Pakistan was unaware of Osama’s hideout
Washington: Pentagon’s top commander said that there has been no evidence that Pakistan leadership knew of the presence of Osama bin Laden inside their country.
Navy Adm William McRaven, Commander of US Special Operations Command, said at the Hero’s Summit in Washington that post-raid analysis of the raid indicates that the Pakistan leadership was not aware of his presence.
“How could they not know he was there?” he asked. “We have no intelligence that indicates the Pakistanis knew he was there,” he added.
McRaven said, even while Osama bin Laden is dead, non-state actors continue to pose a threat. “We’ve done a terrific job of taking care of the core of al- Qaeda. But there’s no such thing as a local problem anymore. Everything in the world is connected,” he said.
He said to minimise the rise of violent extremism, “You have to create the conditions on the ground where people have good jobs, where there is the rule of law, stability and good governance.”
“The raids get all the media attention. But the reality of the matter is the bulk of what we do is building partner capacity and working with host nations. I think that’s the future of special operations,” McRaven added.
