Dawn: WASHINGTON: An American journalist Richard Miniter in his latest book has claimed that a colonel from Pakistan’s spy agency had helped the US in providing vital information in locating former Al Qaeda chief, Osama Bin Laden, and that Pakistan’s army chief may have been briefed on the Abbottabad raid five months in advance.
The book, “Leading from Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him” claimed that Pakistan had a greater role in the Abbottabad raid than what the American CIA had earlier stated.
The book alleged that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officer had walked into the CIA’s Islamabad station in August 2010 and provided vital help in tracing Osama.
“In a never-before-reported account, Pakistan was more involved in the bin Laden operation than Obama’s team admitted. When the CIA revealed that an ISI colonel had contacted the CIA in Islamabad and offered information about bin Laden, a debate followed,” said the book.
Categories: Asia, Attack military, Crisis, Pakistan, Terrorism
Sounds possible. In line with wikileaks information on drones, where the Pakistani PM is reported to have said: ‘You do what you want and we will continue to protest’. In this case: ‘We tell you where Osama is but let’s pretend we did not know’.
Would be interesting to know who got the cash that was offered for his capture.