Quote "American diplomats were told that one of the key reasons why they had failed to find Osama bin Laden for years was that Pakistan's security services tipped him off whenever US troops approached." Unquote
*Who* told? Apparently those very people who failed in their mission as the alibi to justify their failure(s). That obviously cannot be taken as gospel truth. Though it looks quite plausible even otherwise. (We must not put our critical faculties to sleep. At no time.) An interesting video clip here: <http://blip.tv/file/5096143>. Sukla On 4 May 2011 10:57, Salil RK <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.sify.com/news/pak-warned-osama-before-us-raids-wikileaks-news-international-lfdv4jjecfe.html > > > * > Pak warned Osama before US raids: Wikileaks* > > New Delhi: The latest disclosure by whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has > exposed Pakistan's blatant lies, as it claims that Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin > Laden always received warning before any operation. > > According to claims made in leaked US Government documents obtained by > Wikileaks: "American diplomats were told that one of the key reasons why > they had failed to find Osama bin Laden for years was that Pakistan's > security services tipped him off whenever US troops approached." > > Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISID) also allegedly > smuggled Al-Qaeda terrorists through airport security to help them avoid > capture and sent a unit into Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban, the > Wikileaks cables obtained by Britain's 'Daily Telegraph' show, Times Now > reports. > > The claims, the daily said, will add to questions over Pakistan's capacity > to fight the dreaded terror outfit al-Qaeda. In December 2009, the > government of Tajikistan warned the US that efforts to catch bin Laden were > being thwarted by corrupt Pakistani spies. > > According to a US diplomatic dispatch, senior Tajik counter-terrorism > official eneral Abdullo Sadulloevich Nazarov told the Americans that many > inside Pakistan knew where bin Laden was. > > "In Pakistan, Osama Bin Laden wasn't an invisible man, and many knew his > whereabouts in North Waziristan, but whenever security forces attempted a > raid on his hideouts, the enemy received warning of their approach from > sources in the security forces," the document stated. > > The successful night raid on Osama at Abbottabad, around 120 kilometers > from Islamabad, on Monday was carried out without Pakistan Government's > knowledge. > > > > Regards > > > > Salil Rameshchandra > > ** > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Citizen-Mumbai" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/citizen-mumbai?hl=en. > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
