Pakistan, a haven for bin Laden seen from Google Maps A little more than a day after the killing of Osama bin Laden continue to surface new details on the dynamics of the blitz and the choice not to involve the Pakistani authorities in the operation. The White House is currently considering whether to disseminate photographs of the corpse of the leader of Al Qaeda, because "it's pretty raw shots, as stated by the U.S.
administration spokesman Jay Carney. In addition to images of the body of Sheikh, the U.S. authorities are also considering whether to disclose the video of special forces and Osama's funeral which was held on board a vessel of the U.S. Navy. On the preparation of the blitz also spoke Leon Panetta, chief of the CIA, which confirmed the lack of trust towards the American intelligence authorities in Islamabad.
According to a number of intelligence agencies, the U.S. was concerned about the possible involvement of Pakistan "could damage the entire operation, notifying the target." This explains the failure to communicate with colleagues Asian operation called 'The Mother Lode of intelligence' that led to the first identifying and then killing the sheik in a compound of Abbottabad, 50 miles from the Pakistani capital, where he lived for five or six years (Read the news from yesterday).
As explained by White House spokesman, the leader of Al Qaeda at the time the raid was unarmed and the woman with whom he made a shield, one of his wives, was wounded in the legs. During the operation were also arrested two wives and four sons of bin Laden. In these hours, as reported by the Daily American Online Politics (Read the article in English), dozens of computer experts are examining documents found in the hideout of the former head of al Qaeda that could prove crucial to the fight against terrorism.
Skepticism about the real death of Sheikh has been expressed either by the Taliban. "Given that Americans have produced no acceptable evidence to support their ad, and in that the aides did not confirm or deny his death ... - says Zabibullah Mijahid, spokesman for the Afghan Taliban - the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers it premature to claim any about it.
" CNN: "Source reveals who is the diplomatic courier". To help the Americans in the discovery of the hideout of Osama bin Laden would have been more than one source. The information on the compound "were shared with the CIA and other allied agencies since 2009" by the Pakistani authorities, a special note of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.
But they were not warned of the blitz. The U.S. was afraid that the Pakistani authorities will hear the sheikh of the imminent capture, as explained by the CIA chief, Leon Panetta. Then, the mole. The mysterious courier would be the Kuwaiti Abu Ahmad al Kuwaiti, as said a diplomatic source quoted by CNN.
The American authorities have not revealed the man's name, but documents released by WikiLeaks about Guantanamo contain several references to the Kuwaiti prisoners during interrogations. From these interviews revealed the name of the carrier, referred to as very close to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 'brain' of the terrorist attacks of September 11, also from Kuwait and held at Guantanamo.
One of the documents to the Wikileaks talk to prisoners Maad Qhattani. The man had to act as 20th bomber on 11 September but did not obtain a visa to enter the United States. According to interviews, Qhattani had been trained in the use of the computer from the Kuwaiti as "subject" of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was working in his "average house" in Kandahar.
Al Kuwaiti is described in interviews as "carrier" and is reported as one of the men who accompanied Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora, where Americans tried in vain to capture him. Al Kuwaiti, which was never announced the capture, are also mentioned in the interrogation of the Indonesian terrorist Riduan Isomuddin, as the person who was home for two weeks when he left Kandahar to Karachi, Pakistan, in November 2001.
The manhunt starts at Guantanamo. As reported this morning, Il Corriere della Sera, is 2007, when the Americans are holding at Guantanamo and in secret CIA prisons, two key men. Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Faraj al Libi. The two were subjected to waterboarding, they speak to investigators and obtained information on the courier used by Osama.
In 2009, identified the area frequented by Saudi Arabia in the north of Pakistan. The CIA team, known as "The Cadre", consisting of newcomers and old agents retrieved from the service, analyze the information. The results come until August 2010, when the search is restricted to Abbottabad, 50 miles from the capital Islamabad.
Research on travel agents to take delivery of a complex built in 2005, surrounded by high walls and cost $ 1 million. those who live in there has no telephone, no Internet connection. Also, instead of burning the rubbish removal. In short, the circle tightens and suspicion become certainty.
Il Sole 24 Ore: "The price of bin Laden? 1300 billion dollars. " The real man-hunt waged by the U.S. against the former head of al Qaeda, as told Il Sole 24 Ore this morning, has cost 1.3 trillion dollars. In addition to human costs "high (more than 7 thousand victims between the total and more than 100 thousand coalition soldiers among civilians), there are economic and financial costs incurred:" The figures fired in late March by Congress in a special study say that the fact fight against global terrorism, implemented in the form of military intervention in Iraq (Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Enduring Freedom), Operation Noble Eagle in addition, aiming to improve the security of American bases abroad, and internal damage for a total expenditure to 1.2833 trillion dollars, "the report said.
If you look at the reallocation of spending, points out Il Sole 24 Ore, "impresses not so much the obvious dominance of the funds for the Pentagon (1,208 billion, more than 94 percent of the total), but the paucity of voices 'civilian' ( 66.7 billion, 5.2 per cent, more or less equally divided between Iraq and Afghanistan), addressed to the reconstruction and plans for public utilities (schools, hospitals, water systems), "while" a few crumbs (8.4 billion) were allocated to medical expenses for veterans.
" Osama killed by his own man. The daily Dawn in Islamabad suggests that the bullet that killed bin Laden could not have been shot by a member of American commandos that hit the fortified villa in Abbottabad, but from a man the same security as the head of Al Qaida. The Pakistani newspaper quoted an official who visited the site of the raid shortly after the departure of the 'assault squads' U.S..
The Telegraph: "Killed her youngest son and successor of Osama." E 'Hamza, the youngest son of Osama Bin Laden, the man that the Navy Seals Americans killed during the raid that led to the death of former head of al-Qaeda. This was revealed by the website of the British newspaper The Telegraph.
Hamza was indicated by some intelligence experts as one of the possible successors to the leadership of Bin Laden's terrorist network. The young man reads the newspaper, he was only 18, but despite his young age seems to have been one of the closest confidants of his father. Hamza was one of the leading figures of al-Qaeda on the Web since appeared in a video celebrating the bombing of the London Underground in July 2005.
On that occasion the young man called the 'Prince of Terror' and designated heir of Bin Laden and called for the destruction of U.S., Britain, Denmark and France. Some intelligence reports also believe that the younger son of Sheikh took part in the commando in December 2007 that killed former Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.
The 'front' of Pakistan. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, in an interview published in The Washington Post, acknowledged that Pakistan did not cooperate in the operation that led to the killing of bin Laden, but said that his country has contributed to the identification of the courier the terrorist leader who has unwittingly led the Americans to the den of Abbottabad.
Zardari has also denied that Pakistan did not act against terrorists on its territory and has claimed the last ten years working on this issue with the United States. Yet only a week ago, the U.S. Chief of Staff Mike Mullen, had publicly accused the Pakistani intelligence of supporting the activities of the Taliban (see article).
The Pakistan American operation in the dark. "Although Sunday's events were not a joint operation - wrote Zardari - a decade of cooperation and partnership between the United States and Pakistan has resulted in the elimination of Osama bin Laden as a constant threat to the civilized world." "We in Pakistan - said the president - we draw some satisfaction from the fact that our help to identify a courier for bin Laden led ultimately to the events of this day." "Someone in the U.S.
press - added Zardari - has suggested that the Pakistanis have failed to energy in pursuing terrorism, or even worse, that they have been ambiguous and have actually protected the terrorists who claimed to be ... These baseless speculations can produce TV news exciting, but do not reflect the facts.
Pakistan has many reasons to despise Al Qaeda and any nation. The war on terror is Pakistan's war as much as that of America. " A survey on the work of the intelligence services of Pakistan. And to allay suspicions about a possible collaboration between Pakistan and al Qaeda, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States announced that Islamabad will open "an investigation" to do "light" on the work of Pakistani intelligence services (ISI) in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
"It 's clear that Bin Laden had a support network. The question is whether this network was within the government, the State or the Pakistani society, "said Hussain Haqqani broadcaster CNN. "We all know that some people share the same thought pattern" of Bin Laden, said the ambassador. "It 's obvious - he added - that (the former head of al-Qaeda, ed) benefited from the protection of certain people." Haqqani has concluded stating that Pakistan will conduct a full investigation to determine why the intelligence was not able to locate it before.
" Closed U.S. embassy and consulates in Pakistan, alarm in Italy. Meanwhile, here comes the statement that the U.S. embassy in Islamabad and consulates in Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi were closed to the public "for the current business until further notice", in particular for visas. The offices "are open for all other business and the emergency services to American citizens." "We took this measure for the safety of the public - Agence France-Presse said the embassy spokesman, Alberto Rodriguez -.
Notify the public in due course and the situation will be reviewed regularly. " And the killing of Osama Bin Laden "could lead to retaliatory actions, even isolated" in our country. It specifies the Department of Public Safety in a circular, inviting the Quaestors and prefects to raise security measures for fear of violent action "by elements linked to the al Qaeda network or other fundamentalist formations, ie fanatics.
" 
administration spokesman Jay Carney. In addition to images of the body of Sheikh, the U.S. authorities are also considering whether to disclose the video of special forces and Osama's funeral which was held on board a vessel of the U.S. Navy. On the preparation of the blitz also spoke Leon Panetta, chief of the CIA, which confirmed the lack of trust towards the American intelligence authorities in Islamabad.
According to a number of intelligence agencies, the U.S. was concerned about the possible involvement of Pakistan "could damage the entire operation, notifying the target." This explains the failure to communicate with colleagues Asian operation called 'The Mother Lode of intelligence' that led to the first identifying and then killing the sheik in a compound of Abbottabad, 50 miles from the Pakistani capital, where he lived for five or six years (Read the news from yesterday).
As explained by White House spokesman, the leader of Al Qaeda at the time the raid was unarmed and the woman with whom he made a shield, one of his wives, was wounded in the legs. During the operation were also arrested two wives and four sons of bin Laden. In these hours, as reported by the Daily American Online Politics (Read the article in English), dozens of computer experts are examining documents found in the hideout of the former head of al Qaeda that could prove crucial to the fight against terrorism.
Skepticism about the real death of Sheikh has been expressed either by the Taliban. "Given that Americans have produced no acceptable evidence to support their ad, and in that the aides did not confirm or deny his death ... - says Zabibullah Mijahid, spokesman for the Afghan Taliban - the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan considers it premature to claim any about it.
" CNN: "Source reveals who is the diplomatic courier". To help the Americans in the discovery of the hideout of Osama bin Laden would have been more than one source. The information on the compound "were shared with the CIA and other allied agencies since 2009" by the Pakistani authorities, a special note of the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.
But they were not warned of the blitz. The U.S. was afraid that the Pakistani authorities will hear the sheikh of the imminent capture, as explained by the CIA chief, Leon Panetta. Then, the mole. The mysterious courier would be the Kuwaiti Abu Ahmad al Kuwaiti, as said a diplomatic source quoted by CNN.
The American authorities have not revealed the man's name, but documents released by WikiLeaks about Guantanamo contain several references to the Kuwaiti prisoners during interrogations. From these interviews revealed the name of the carrier, referred to as very close to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 'brain' of the terrorist attacks of September 11, also from Kuwait and held at Guantanamo.
One of the documents to the Wikileaks talk to prisoners Maad Qhattani. The man had to act as 20th bomber on 11 September but did not obtain a visa to enter the United States. According to interviews, Qhattani had been trained in the use of the computer from the Kuwaiti as "subject" of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who was working in his "average house" in Kandahar.
Al Kuwaiti is described in interviews as "carrier" and is reported as one of the men who accompanied Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora, where Americans tried in vain to capture him. Al Kuwaiti, which was never announced the capture, are also mentioned in the interrogation of the Indonesian terrorist Riduan Isomuddin, as the person who was home for two weeks when he left Kandahar to Karachi, Pakistan, in November 2001.
The manhunt starts at Guantanamo. As reported this morning, Il Corriere della Sera, is 2007, when the Americans are holding at Guantanamo and in secret CIA prisons, two key men. Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Faraj al Libi. The two were subjected to waterboarding, they speak to investigators and obtained information on the courier used by Osama.
In 2009, identified the area frequented by Saudi Arabia in the north of Pakistan. The CIA team, known as "The Cadre", consisting of newcomers and old agents retrieved from the service, analyze the information. The results come until August 2010, when the search is restricted to Abbottabad, 50 miles from the capital Islamabad.
Research on travel agents to take delivery of a complex built in 2005, surrounded by high walls and cost $ 1 million. those who live in there has no telephone, no Internet connection. Also, instead of burning the rubbish removal. In short, the circle tightens and suspicion become certainty.
Il Sole 24 Ore: "The price of bin Laden? 1300 billion dollars. " The real man-hunt waged by the U.S. against the former head of al Qaeda, as told Il Sole 24 Ore this morning, has cost 1.3 trillion dollars. In addition to human costs "high (more than 7 thousand victims between the total and more than 100 thousand coalition soldiers among civilians), there are economic and financial costs incurred:" The figures fired in late March by Congress in a special study say that the fact fight against global terrorism, implemented in the form of military intervention in Iraq (Iraqi Freedom) and Afghanistan (Enduring Freedom), Operation Noble Eagle in addition, aiming to improve the security of American bases abroad, and internal damage for a total expenditure to 1.2833 trillion dollars, "the report said.
If you look at the reallocation of spending, points out Il Sole 24 Ore, "impresses not so much the obvious dominance of the funds for the Pentagon (1,208 billion, more than 94 percent of the total), but the paucity of voices 'civilian' ( 66.7 billion, 5.2 per cent, more or less equally divided between Iraq and Afghanistan), addressed to the reconstruction and plans for public utilities (schools, hospitals, water systems), "while" a few crumbs (8.4 billion) were allocated to medical expenses for veterans.
" Osama killed by his own man. The daily Dawn in Islamabad suggests that the bullet that killed bin Laden could not have been shot by a member of American commandos that hit the fortified villa in Abbottabad, but from a man the same security as the head of Al Qaida. The Pakistani newspaper quoted an official who visited the site of the raid shortly after the departure of the 'assault squads' U.S..
The Telegraph: "Killed her youngest son and successor of Osama." E 'Hamza, the youngest son of Osama Bin Laden, the man that the Navy Seals Americans killed during the raid that led to the death of former head of al-Qaeda. This was revealed by the website of the British newspaper The Telegraph.
Hamza was indicated by some intelligence experts as one of the possible successors to the leadership of Bin Laden's terrorist network. The young man reads the newspaper, he was only 18, but despite his young age seems to have been one of the closest confidants of his father. Hamza was one of the leading figures of al-Qaeda on the Web since appeared in a video celebrating the bombing of the London Underground in July 2005.
On that occasion the young man called the 'Prince of Terror' and designated heir of Bin Laden and called for the destruction of U.S., Britain, Denmark and France. Some intelligence reports also believe that the younger son of Sheikh took part in the commando in December 2007 that killed former Pakistani prime minister, Benazir Bhutto.
The 'front' of Pakistan. Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, in an interview published in The Washington Post, acknowledged that Pakistan did not cooperate in the operation that led to the killing of bin Laden, but said that his country has contributed to the identification of the courier the terrorist leader who has unwittingly led the Americans to the den of Abbottabad.
Zardari has also denied that Pakistan did not act against terrorists on its territory and has claimed the last ten years working on this issue with the United States. Yet only a week ago, the U.S. Chief of Staff Mike Mullen, had publicly accused the Pakistani intelligence of supporting the activities of the Taliban (see article).
The Pakistan American operation in the dark. "Although Sunday's events were not a joint operation - wrote Zardari - a decade of cooperation and partnership between the United States and Pakistan has resulted in the elimination of Osama bin Laden as a constant threat to the civilized world." "We in Pakistan - said the president - we draw some satisfaction from the fact that our help to identify a courier for bin Laden led ultimately to the events of this day." "Someone in the U.S.
press - added Zardari - has suggested that the Pakistanis have failed to energy in pursuing terrorism, or even worse, that they have been ambiguous and have actually protected the terrorists who claimed to be ... These baseless speculations can produce TV news exciting, but do not reflect the facts.
Pakistan has many reasons to despise Al Qaeda and any nation. The war on terror is Pakistan's war as much as that of America. " A survey on the work of the intelligence services of Pakistan. And to allay suspicions about a possible collaboration between Pakistan and al Qaeda, Pakistan's ambassador to the United States announced that Islamabad will open "an investigation" to do "light" on the work of Pakistani intelligence services (ISI) in the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
"It 's clear that Bin Laden had a support network. The question is whether this network was within the government, the State or the Pakistani society, "said Hussain Haqqani broadcaster CNN. "We all know that some people share the same thought pattern" of Bin Laden, said the ambassador. "It 's obvious - he added - that (the former head of al-Qaeda, ed) benefited from the protection of certain people." Haqqani has concluded stating that Pakistan will conduct a full investigation to determine why the intelligence was not able to locate it before.
" Closed U.S. embassy and consulates in Pakistan, alarm in Italy. Meanwhile, here comes the statement that the U.S. embassy in Islamabad and consulates in Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi were closed to the public "for the current business until further notice", in particular for visas. The offices "are open for all other business and the emergency services to American citizens." "We took this measure for the safety of the public - Agence France-Presse said the embassy spokesman, Alberto Rodriguez -.
Notify the public in due course and the situation will be reviewed regularly. " And the killing of Osama Bin Laden "could lead to retaliatory actions, even isolated" in our country. It specifies the Department of Public Safety in a circular, inviting the Quaestors and prefects to raise security measures for fear of violent action "by elements linked to the al Qaeda network or other fundamentalist formations, ie fanatics.
"
- Panetta: US feared cooperation with Pakistan could 'jeopardize' bin Laden mission (03/05/2011)
- Rep. King: No way Pakistan didn't know bin Laden was living there (03/05/2011)
- "US Focus Turns to Pakistan’s Role in Hiding Osama Bin Laden" and related posts (03/05/2011)
- Obama over Osama (03/05/2011)
- Panetta Says Pakistan Could Have Jeopardized Mission (03/05/2011)
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