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I heard that the breakthrough in finding Bin Laden came from a Pakistani doctor who just walked in and told them where to look. I haven't seen any further detai

by wrp 2y ago

I heard that the breakthrough in finding Bin Laden came from a Pakistani doctor who just walked in and told them where to look. I haven't seen any further details, so I wonder if it's being played down or was a false rumor to begin with.

ahazred8ta 2y ago
Not quite. They identified the city and the house by tracking bin Laden's courier. After that, they tried to get dna samples by sending in a doctor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ahmed_al-Kuwaiti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ahmed_al-Kuwaiti
- Amezarak 2y ago
  That's the official story. According to reporting by Seymour Hersh and others, what actually happened was: - Pakistan's ISI was keeping bin Laden as a "guest" at the compound after having captured him. - A senior ISI official betrayed this fact to the US, in exchange for reward money, American residency, and a cushy CIA job. - The US brought this up with other ISI officials, who confirmed it and used an ISI emplaced doctor to provide the DNA evidence requested by the US. - The US negotiated with the ISI on the terms of the raid; the ISI compound guards were ordered to withdraw when the Americans arrived. https://web.archive.org/web/20240214041103/https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v37/n10/seymour-m.-hersh/the-killing-of-osama-bin-laden https://web.archive.org/web/20240214041103/https://www.lrb.c...