Perhaps the biggest betrayal of
all in the U.S.-Pakistani relationship, and one that came as no surprise
to Gall, was the fact that bin Laden found shelter in Abbottabad,
Pakistan, for six years before he was killed in a Navy SEAL raid in
2011. And, according to Gall, Pakistan’s government was orchestrating
his protection.
“Pakistan did
know,” Gall said, speaking about bin Laden’s location. “They were hiding
him, they were handling him. Someone on the inside told me this. They
had a special desk that knew where bin Laden was.
“Not
only that, but put him there, protected him, oversaw him, handled him
in the terms of the secret intelligence services,” she added. “And it's
all deniable, but I’m told the top bosses knew.”
This is so obvious. There is no way such a high profile figure can hide for 6 years in a country without that country giving him some sort of support. Sometimes it seems that America is so poor at playing the "Great Game" we shouldn't even be playing it in the first place.
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