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JC submits report on Osama bin Laden to PM
[Dawn] A Pakistain judicial commission submitted findings Thursday from its investigation into how the late Osama bin Laden
... who doesn't live anywhere anymore...
lived in the country undetected for years until his killing by US special forces, officials said, but the report might never be revealed.

The commission was appointed 18 months ago, in what was welcomed as a chance to get to the bottom of one of the most embarrassing episodes in Pak history, but its findings could remain classified.

The government set up the five-member panel after US Navy SEALs conducted a secret raid on a compound in the garrison city of Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
on May 2, 2011, killing bin Laden without informing Islamabad until afterwards.

The Parliament demanded an independent investigation into how bin Laden had been able to hide and whether there was any government or military collusion.

The commission's chairman, retired judge Javed Iqbal, submitted the report to Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday, a statement from Ashraf's office said.

Pak officials say Ashraf will decide whether to keep the report classified or make it public, but observers have said they expect little of substance to be revealed.

The commission interviewed senior civilian and military officials and the three widows of bin Laden before they were deported to Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face...
in April last year.

Pak-US ties drastically deteriorated over the bin Laden raid, which prompted accusations of incompetence or complicity against the military.

Relations slumped to a fresh low after botched US air strikes killed 24 Pak soldiers in November 2011, but diplomats say the relationship improved after Pakistain re-opened its Afghan land crossings to NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
goods after a seven-month suspension.

Posted by: Fred 2013-01-04
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