Seymour Hersh ontrafelt Osamagate
Watergatereporter Seymour Hersh sprak weer eens met een hoestende anonieme man in een parkeergarage, een voormalige hoge ome bij de Amerikaanse veiligheidsdiensten, en deze deed een boekje open over hoe Osama bin Laden geëxecuteerd werd.
The major US source for the account that follows is a retired senior intelligence official who was knowledgeable about the initial intelligence about bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad. He also was privy to many aspects of the Seals’ training for the raid, and to the various after-action reports. Two other US sources, who had access to corroborating information, have been longtime consultants to the Special Operations Command. I also received information from inside Pakistan about widespread dismay among the senior ISI and military leadership – echoed later by Durrani – over Obama’s decision to go public immediately with news of bin Laden’s death. The White House did not respond to requests for comment.