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| 'CIA mole guided' SEALs to Osama bin Laden |
| 2011-05-22 |
| THE US Navy SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden were carrying a pocket guide to the occupants of his compound that was so detailed it suggests the CIA may have had a mole inside. The document, left behind in the compound and obtained by The Sunday Times, lists the names and ages of those who were present, including bin Laden's wives, children and grandchildren. It details where they lived in the compound and when some of them arrived. It also suggests bin Laden had fathered twins in the compound. It refers to "two unidentified children" born this year to his youngest wife Amal, 28. Even the clothing worn by the 54-year-old al-Qa'ida leader is described. "Always wears light-coloured shawal (sic) kameez with a dark vest," it says. "Occasionally wears light-coloured prayer cap." The document raises new questions about how bin Laden was tracked down in what President Barack Obama described as "one of the greatest intelligence successes in American history". After the mission Mr Obama said he had been "only 45 per cent to 55 per cent sure that bin Laden was even in the compound". The document, which is said to have been carried by all the SEALs on the mission, indicates US intelligence was certain of his presence. US officials have said that information on the compound was put together over months from a variety of sources, including a nearby CIA safe-house set up as a listening post, imagery from satellites and unmanned drones, and reports from their own agents. But there is far more detail than seems possible from these methods - unless US drone technology is far more sophisticated than hitherto realised. Some Pakistani officials say the briefing points to the presence of a mole in the compound. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 REHMAN MALIK believes the US did have a mole = inside info on OBL before the raid. Osama's followers, etal. will likely blame PAK Officials + Islamabad in general, espec iff the same are going to continue insisting they knew or were aware of the Abbottabad operation. E.G. BHARAT RAKSHAK > DAWOOD [Ibrahim's] KARACHI HOME GUARDED BY PAK [Army]RANGERS, as well as being monitored by PAK ISI. Since OBL's death at Abbottabad, Dawood repor now extra-cautious. e.g. repor may cancel his personal appearance at his Son's wedding reception. EITHER THAT OR SHOW UP IN DISGUISE + MASSIVE COVERT SECURITY??? ["HOGAN'S HEROES" SGT SCHULTZ here]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-22 23:05 |
| #8 It details where they lived in the compound and when some of them arrived. It also suggests bin Laden had fathered twins in the compound. It refers to "two unidentified children" born this year to his youngest wife Amal, 28 The link between Ancestors.com and the CIA is finally revealed! I thought Val Plame was in charge of sanitizing the site prior to extraction? Oh well, it will all come out in the book. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-05-22 20:22 |
| #7 "unless US drone technology is far more sophisticated than hitherto realised." Try US technology is far more sophisticated than hitherto realised. |
| Posted by: 746 2011-05-22 20:09 |
| #6 Oh please. It took the Pakistanis weeks to find a detailed document left behind? Total bullshit. It took them weeks to manufacture something that might pass the smell test and allow them to plausibly deny that the Americans have been all over this place for months without them having a clue. Where else are the Americans now? Maybe in your cell towers; maybe in your air base; maybe in your new nuke reactor; maybe in Moola Omar's dirty laundry room. Don't have a clue? Ok, then make up some shit so no one gets too worried about it, and any troublemakers can be rounded up and shot as 'moles'. |
| Posted by: rammer 2011-05-22 16:01 |
| #5 Leaving that information behind does sound like they are being messed with. The impact on those connected would be interesting. I'd bet they are in seclusion and very paranoid. Then "just because you can do something, it doesn't mean that you should do something". That's a keeper. |
| Posted by: Dale 2011-05-22 14:37 |
| #4 As much as I would love to know exactly how the raid went down, I shouldn't know the operational details that would compromise the chances of success of future missions. If we did have somebody in there, I wouldn't want to make the bad guys aware of it and thus either cut short his usefulness and/or his life. A lesson I try to pound home to my kids is that just because you can do something, it doesn't mean that you should do something. |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2011-05-22 12:51 |
| #3 it was our man in the ISI Yep. Codenamed "Gul." |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2011-05-22 12:46 |
| #2 ...Is it possible we're smart enough these days to deliberately leave something like this behind just to mess with them? Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2011-05-22 12:15 |
| #1 it was our man in the ISI |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-05-22 12:03 |