This whole episode seems very convenient. If “the person” sleeping with the fishes is true, what did Pakistan get in return for allowing the Seals to operate? What is the punishment on Pakistan for letting Osama "operate out in the open" for years? How long has US intel actually known about this compound? I guess in the end, the lust for power gets a lot of innocent people killed.
I doubt that there was any pre-announcement notice to draw crowds, but a OFA blast notice would have gone out to thousands and thousands of college dopes. Look at the coverage, nearly 100% white, non-anarchist looking college kids made up the crowds in both cities. That tells me that it was not spontaneous, that they all got the memo.