Curiouser and Curiouser

The Osama killing is very curious. I find two aspects of it that seem irreconcilable no matter what theory is advocated:
1) Osama being found so deep in Pakistan, so close to Islamabad, so close to an army town.
2) The “Why didn’t the dog bark?” question: since Pakistan was harbouring Osama, why didn’t they try and protect him? Or at least, to shoot down the Americans once the firefight started?

No matter which theory you consider, they can’t seem to explain both of the above facts. Consider these theories:
a) Pakistan sold Osama out: If they did that, surely they would have been smart enough to make sure Osama was found on the border. Which violates #1 above.
b) Pakistan had no idea that the Americans were coming in: Even if the Americans entered undetected (either due to massive incompetence of the Pakistani army and/or stealth technology that evaded the radars), wouldn’t Pakistan have sent soldiers once the firefight had started in Abbottabad to see what was going on? After all, the soldiers were just a stone’s throw away. Which contradicts #2.

Next, look at how the US and the West are behaving now: they refuse to ask the question as to how Pakistan could have had no idea that the man was living there for several years. If they didn’t want to raise this question, surely they shouldn’t have mounted such a raid? Why conduct the raid and then not ask this question?

Something is very fishy here…

Boy, do I wish the Israelis had conducted this operation: there’d be so much information on it by now. Maybe even movie rights would have got sold! The Americans are no match for the Israelis when it comes to self-glorification and building an aura of invincibility: even when their operations blow up (like the Dubai assassination recently where they got identified), the Israelis manage to leak enough information to impress you!

Comments

  1. KumarMay 10, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    Sure, there are plenty of unanswered questions. Even more sure, nobody is going to give the answers to the layperson, be it an American or Indian or anyone else.

    That is the way of politics. There is a simple rule: If you wish to be in politics, abandon commitment to truth; and also, never trust people. Just go about taking care of your interest as best as you could wangle!

    There was a time when I naively believed that there could be good politics and bad politics. I know now that there is only one kind. And that is the only kind one will find anywhere in the world too.

    In some countries, the politicians are held in the check by a reasonably good system in place and people willing to take of it. That is as best as we can aspire in governance.

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