Yesterday's UK Telegraph posted a story detailing some of the problems in the White House version of the raid that killed Osama Bin Ladin.
The article reports:
"Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, revealed there was a 25 minute blackout during which the live feed from cameras mounted on the helmets of the US special forces was cut off.
"A photograph released by the White House appeared to show the President and his aides in the situation room watching the action as it unfolded. In fact they had little knowledge of what was happening in the compound."
Huh?
The article also reports:
"Mr Panetta also revealed that the US Navy Seals made the final decision to kill Bin Laden rather than the president."
This is also an interesting piece of information.
The article further reports:
"Lieutenant General Asad Durrani, former head of the ISI, Pakistan's intelligence service, said it was "inconceivable" that his government was unaware of the US raid on Osama bin Laden's compound.
"He claimed his country was forced to deny any knowledge of the raid to avoid a domestic backlash. The ISI's official line has been that bin Laden's compound had "slipped off our radar" after it raided the building in 2003 while hunting for another senior al-Qaeda operative.The agency claims it was unaware that bin Laden was hiding there.
"Lieutenant General Durrani, however, said that the denial was a "political" maneuver by the intelligence services to avoid claims that they were working too closely with the US."
We don't need conspiracy theories--there is so much contradictory information out there about this event. it may take years to sort it all out. The bottom line here is simple. though--Osama Bin Laden is dead. That is a good thing for the forces of good in the world. The details may change or be revealed in the coming days, but this was the end of a man who reveled in killing civilians. Most civilized people will not miss him.
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