Pakistani premier says bin Laden death was 'justice done' but warns against future US raids

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Source: The Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's prime minister said Monday that Osama bin Laden's death in an American raid was "indeed justice done" and insisted the relationship with the U.S. was still strong. But he warned Washington that future unilateral strikes could be met with "full force."

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani also expressed confidence in Pakistan's military and Inter-Services Intelligence agency, which have been heavily criticized for failing to confront the U.S. Navy SEALs who conducted last week's helicopter raid without notifying Pakistan first. The operation took place May 2 in Abbottabad, an army town only two and a half hour's drive outside the capital. The location of bin Laden's hide-out has sparked suspicion that Pakistani officials knew where the al-Qaida leader was hiding and may have been helping him.

Gilani adamantly rejected those allegations, saying, "It is disingenuous for anyone to blame Pakistan or state institutions of Pakistan, including the ISI and the armed forces, for being in cahoots with al-Qaida."

"Allegations of complicity or incompetence are absurd. Pakistan is not the birthplace of al-Qaida," said Gilani in a speech to parliament. "We did not invite Osama bin Laden to Pakistan or even to Afghanistan."

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[Botany]

1. We did not invite Osama bin Laden to Pakistan .....

.... please.

1) One of bin Laden's wives told the Paki military that Osama was living in Abbottabad and had been since in 2005.

b) General Musharraf was told in 2004 Osama bin Laden was living in Pakistan

iii) In January of 2011 a member of al Qaeda from Indonesia was arrested in Abbotabad and he said he was there
to meet w/ bin Laden.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/osama-in-pak-was-our-incompe...

[fatbuckel]

2. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, do you want to ride that train?

[palmtree guy]

3. full force ??

Don't do it again or they will quit cashing aid checks!!

[cosmicone]

4. Duplicitous as usual instead of coming clean n/t