Reply #85: Unfortunately, Brennan, 1st out of the gate with a press conference, stated that Osama was engaged..

[Luminous Animal]

in a firefight. And yes, there was no specific claim that he was armed but sheesh, how can one be engaged in a firefight if one is not armed? Was Brennan being purposely oblique?

http://www.shallownation.com/2011/05/02/white-house-press-conference-video-transcript-may-2-2011-osama-bin-laden-death/
"Q You said that Osama bin Laden was actually involved in the firefight, and we had — it has been reported that he reached for a weapon. Did he get his hand on a gun and did he fire himself?

MR. BRENNAN: He was engaged in a firefight with those that entered the area of the house he was in. And whether or not he got off any rounds, I quite frankly don’t know."