[caww]

I'm not convinced that Ben Laden’s being there wasn't a Cooperative effort between the Us and Pakistan. Were the high walls, guarded from within and without...to keep him IN isolation as a prison, and that with the purpose of not announcing his capture because doing so would create all sorts of other issues besides that of fighting the war??? Especially now that these wars are fading out...perfect time to orchestrate his capture or death.

There are so many things we are not aware of concerning this whole issue of Ben Laden since we first went to war. And a host of disinformation has abounded for years. Additionally all the back room deals stuck which allowed the US to continue fighting without further causing more issues which may or may not have occurred if revealed Ben-laden was a prisoner.

Further Ben-Laden has been only the figure head which united terrorists...Al Sawarari is the brains of all the attacks...he simply needed Ben-ladens money. The two would not have been successful with their agendas apart from each other. And those agendas are Sawarri’s from the get go...Osama was primed by the Muslim Brotherhood...so these two were a match.

Al Zawarri is the one we want...Be Laden was simply the “Religious” and “Financial” means for Al Zawarri.

So I could see Pakistan striking a deal they'd keep Ben Laden under protective custody, so to speak...and let him communicate as he would ...in order to know what they were up to... and might be why we have been able to stop any further catastrophes in our country since 9/11.

[jonrick46]

If OBL was being held in a house arrest situation, then they could monitor everything he was doing. I am sure that Osama was smart enough to realize this and would react to the situation and let everyone know that he was being held on ice. You would think that detail would be hard to keep quiet. If Osama’s network knew that he was being held, there would have been attempts to get him out of there. I am sure the neighborhood would have noticed a few disturbances going on in the compound.

I suspect that Osama had unlimited access to Pakistan and other countries like Iran. I heard murmers that he was in Iran. The compound was a central operations center fully coordinated with the Pakistan government.

I think we should not be distracted by all the other scenarios and look at this as a simple situation. OBL was furthering Pakistan's mission with the network he was able to provide.

You are correct about the OBL’s money that was being generated. Some of that money was probably coming out of the mosques from inside the western countries. This is money that went to the cause; using the Osama brand as a draw. I am sure it was a huge draw. I think Pakistan was aiding and abetting Osama for the “rent money.”