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Heat on Pakistan as bin Laden killed near capital
[Yahoo/Reuters] Pakistan declared the killing of Osama bin Laden a "major setback" to global terrorism, but it will inevitably come under pressure to explain how the al Qaeda leader was holed up in a mansion near a military facility.Within walking distance of a military facility, in fact... Bin Laden was killed in a dramatic night-time raid by U.S. helicopters and troops on his hideout in Abbottabad, home to Pakistan's main military academy and less then two hours' drive from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. ... with no Pak involvement and certainly no prior tip-off. Mahmoud the Weasel gut nuttin', as Joe would say... "Osama bin Laden's death illustrates the resolve of the international community, including Pakistan, to fight and eliminate terrorism," the government said in a statement. "It constitutes a major setback to terrorist organisations around the world." "We're... ummm... happy. Yes, of course we're happy. Glad he's dead and all that..." However, it was not clear whether the Pakistan military was involved in the operation and there was no official comment from the government for several hours, raising the possibility that Islamabad was taken by surprise. I'd call it a probability, a virtual certainty, in fact... That bin Laden, mastermind of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was not hiding in mountains along the border but in relative comfort in a town hosting the main military academy and home to scores of retired and serving officers will bolster those who have long argued that Pakistan has been playing a duplicitous hand. It is kinda hard to explain, isn't it? Just 10 days ago, Pakistan's army chief addressed cadets at that very academy, saying the country's military had broken the back of militants linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban. Posted by: Fred 2011-05-02 |
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