US expresses concern about Osama bin Laden doctor

Mr Panetta said he still believed someone in authority in Pakistan knew where
bin Laden was hiding before US forces went in to find him.

Intelligence reports found that Pakistani military helicopters had passed over
the compound in Abbottabad, according to the interview.

“I personally have always felt that somebody must have had some sense of
what was happening at this compound,” Mr Panetta said. “Don’t
forget, this compound had 18-foot walls … It was the largest compound in
the area.

“So you would have thought that somebody would have asked the question,
‘What the hell’s going on there?'” he said.

The Pentagon chief said this concern contributed to Washington’s decision not
to give Pakistan advance warning of the impending raid.

“It concerned us that if we in fact brought (Pakistan) into it, that –
they might … give bin Laden a heads up,” he said.

Mr Panetta acknowledged he did not have “hard evidence” that
Pakistan knew of the al-Qaeda leader’s whereabouts.

Source: AFP

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