligated a hand written memo by c.i.a. director person nature director panetta after he got the go ahead from the white house. the letter that started the raid killed bin laden is dated april 26 and there was a again call from the white house saying president made the decision on the compound, and the direction was to go in there and get bin laden and if he was not there to get out. this memo was carried by time magazine, and they reported that defense secretary gates and the vice president had reservations about the operation.