Leaked pakistan report details bin ladens secret life. Jul 09, 20 yesterday, al jazeera published a leaked copy of the final report from the abbottabad commission appointed by pakistans government to investigate both how osama bin laden could have lived within pakistan on military land. Chairman abbottabad commission justice javed iqbal on thursday called on prime minister raja pervaiz ashraf and submitted the report of the commission. Letters from abbottabad george washington university. Minister of state for information, broadcasting and national heritage marriyum aurangzeb on tuesday said that the government could not release the abbottabad commission report as yet. The 336page abbottabad commission report, obtained by al jazeera, blasts the government and military for a national disaster over its handling of bin laden and calls on the leadership to. Abbottabad commission report not made public over national. Abbottabad commission report submitted to pm bollywood. Else where public opinion or information given to public is restricted if. Jul 15, 20 since last weeks release by al jazeera of the abbottabad commission s report on the may 2, 2011 us special forces raid on osama bin ladens compound in pakistan, lots of folks have been trying to pick juicy tidbits from it. The report was immediatedly classified, but al jazeera published it, on july 8, 20. While a frenzied debate is raging over the abbottabad commission report released by al jazeera.
With the leaking of the 336page abbottabad commission report in recent days by al jazeera, we are able to look back at the extraordinary events that led to the killing of bin laden by us navy. Leaked osama bin laden abbottabad commission report on al. It was charged with establishing whether the failures of the pakistani government and military were due to incompetence, or complicity. The abbottabad commission gets realist war on the rocks. Indeed, one of the most notable elements of the commissions report is the way in which its examination of the raid was grounded in a relatively transparent assessment of each countrys. The final report was issued in january 20, and published by al jazeera on july 8. The abbottabad commission report, obtained by al jazeera, dismisses the notion that bin laden was holed up in hiding during his nearly ten years in hiding in pakistan. In an interview with al jazeera scheduled to air in april, a.
Will pakistan release its osama bin laden abbottabad report. Dec 19, 2016 abbottabad commission chief calls for report to be made public. The four most surprising revelations about osama bin laden. In contrast to bin ladins public statements that focused on the injustice of those he. Later, a commission was formed to probe the matter, but its report has not been officially made. Al jazeera releases pakistans suppressed report into the killing of al qaeda leader osama bin laden. On the night of may 1, 2011, us special forces launched a raid deep into pakistani territory. Jul 08, 20 the 336page abbottabad commission report, obtained by al jazeera, blasts the government and military for a national disaster over its handling of bin laden and calls on the leadership to. Jul 16, 20 following the raid, pakistans parliament impanelled a commission.
The document also briefly discusses bin ladins sons, his courier, shaykh abu muhammad ayman al zawahiri, and other individuals of interest. The commissions threehundredandthirtysevenpage report was suppressed, but leaked last week. Jul 24, 20 al jazeera summarizes claims issued in the abbottabad commission report, an inquiry conducted by the supreme court of pakistan on the us raid that killed osama bin laden on may 2, 2011. For example, the daily mail noted that osama bin laden wore a cowboy hat around the house to avoid detection. Aug 05, 20 the manner in which a hitherto unreleased by the government of pakistan abbottabad commission report was leaked through a foreign news network, al jazeera news network, is both embarrassing and a cause of consternation. Detailed report of a special commission, referred to as the abbottabad commission, created by the ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs of the government of pakistan, and mandated to ascertain the full facts regarding the presence of osama bin laden in pakistan.
Pakistans air force learned about the bin laden raid on tv. In january, 20, the socalled abbottabad commission finished the report, which comprised of interviews with 300 witnesses, among them the family members of osama bin laden, and 3,000 official documents. Al jazeera obtained the report and has published it. The abbottabad commission was a judicial inquiry commissioned to provide reports on the circumstantial events leading up to the united states decision to take unilateral military actions in abbottabad in khyberpakhtunkhwa province of pakistan, with the objective of neutralizing al qaeda leader osama bin laden on may 2, 2011. Diagram of osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan. The abbottabad commission report al jazeera among the highlights from the report as published by al jazeera. Pakistan likely knew of osama bin ladens presence, admits. Thats according to a leaked report from pakistans independent abbottabad commission that. Table of contents mentions executive summary to be available on page 15. The commission has been told that obl never had a phone line, an internet or cable connection either in swat, haripur or abbottabad though a dish was used to watch al jazeera.
Jul 08, 20 osama bin laden was stopped for speeding in car while on run in pakistan, report reveals the hunt for osama bin laden might have ended eight years earlier had a pakistani traffic policeman spotted. Jul 10, 20 al jazeera has obtained and on 8 july published pdf in full the final report of the abbottabad commission, which was appointed by the government of pakistan to investigate how osama bin laden came to be living unnoticed in the city of abbottabad in northeastern pakistan, and how the us was able to mount a. Al jazeera exclusively leaks report of pakistani investigation into osama bin ladens life and death in the country. This report also explains how the us kept the pakistani government in the dark. The station is approximately thirty minutes drive south from abbottabad city centre. Source document contributed to documentcloud by mohammed haddad al jazeera english. Jul 23, 20 even the abbottabad commission, which called the u. Leaked osama bin laden report accuses pakistani officials of.
Despite the remark by the commissions remark that the report may be buried it was and never made public. Jul 09, 20 in an al jazeera exclusive, the results of the abbottabad commission are now being made public. The commission has been told that obl never had a phone line, an internet or cable connection either in swat, haripur or abbottabad though a dish was used to watch al jazeera in more than one city. There was a complete collapse of governance and law enforcement, both.
Pakistan likely knew of osama bin ladens presence, admits former spy chief. In an al jazeera exclusive, the results of the abbottabad commission are now being made public. It even mentions the firing of msnbcs keith olberman. The report of the abbottabad commission, formed in june 2011 to probe the circumstances around the killing of osama bin laden by american forces in a unilateral raid on the pakistani city of abbottabad, was leaked by the al jazeera investigative unit on 8 july 20, after being suppressed by the pakistani government. Abbottabad commission head wants report made public. Nasa report verifies carbon dioxide actually cools atmosphere. Pakistani report details bin ladens life in hiding nbc news. A senior bureaucrat leaked the abbottabad commission report to the al jazeera tv and received a petty sum of 15,000 us dollars. Al jazeera s investigative unit obtained a copy of the commission s report, and has now released it, in full, along with accompanying coverage to help unpick the details, and implications of its. On may 2, 2011 the leader of al qaeda, osama bin laden, was killed during a raid in abbottabad. Department of state has known for decades that inadequate security at embassies and consulates worldwide could lead to tragedy, but senior officials ignored the warnings and left some of americas most dangerous diplomatic posts vulnerable to attack, according to an internal government report obtained exclusively by al jazeera s investigative unit. Al sada, 30, is in pakistani custody, as are bin ladens two other. A version of the report leaked to al jazeera says the killing of bin laden by us forces was a criminal act of murder ordered by the us president.
The report, which was submitted to the thenprime minister in january 20, has, todate, not been made public officially. Abbottabad is also served by daewoo express and niazi express, the natco, skyways and other bus services. The abbottabad commission report acr, obtained by al jazeera, is far from complete. Pakistans air force learned about the bin laden raid on. The 336page abbottabad commission report, obtained by al jazeera, blasts the government and military for a national disaster over its handling of. Al jazeera has obtained and on 8 july published pdf in full the final report of the abbottabad commission, which was appointed by the government of pakistan to investigate how osama bin laden came to be living unnoticed in the city of abbottabad in northeastern pakistan, and how the us was able to mount a. Letters from abbottabad is an initial exploration and contextualization of 17 documents that will be the grist for future academic debate and discussion. The nearest railway station is in havelian, which is the last and most northern station on the pakistan railway network. Oct 31, 2012 will pakistan release its osama bin laden abbottabad report. Statements from highranking civil and military officials. The report of pakistans abbottabad commission, which was set up by the former government to investigate the circumstances leading to the assassination of al. But although the commission s report was completed six months ago, the pakistani authorities suppressed it, and the first leaked copy was made public by al jazeera on monday. Jul 09, 20 but although the commissions report was completed six months ago, the pakistani authorities suppressed it, and the first leaked copy was made public by al jazeera on monday.
Mar 25, 2020 leaked osama bin laden abbottabad commission report on al jazeera debunks conspiracy theories jul 9, 20 climate change deniers. The abbottabad commission report, divulged july 8, 20 by al jazeera sheds light on a secret understanding between washington and islamabad over the. Abbottabad commission chief calls for report to be made public. The four most surprising revelations about osama bin ladens final years new report reconstructs the al qaeda leaders daytoday life in hiding. Al jazeera has a detailed look at the findings of the socalled abbottabad commission, a group tasked by the pakistani government to investigate its inability to find osama bin laden. Leaked bin laden report reveals pakistan failures bbc news.
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