Bin Laden's luck finally runs out

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Bin Laden's luck finally runs out

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 • Jamad Al-Awwal 29, 1432 A.H. • 2 Riyals • Vol. XXXVI • No. 153 • 20 Pages • www.arabnews.com

Bin Laden’s luck finally runs out

Sea uriaspar san er S on heightened alert

AZHAR MASOOD

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The raid targeted a compound with elaborate security

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, Lt. RaJ. Evers sai predicted a heigh ri ftr vigi incase Bin Las sup porters sought revenge for the France’s President Sar ywe tas coup in the fight against terro ism, anForeign Minister Alain Juppe warned i not sA s Briti PrimMin D a sait West wou to“particu vigilant” in the weeks ahead.

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P kist nf ceshe tver hie- that very academy, saying the“If the ISI had known, then some s mit witt ISImust ABBOTTABAD PaPa of militants linked toleaked this information,” Gul declared the killing oOsama Bin A ant Ta“P wi t La a“major setto g Washington has in the pastlot odamage control because the  itwi comeun Pakistan of maintainingAmericans reting to expt ties to mis targeting USi inP ...t i Al-Qaeda leader was holed up in a troops in neigblow to the credibilitof near a military facility. A Relationshave P” L win r in recent months over USAside themilitary “there in A attac anCIA activities inis the localthe Intelligence to Pas main mi t countr. Miy Intet y and less than two hours’ Pakistan’s powerintelli ta apresence t” drive from the Pakistani ca agency, the ISI, has longadministration osaid. been susof links with theThe chairman othe Senate Bin Lawas not Haqqani networcu ArmeServices Committee sai in mountains along the border ing t1980s wJa PaArm an inte in relative comfort in a town Haqqani was aeared battlewill have to answer for Bin t mainmi yaca against the SovietLaden’s presence milesthe and home to scores of retired in Afghanistan.y’s caSen. CarLevin serving owill bolster “For some time twi aSenate Majority LeaHarry who have long argued that lot otension between WashingtonRei spoto reporters Pa a Islamabad because Bin Ladenth nBin L to wl Lth Just 10ago, Pas to Is ”sai Imtiaz organizations have “a lot of Army chieaddressed cadets at a Pasecurit anato ”

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