ISI Knew Where Laden Lived, Sheltered Zawahiri: Book

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ISI Knew Where Laden Lived, Sheltered Zawahiri: Book

The officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence were aware of Osama Bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, not only this, they also provided protection and safe houses to his then deputy and now the top al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to a new book.

The ISI officials periodically checked on Laden also, this sensational disclosure has been made by Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEALs, in his latest book Seal Target Geronimo that hit the stands here today.

Pfarrer says his account in the book, that gives a blow by blow account of the killing of bin Laden in a surprise US raid in Abbottabad on May 2, is based on his interviews and interaction with members of the SEALs team that killed Bin Laden and the US military and Obama Administration officials.

All the sources have been kept anonymous.

Notably officials of the Obama Administration, Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have so far maintained that they haven't obtained any evidence which indicates about the ISI knowledge of the whereabouts of bin Laden or providing support infrastructure to him.

"The ISI knew exactly where he was, but did not inform the US. They continued to let Osama pace back and forth in his compound," Pfarrer wrote in his 225-page book published by New York-based St Martin's Press.

Giving an insight into the last few months of bin Laden's life, Pfarrer wrote that he became increasingly reclusive and seldom left the main building, unless it was to put on a set of golden-threaded robes and have one of his aides film him as he tried to read pronouncements to be aired on Al Jazeera or released on al Qaeda's web sites.
FILED ON: NOV 08, 2011

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[TruthSeeker]

Pretty flimsy evidence. If the ISI knew where bin Laden was then the USA Seal raid would not have been such a very big surprise to the Pakistani forces around Abbotabad. No, the more simple and straightforward explanation for the events, and fall out, is that the ISI did not know and was embarrassed that they did not know.

 

[Kompromat]

Pretty flimsy evidence. If the ISI knew where bin Laden was then the USA Seal raid would not have been such a very big surprise to the Pakistani forces around Abbotabad. No, the more simple and straightforward explanation for the events, and fall out, is that the ISI did not know and was embarrassed that they did not know.

The retired dude is just trying to sell a few copies , lets not bother him.

 

[kas786]

It doesn't look nice to say this, but of course the ISI knew. They're not that stupid - well I hope not. Being unaware of the U.S. raid is incompetence, but we could say it was reasonable. But being unaware of Bin Laden's presence in Pakistan is totally unreasonable incompetence. They have to be smarter than that.

 

[OrionHunter]

No, the more simple and straightforward explanation for the events, and fall out, is that the ISI did not know and was embarrassed that they did not know.

You mean the ISI is so incompetent that they did not know? Unbelievable! Even the parents of the LeT's lowly foot soldier, Ajmal Kasab were whisked away from their nondescript village by the ISI within hours, before any TV news channel could get to them! And Bimbo Laden was no ordinary mortal. He was the most wanted man on the face of this Earth!

And you contend the ISI did not know? Jeeez!

 

[Mike2011]

No surprise. We don't have to read this book to know abt it.

 

[Nelson]

Either
1. ISI knew about it (and thus playing double game by providing shelter to the terrorists)

or

2. They are useless organisation. (Since they had no idea that the most wanted was living near the military academy for 6 years!)

Plain and simple. We can select any one of these options as per our liking.

For me, I would go with the option 1.

 

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ISI Knew Where Laden Lived, Sheltered Zawahiri: Book

The officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence were aware of Osama Bin Laden's hideout in Abbottabad, not only this, they also provided protection and safe houses to his then deputy and now the top al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to a new book.

The ISI officials periodically checked on Laden also, this sensational disclosure has been made by Chuck Pfarrer, a former SEALs, in his latest book Seal Target Geronimo that hit the stands here today.

Pfarrer says his account in the book, that gives a blow by blow account of the killing of bin Laden in a surprise US raid in Abbottabad on May 2, is based on his interviews and interaction with members of the SEALs team that killed Bin Laden and the US military and Obama Administration officials.

All the sources have been kept anonymous.

Notably officials of the Obama Administration, Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have so far maintained that they haven't obtained any evidence which indicates about the ISI knowledge of the whereabouts of bin Laden or providing support infrastructure to him.

"The ISI knew exactly where he was, but did not inform the US. They continued to let Osama pace back and forth in his compound," Pfarrer wrote in his 225-page book published by New York-based St Martin's Press.

Giving an insight into the last few months of bin Laden's life, Pfarrer wrote that he became increasingly reclusive and seldom left the main building, unless it was to put on a set of golden-threaded robes and have one of his aides film him as he tried to read pronouncements to be aired on Al Jazeera or released on al Qaeda's web sites.
FILED ON: NOV 08, 2011

news.outlookindia.com | ISI Knew Where Laden Lived, Sheltered Zawahiri: Book

If this SEAL knew, that ISI knows where bin laden was, then why didnt other people in army (this SEAL`s colleagues) knew the same thing? I am sure this confidential information wasnt with this one SEAL only. Official information tends to revolve in the organization, no?

Just another propaganda, an effort to mislead people

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Either
1. ISI knew about it (and thus playing double game by providing shelter to the terrorists)

or

2. They are useless organisation. (Since they had no idea that the most wanted was living near the military academy for 6 years!)

Plain and simple. We can select any one of these options as per our liking.

For me, I would go with the option 1.

yo Nelson mate, it doesnt works like that. You cant give two options of your choice and choose the one you like. Dont be childish piyaray

 

[Doctor09]

cheap old tactics to sell his book .......

 

[Secret Service]

ISI knows that , Army knows that , Americans knows that but civilians dont know that....! Osama was never there , it was just a money game.

 

[DV RULES]

I will say; just

 

[kavish]

Either
1. ISI knew about it (and thus playing double game by providing shelter to the terrorists)

or

2. They are useless organisation. (Since they had no idea that the most wanted was living near the military academy for 6 years!)

Plain and simple. We can select any one of these options as per our liking.

For me, I would go with the option 1.

i also go with option 1.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Interesting strategy applied by Zawahiri. Feed MISINFORMATION to make two Arch enemies fight with each other i.e. The USA and Pakistan.

 

[blain2]

You mean the ISI is so incompetent that they did not know? Unbelievable! Even the parents of the LeT's lowly foot soldier, Ajmal Kasab were whisked away from their nondescript village by the ISI within hours, before any TV news channel could get to them! And Bimbo Laden was no ordinary mortal. He was the most wanted man on the face of this Earth!

And you contend the ISI did not know? Jeeez!

No one ever claimed the ISI to be the all-seeing eye which knows everything that goes on everywhere. Had this been the case, we would not have terrorism in Karachi, Balochistan and the fight with the TTP would have been over by now.

There are all sorts of people hiding in Pakistan away from the security forces. The competence of the ISI is no better or worse than its contemporary peers in other countries and their failures and successes are there for all to take note of.

Some people may have known where OBL was, however for anyone on the ISI side (officially) to know where OBL was would have necessitated a move to a place where OBL would not be living in an open community and that too without any protection and with his entire clan which also is a very obvious give away. This is not how assets are secured by intelligence agencies.

The fact of the matter is that OBL had support, but from civilian contacts on the right (very many Islamic parties and supporters would be willing to help him hide). Pakistani government or the military have no ideological alignment with Al Qaida. If anything, the AQ die-hards have caused the most problems for Pakistani governments over the past decade.