Re: Bin Laden: Surprising to see people really buying into this stuff
People lets get some perspective here. I am listing few questions (and answers where known) and would like to get your opinion on that:
I would like to answer all your questions. Though some may not agree with my answers, but what I am saying, I believe is true.
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1) What is the main source of all information at the time?
White house / wild speculations in western media
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White house, Western government, Western media, Pakistan government, Pakistani media, non-western/Pakistani government and non-western/Pakistani media.
Now what you want to get convince?
Taliban/AL-Q non-existant government and Taliban/Al-Q media ... or words from Gen Baig, Hamid Gul, Zaid Hamid, Imran and Qazi?
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2) Where is Osama's dead body?
??????
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As told, thrown as thrash in deep blue sea.
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*3) Any hard evidence that Osama was actually killed? *
??????
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As hard as any evidence, that includes whatever government and media says. For instance, I do not know if OBL or Mullah Umar are/were even an entity (as I never met or seen them), but I believe they are entities because governments and media tells that.
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4) Could it really be possible for 4 slow moving helicopters (which are even visible to naked eye at day light and can be heard at night) to reach a military town without being detected?
Highly unlikely
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Not highly unlikely, but quite possible. Most Pakistani radar systems are western made, and west have capability to jam any radar they themselves developed. Regardless, jamming low tech and even some high tech radars are possible regardless of who developed them, something Americans have technology to do easily.
Example: Remember, Iraq had much higher technology in form of Radars and intercept aircrafts what Pakistan has, still Israeli aircrafts came from hundreds of miles, bombed their nuclear facilities and left, undetected.
Iran had much better equipments (what Shah left) than what Pakistan has, still America entered Iran to get their hostages released (that is different matter that nature stopped them).
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5) Was it a joint operation, after a deal cut between USA and Army / top level politicians to get something that will produce a kind of win-win for both countries?
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We do not know, though it seems unlikely.
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6) Would Americans be so quiet, had Pakistan actually sheltered Osama in Abbotabad? (all we hear is the praise by Americans top leadership and some criticism between the lines).
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I do not think Americans are quite. What is happening is big embarrassment for Pakistan. Regardless, both USA and OBL violated Pakistan sovereign rights. OBL violation was gross, and American violation exposed that gross.
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7) What connection it could have with the possible withdrawl of significant number of US soldiers from Afghanistan?
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It is possible that what happened could become prelude in withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
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8) Is general Petreus the possible opponent (presidential candidate) of Obama? How would he come out of this, once the soldiers are withdrawn without he achieving anything significant (militarily speaking)?
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I do not think general Petraeus is possible presidential candidate and opponent of Obama. His success or failure is academic. Anyhow, time would tell his future.
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9) Did the internal frictions within US made Obama giving full credit to current CIA head (and possible next defence secretary)?
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I do not think American system works the way you are assuming.
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*One very important question for all those jumping up and down at the prospect of Pakistan being targeted as Afghanistan or Irak or Libya: *
Can a nuclear power actually be bombed? raided? knowing that it could act in despair when pushed to the brink and there are very remote chances that one of the most protected countries in the world could become a target of one or the other nuke capable missile? What would be going through the minds of planners of a supposedly super power when such a scenario is drawn?
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Yes, nuclear power can be bombed and raided, especially powers that has no teeth to bite back. If Pakistan would get bomb and raided by USA, Pakistan would have no defence (whatever one like to believe or say). Pakistan only capability is to hit targets few hundred miles from Pakistani border against a country that has none to similar technology what Pakistan has.
