The Pakistani government’s failure to address the people over the killing of Osama bin Laden has fostered dangerous conspiracy theories.
During his momentous address to the American people Sunday night, US President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden. The al-Qaeda was killed by US Special Forces in the garrison city of Abbotabad, blocks away from the Pakistani military academy. Obama was careful not to put the blame on, or give credit to, Pakistan — the critical yet sometimes complicated US ally in the war against extremism. Instead he stopped at stressing the US-Pakistani relationship is vital to defeating al-Qaeda.
But as millions of people were glued to their TV sets, their Twitter accounts, and Facebook as the day’s events unfold, the big question on everyone’s minds remained unanswered: what was Pakistan’s involvement in the operation, if any? How could Osama Bin Laden live in a $1 million mansion adjacent to a Pakistani military academy? Where was Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, the ISI? Or did the ISI know Osama bin Laden’s location, but keep it from Washington?
Such questions remained unsatisfactorily answered by John Brennan, Obama’s top counter-terrorism advisor. On Monday, Brennan discussed the ‘differences of opinion’ between the two governments over fighting Islamic militants, but added that ‘Pakistan has been responsible for capturing and killing more terrorists inside their country more than anyone else.’
Meanwhile, there were conflicting reports coming from the ISI. Earlier Monday, the organization had said the attack on bin Laden was a joint operation involving Pakistan forces and Pakistani helicopters, one of which crashed during the fire fight with bin Laden's bodyguards. Later on, an army official was reported saying, ‘it's unfortunate, but we didn’t know about the people resident in that compound.’ According to other accounts, military officials declined to comment, referring questions to the foreign ministry.
The foreign ministry for its part pointed out that numerous Pakistani lives were lost in the war against al-Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban, including many along the Afghan border, going on for almost a decade.
‘Al-Qaeda had declared war on Pakistan,’ the ministry's statement said. ‘Scores of al-Qaeda-sponsored terrorist attacks resulted in the deaths of thousands of innocent Pakistani men, women and children. Almost 30,000 Pakistani civilians lost their lives in terrorist attacks in the last few years. More than 5,000 Pakistani security and armed forces officials have been martyred in Pakistan's campaign against al Qaeda, other terrorist organizations and affiliates.
‘It is Pakistan's stated policy that it will not allow its soil to be used in terrorist attacks against any country. Pakistan's political leadership, parliament, state institutions and the whole nation are fully united in their resolve to eliminate terrorism.’
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Major Lowen Gil Marquez, Phil Army
There still lack of analysis in the authors mind, He did not include the total framework of the situation of local and national intelligence of Pakistan, the conspiracy of some government official in local and national level of Pakistan should be investigated including its president, the way i look there is a conspiracy in a certain compartment of Pakistani government, no one ever believe even a grade 1 student in the school that there is no conspiracy theory inside the government bureaucracy and it is very clear that the distance of Bin Laden from Pakistan Military academy is a blocks away, common the human being has a mind to analyze a situation how complicated it is, how much more that kind of distance no one will believe the lie propaganda of Pakistan that there is no conspiracy? ? ? ?
RIZzz
This Bin Laden and other Mujahedin were nurtured by US and Pak army during Afghan war.Now both are suffering,
Harry
Imran Khan and Musharraf should also be asking Pakistan government to stop taking billion dollars of aid from US and return the money. After all a service provider can not complain physical violation after taking money from a client.
glnprasad
Imperium in imperio.
glnprasad
America – Pakistan – Laden; Imperium in imperio
Haav
“Khan and Musharraf have deplored what they say is an American violation of Pakistani sovereignty (and have failed to condemn bin Laden’s complete disregard of the country’s sovereignty in the process).”
The author made an idiotic comparison above.