Breaking news! Shocking! Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden

Breaking news! Shocking! NOT!!!!
Gates: Somebody in Pakistan knew about bin Laden
Quote of the week: "My supposition is, somebody knew."

Should I laugh, cry or do a 'Eureka!' dance?

Thanks, Mr. Gates, this is such an eye opener. May be you should have glanced at what Indians were saying for last, let us see, hmmmm.... TWENTY YEARS!

Here is a reproduced article (by B Raman) from September 2003 which details the connection between Pakistan and OBL.

http://ramanstrategicanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/05/isi-bin-laden-links-as-seen-by-dia.html

Please read it, Mr. Gates.

".6.The analysis carries the most damning account of Pakistan's role as the real host of bin Laden and his Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. It says: "Bin Laden's Al Qaeda network was able to expand under the safe santuary extended by Taliban following Pakistan directives. If there is any doubt on that issue, consider the location of bin Laden's camp targeted by US Cruise missiles, Zahawa. Positioned on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, it was built by Pakistani contractors, funded by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate and protected under the patronage of a local and influential Jadran tribal leader, Jalaluddin Haqqani. However, the real host in that facility was the Pakistani ISI. If this was later to become bin Laden's base, then serious questions are raised by the early relationship between bin Laden and Pakistan's ISI."