Osama bin laden is dead US forces killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body

President Barack Obama declared: "Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama Bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children."

He added: "After a firefight, the US forces killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."

It seems that the US had been working on tips from bin Laden's "trusted courier" Sheikh Abu Ahmed. Since September 2010, the US had been working with real focus on Osama's possible location in Pakistan though Pakistan had been denying that bin Laden was there.

It is amazing that Osama had chosen a really "safe place" to hide, which was a house in Bilal Town about 700 meters away from the top military academy of Pakistan in Abbottabad, some 75 miles from the capital Islamabad. As the place was near the Garrison Town, the identity of any person entering it was obviously strictly scrutinised and verified.

How did Osama and his family get into the Garrison Town and live there for some 5/6 years? Apparently, Osama's family never came out of the compound. The house had no telephone line or internet connection, though Osama had a computer.

Pakistan's radar system was reportedly jammed by the American forces and as such the entry of US military helicopters could not be detected. If it is true, it indeed raises serious question about Pakistan's defense

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