The raid that killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday continues to raise questions on how much did Pakistani intelligence and military know about the whereabouts of the world's most wanted terrorist.Over the years Pakistan has used its strategic location to gain valuable economic and military assistance from the United States, and often has played both sides of the War on Terror to its advantage. The raid that killed bin Laden has re-opened the debate, and Washington will be asking tough questions on how much did Pakistan know of bin Laden's location.
It is inconceivable that bin Laden was located for the past few years next to the Pakistani military academy without being noticed, a place where many retired military personnel reside and have to endure numerous checkpoints which surround the city.
President Asif Ali Zardari has a lot of explaining to do if he wants continued aid from the U.S., and its interesting to note that Army Chief of Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was the head of Pakistan's Intelligence service, the highly secretive Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The ISI over the years has built relations with many terror organizations including the Haqqani network with its ties to the Taliban.
The U.S. has gained valuable leverage with the raid deep inside Pakistan that killed bin Laden. It will be interesting to see how the U.S. uses that leverage?
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