A BBC documentary was aired a couple of days ago, looking at the latest conspiracy theory which has recently come up about the whole operation of killing Bin Laden in 2011.
To summarise, it is suggested that in Pakistan (whether government officials, or military) they knew, or at some point found out the hideout of Bin Laden in the safehouse complex, and the information of this was somehow leaked or found out by the USA, which then forced Pakistan to allow the US to perform the Navy Seal operation without any disturbances, in order and in return for the scandal of a potential cover up by Pakistan to harbour Bin Laden would not come out.
This theory was suggested by a veteran investigative journalist, Seymour Hersch - whose "scoops have embarrassed administrations in Washington in the past".
Here is an article which accompanies the documentary and goes over the whole thing in detail, so have a read of that, and search for the documentary online if you are interested, although I'm not sure if it is possible to view it outside of the UK at the moment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33152315
What are your thoughts? Has Hersch uncovered another scoop? Do you believe the official story from the US government?
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To summarise, it is suggested that in Pakistan (whether government officials, or military) they knew, or at some point found out the hideout of Bin Laden in the safehouse complex, and the information of this was somehow leaked or found out by the USA, which then forced Pakistan to allow the US to perform the Navy Seal operation without any disturbances, in order and in return for the scandal of a potential cover up by Pakistan to harbour Bin Laden would not come out.
This theory was suggested by a veteran investigative journalist, Seymour Hersch - whose "scoops have embarrassed administrations in Washington in the past".
Here is an article which accompanies the documentary and goes over the whole thing in detail, so have a read of that, and search for the documentary online if you are interested, although I'm not sure if it is possible to view it outside of the UK at the moment.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-33152315
What are your thoughts? Has Hersch uncovered another scoop? Do you believe the official story from the US government?
Discuss
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