Commission says no one knew about bin Laden hiding in Abbottabad: Report
Citing an unnamed senior government official, the report stated that no one in Abbottabad knew about bin Laden’s presence in a large mansion situated a few hundred yards from Pakistan’s Westpoint, the Pakistan Military Academy Kakul.
It further absolves the military and government of any involvement in his hiding bin Laden.
The five-member commission had been formed last year and has interviewed several high ranking military officials in addition to the widows and children of bin Laden. The al Qaeda number one was believed to have been residing in the compound for as many as five years.
The senior government source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they expected little new information from the commission’s reports. “At the end of the day it really doesn't tell us much more than we already knew,” he said.
“It's a disappointment for those who thought this episode might represent a turning point for Pakistan's relationship with extremist groups.”
The commission had completed and submitted its report to the government last week, but it has yet to be made public.
US wants report to be made public
State Department spokesperson Mark Toner says that while the US has not yet seen the Abbottabad commission report, but believes it is important for the Pakistani and American public to see the report.
In response to a question at the daily press briefing, Toner said that they had only seen reports in the Pakistani press about the Abbottabad commission report.
"We share a profound interest in what kinds of support networks Bin Laden may have had." The spokesperson added that when such a report does get finalised and is made public, it would be important for the American and Pakistani people to know about the results.
He added that he could not comment on the report's findings since they had not seen the report.
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What was the reason for a commission in the first place? Was this commission paid at the taxpayers expense? Couldn't they have made this statement without an investigation? I assume they did make this statement without an investigation.
This is a JOKE. It doesn't bode well if we continue to protect those who need to be punished. We can grill politicians to our heart's content, but we cannot speak about the blatant violations of law by the military, who also claim to be the custodian of 'national interest'. Why? Deeply disappointed.
Different yardstick as compared to meeemooo gate!!!!
Did OBL and his family knew that they were in Pakistan?
With the total budget of ISI reaching 100 billion nobody knew that OBL was living luxuriously in a custom fortress with his harem in the land carved out of military base. All the govt officials, army and ISI did not know about his presence yet the US found that out and made the world a better place. There are only two possible options for the ISI in this case. Either it was an accomplice or incompetent, they took the lesser of the two. Another imp questions arises that how many more dangerous terrorists are living in the heart of our army bases let alone in our cities? We should slice the education and healthcare budget and increase ISI budget for it to be effective at all!
The commission also reported that flying horses were a reality.
Ah so they are claiming incompetence, indeed!
Ghosts ! What about the ghosts ? Surely they must have known.
This shows the intellectual capacity of our "respected" judges and their quest for "truth".
ISI haters will be disappointed, they were expecting commission to find ISI involvement, now they will raise questions about this commission.
How come nobody blamed CIA, MI-6, RAW for hideout?
You spent over a year investigating this event and it's unlikely you spent 15 minutes looking for anyone associated with hiding OBL --- everyone expected a CYA report so why not release the whole thing to the public rather than leak pieces to the Daily Telegraph.
This commission was set up to come to exact conclusions it has arrived at. Commissions in India and Pakistan are set up for just one purpose - manufacture reports and findings that meet their master's expectations. Irrespective of the findings, the damage done to the nation of Pakistan's credibility is severe.
isi and military is proud of the independent judicial report.
And you expect us to believe this whitewash?
A large house, recently built within a stone’s throw from an elite military academy, containing a secretive tenant having lived there for several years, a deeply corrupted and infiltrated intelligence agency known to fund extremist groups, …… makes for more than a good movie.
It also either reflects reality, or an incompetent military/intelligence organization. Either answer is a poor reflection on PAK.
Surprise surprise, did anyone expect the commission to come out and say that army or ISI had facilitated the presence of Bin Laden in Abbotabad.
And then what.....I guess US officials are trying to find a tool to justify their action.
What a surprise!
lol
Those are very surprising findings! We were never anticipating that!
This is my shocked face. :o
Report doesn't tell us anymore than we already knew (Since we didn't question anyone who might possibly know anything)! So the final conclusion of this non public report appears to be that, when questioned, all respondents said "Osama bin WHO???"!