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Monday, May 9, 2011

The three wives of Osama bin-Laden

As per the Qur'an a Muslim man may have up to four wives at a time.  Osama bin-Laden had three, one of which threw herself at attacking SEALs and was shot in the leg.  Now they are being held by the Pakistani Army in protective custody, the US has requested to interview them but Pakistan is refusing. 

Our friends they are not, this is another bit of proof they care only about protecting and promoting Islam, to our detriment.  Billions of jizya paid and the return is insignificant at best and deadly at worst.


From CBS May 9

Pakistan denying U.S. access to bin Laden wives

American agents keen to interview 3 widows who shared compound, now thought to be in Pakistani army custody 

CBS/AP) 
ISLAMABAD - The United States wants access to Osama bin Laden's three widows and any intelligence material its commandos left behind at the al Qaeda leader's compound, a top American official said in comments that could add a fresh sticking point in already frayed ties with Pakistan.


Information from the women, who remained in the house after the commandos killed bin Laden, might answer questions about whether Pakistan harbored the al Qaeda chief as many American officials are speculating. It could also reveal details about the day-to-day life of bin Laden, his actions since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the inner workings of al Qaeda.


CBS News homeland security correspondent Bob Orr reports that, for the moment at least, for some unknown reason, Pakistan is denying the U.S. access to the three women.

Osama bin Laden, in a video recovered from his compound and released by the Pentagon.
Osama bin Laden, in a video recovered from his compound and released by the Pentagon.  

The women, along with several children also picked up from the house, are believed to be in Pakistani army custody. A Pakistani army official declined to comment Sunday on the request, which U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon revealed in an interview broadcast on NBC's "Meet the Press."


The CIA and Pakistan's spy agency, known by the acronym ISI, have worked uneasily together in the past on counterterrorism, but the unilateral U.S. raid — done without Pakistan's advance knowledge — has exposed the deep mistrust that scars a complicated if vital partnership for both nations.


Even before the May 1 raid, the ISI said it was cutting cooperation with the CIA to protest drone strikes close to the Afghan border, among other things. In the current environment, Pakistan could use the fact it has something Washington wants — bin Laden's widows — as leverage to reduce some of the pressure it is under.

Rather than show how dedicated they claim they are to eradicating Islamists and jihadists from their midst by allowing us to question the wives, they play the game and try to trade favors.  Remember that next time they ask for more money.

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