FORMER CHIEF OF AFGHAN INTELLIGENCE TELLS LARA LOGAN HE LOCATED BIN LADEN IN 2007
CBS, May 15, 2011—The news that Osama bin Laden had been hiding in plain sight in a Pakistani military town surprised many Americans, but it came as no surprise to the man you'll hear from. His name is Amrullah Saleh and four years ago he told Pakistan's president that bin Laden was living in that very area.
At the time, Saleh was at the height of his power as Afghanistan's top spy, their chief of intelligence. No one worked more closely with the U.S. in the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban. He is also one of Pakistan's fiercest critics and long before bin Laden's death, behind closed doors, he was urging the U.S. to pay attention to the intelligence he was gathering on Pakistan's covert support for America's enemies.
Now he makes that case publicly in an interview with Lara Logan on 60 Minutes.
At the time, Saleh was at the height of his power as Afghanistan's top spy, their chief of intelligence. No one worked more closely with the U.S. in the fight against al Qaeda and the Taliban. He is also one of Pakistan's fiercest critics and long before bin Laden's death, behind closed doors, he was urging the U.S. to pay attention to the intelligence he was gathering on Pakistan's covert support for America's enemies.
Now he makes that case publicly in an interview with Lara Logan on 60 Minutes.
Here is a case where a man with a reputation makes a public statement and stands by it with his name.
Anybody who wants to challenge his statement and offer a different information can easily do it. Any ravenous media outlet will be ready to listen.
The reporter, Lara Logan, has a reputation for dogged perseverence and journalstic intergrity.
60 MInutes is a high class organization featuring high quality investigative reporting.
Good reporting.