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India-Pakistan
US troops took away 'Osama's son'
2011-05-05
the late Osama bin Laden
... who no longer exists...
's teenage daughter witnessed her father's death in the compound in Abbottabad according to an ISI official. The girl is now in Pak custody together with Bin Laden's wife. The wife, who speaks only Arabic and who was injured in the attack, said on regaining consciousness that she was Yemeni and that she had been in the compound for a few months.
Welcome to Pakistan! And where were you before, my dear?
The official said there were 17 or 18 people in the compound at the time of the attack and that as well as taking Osama bin Laden's body away the Americans took one person alive -- possibly one of his sons.
Yep. He's telling us everything his father knew about the ISI's activities. Either that or he was the late Mr. bin Laden's long-time bodyguard, and he's telling us everything his boss ever did, everywhere he went, everyone he ever spoke to. Or he's... but that would be telling, so we won't. Do have a nice day!
Four dead bodies were left in the compound. It is believed they are of another son, 2 brothers and a guard.

Those who survived the attack included the wife, the daughter and 8 to 9 other children -- not apparently Bin Laden's but possibly those of his brothers. All those being held in Pakistain will be returned to their countries of origin.

When the Pakistain authorities found the surviving women and kiddies in the compound their hands were bound with plastic tags and it is believed that had one of the American helicopters not malfunctioned then they too would have been taken away.

There were four helicopters involved in the attack: two remained in the air and two landed. The Pak authorities recovered some documents from the compound apparently missed by the Americans.

Local officials in Abbottabad said that the ownership of the compound remains unclear as the relevant documentation is in the name of someone with a false identity.

The ISI said that they had no advance warning of the American operation. Between 25 and 40 American personnel were involved in the raid on the compound.

It is believed the American helicopters, possibly fitted with stealth technology, were in the air for about 30 minutes as they moved from Jalalabad to Abbottabad. They were on the ground for 40 minutes before making the return journey.

Asked why they had not checked out a building so close a major military facility the ISI said that the compound had actually been raided when the house was under construction in 2003 when the authorities believed an Al Qaeda operative Abu Faraj Al Libbi was there. On that occasion he beat feet.

But since then the house had not been on their radar. However,
The obscurantist However...
a satellite image of the site of the compound taken in 2004 shows no sign of any construction work.

ISI officials have accepted that their failure to know Bin Laden was living in Abbottabad was embarrassing but argue that that should be placed against the fact that on many occasions they have identified the locations of senior Al Qaeda operatives and incarcerated them.
Posted by:Fred

#6  http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/05/04/military-working-dog-used-bin-laden-compound-raid/

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! SEAL TEAM 6 USED A DIRTY, UNCLEAN, UNISLAMIC DOG TO SEARCH THE COMPOUND!!!!!! I hope it wasz the next to last thing Binny saw, before the bullet to the eye!!!!!
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2011-05-05 11:00  

#5  Those who survived the attack included the wife, the daughter and 8 to 9 other children

One early report, for what it is worth, said OBL had 2 sons, 1 daughter by his 5th wife (29 yo) and another adult son, and his children, some toddlers(Osama's grandchildren); one adult son and 1 woman + 2 brothers/cousins and a guard killed , and wife injured, with 18 total on the family floor
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2011-05-05 10:53  

#4  Or a case of fake Pakistani passport blanks.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2011-05-05 10:29  

#3  #2 The Pak authorities recovered some documents from the compound apparently missed by the Americans

Absentee ballots from Cook County Illinois?
Posted by: Besoeker   2011-05-05 08:26  

#2  The Pak authorities recovered some documents from the compound apparently missed by the Americans

Or conviently left for some 'secondary' purpose.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2011-05-05 08:02  

#1  Boy, the number of Official changes this event has undergone, + still is, just keeps growing.

Anyhoo, it appears that the US had its own Fighters armed-n-ready on that tarmac to back up the SEAL strike force, in case the PAF = Pakis Air Force chose to engage in shennanigans + attempt to intercept the OBL hunters.

To wit,

* BHARAT RAKSHAK > [Times of India = Economic Times] PAKISTAN MAY HAD GOTTEN VERY, VERY LUCKY ON SUNDAY.

Prolly ditto for the next-to-Osama PAK Army as per USAF SPECTRE Gunships [other]???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-05-05 00:56  

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