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2011-05-03 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-05-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in Pakistan

#1 ISI Safe House ~~Bin Laden~~ house owner holds bogus NIC

Mon Apr 25, 12:12 pm ET
ISLAMABAD (AFP) US general David Petraeus on Monday visited Pakistan and held talks with its army chief on ways to..... bolster regional security, the US embassy said in a statement.

"Gen. David H. Petraeus, Commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, visited Pakistan today to meet with Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff," the embassy said.
"They discussed topics of mutual interest and ways to improve regional security," it said in a statement. This is Petraeus' sixth visit to Pakistan as the NATO ISAF commander, it said.

"He has long-established relationships with General Kayani and the Pakistani military from his time as the U.S. Central Command commander," the statement said, adding that his last visit to Pakistan was January 31, 2011.
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Gen. Kayani: Yes Dave the check has cleared.
Gen. Petreaus: Great news Ash. Renegade asked that I pass along his personal thanks. Ash, you know how bad Renegade needs this one.
Gen. Kayani: No problem Dave, this guy has been a pain in our ass for years, special meals, NTV's, fuel, guard force, physicians, meds, it's just over the (expletive) top.
Gen. Petreaus: Understand, understand Ash. We're here for you my friend. Next time you're in Tampa....
Gen. Kayani: Landry's again right? The seafood platter!
Gen. Petreaus: You've got it Ash (hi fives). I'll give you a call on my Inmarsat when it's all over.
Gen. Kayani: Great Dave. Don't forget, we're here for you (hand shakes, pats on back) and give my best to Renegade. Now, let's have some tea and talk about your new book and retirement job.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-05-03 01:10|| 2011-05-03 01:10|| Front Page Top

#2 In other words, it was an ISI safehouse.

Posted by john frum 2011-05-03 06:38|| 2011-05-03 06:38|| Front Page Top

#3 The British left behind a little organization called the IB (Intelligence Bureau) in India/Pakistan. Legacy of the colonial Raj, it still functions.
The IB has informers everywhere. Pak also has the ISI, which is military, unlike the civilian IB, with its Police roots.
The idea that the IB/ISI would not know who owns and occupies a fortified compound a few hundred yards from the West Point of Pakistan is absurd. This is well within the are that is sanitized by security when the Pak army brass and civilian leadership visits.

Posted by john frum 2011-05-03 06:45|| 2011-05-03 06:45|| Front Page Top

#4 The local Tax office is only a few hundred feet from the Al-Qaeda-Mansion. Land and school tax, local water, electricity and other accounts would have had to have been set up. Someone would have taken notice of the irregularities. The Mansion had satellite technology; maybe operation of same requires a Pakistan account. It is certain that the CIA monitored transmissions.

BHO's politicking shouldn't end this incident. The harborage issue must not be sandbagged with self-interested PR.

Posted by Thor Spomorong3332 2011-05-03 17:21|| 2011-05-03 17:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Osama's Abbottobad compound repor has now been turned over to the PAK Police = investigative authorities, WHILE OSAMA'S POOR FARMER NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY SAME FOR SOME YET-UNKNOWN/DISCLOSED REASON.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-05-03 22:59|| 2011-05-03 22:59|| Front Page Top

#6
APEE excerpts from Huffington Post article, also raise questions, Thor S. Binny was a hypocrite:

When a woman involved in a polio vaccine drive turned up at Osama bin Laden's love shack, she remarked to the men behind the high walls about the expensive SUVs parked inside. The men took the vaccine, apparently to administer to the 23 children at the compound, and told her to go away...The bustling streets are dotted with buildings left over from British colonial days. These days it attracts some tourists, but is known mostly as a garrison town wealthier than many others in Pakistan. Khurshid Bibi, in her 70s, said one (UNRELATED) man living in the Abbottabad house had given her a lift to the market in the rain. She said her grandkiddies played with the kids in the house and that the adults there gave them rabbits as a gift.
But the occupants also attracted criticism.
"People were skeptical in this neighborhood about this place and these guys. They used to gossip, say they were smugglers or drug dealers.(AS IN Afghan HEROIN?) People would complain that even with such a big house they didn't invite the poor or distribute charity," said Mashood Khan, a 45-year-old farmer.
Questions persisted about how authorities could not have known who was living in the compound, especially since it was close to a prestigious military academy.
As in other Pakistani towns, hotels in Abbottabad are supposed to report the presence of foreigners to the police, as are estate agents. ...Like many Pakistani towns where the army has a strong presence, Abbottabad is well-manicured, and has solid infrastructure. Street signs tell residents to "Love Pakistan." The city also is known for its good schools, including some that were originally established by Christian missionaries.
Little girls wear veils while carrying Hannah Montana backpacks to school. Many houses in the outlying areas have modern amenities, but lie along streets covered with trash. Shepherds herd their flock of sheep along dusty roads just a few hundred yards from modern banks.
Al-Qaida's No. 3, Abu Faraj al-Libi, lived in the town before his arrest in 2005 elsewhere in northwest Pakistan, according to U.S. and Pakistani officials. Earlier this year, Indonesian terror suspect Umar Patek was nabbed at a house in the town following the arrest of an al-Qaida courier who worked at the post office. It is not clear whether Patek had any links with bin Laden.
Western officials have long regarded Pakistani security forces with suspicion, chiefly over their links to militants fighting in Afghanistan.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2011-05-03 22:59|| 2011-05-03 22:59|| Front Page Top

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