Source: ET
LONDON: US forces killed Osama bin Laden with the full cooperation of Pakistani military and intelligence agencies, who had kept the 9/11 mastermind prisoner inside his infamous Abbottabad compound for years before the fatal raid, according to a controversial article in the London Review of Books by veteran investigative journalist Seymour M Hersh.
According to the 10,000-word expose published on the London Review of Books website, Bin Laden was a prisoner of the Pakistan military, who not only knew of his location, but were keeping him under house arrest and accepting funds from Saudi Arabia for his upkeep.
Another official US account Hersh contradicts is the idea that water-boarding and other “harsh interrogation” produced the intelligence that led to Bin Laden (as in the fictionalised movie Zero Dark Thirty). In his article, Hersh claims a “walk-in” tipster told US officials about Bin Laden’s whereabouts in exchange for $25 million.
Categories: Asia
Nothing new in this story. Land of pure is controlled by those wearing Khaki. Will remain so for years to come. In this country all is possible with the help of those who matter. I mean COAS as well ISI chief. Top military brass has its own vision to govern Pakistan. This mind set is prevalent since many decades. No one can change it as Civil political elite always agrees to bow its head to military elite. Once ZA Bhutto made a tall claim to bring the Generals at their proper place and every knows his plight. So just enjoy the stories and stop worrying about any things.