OBL's compound was only a few miles from Pakistani Military Academy - They knew all along where

[Vinnie From Indy]

he was.

check out the google map of both locations:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Abbottabad+pakistan+military+academy&aq=&sll=34.17084,73.233728&sspn=0.06377,0.072956&doflg=ptk&ie=UTF8&hq=pakistan+military+academy&hnear=Abbott%C4%81bad,+Abbottabad,+Khyber+Pakhtunkhwa,+Pakistan&t=h&ll=34.185039,73.235807&spn=0.017715,0.039268&z=15&iwloc=B

[snappyturtle]

1. Maybe. If nothing else it's going to be interesting to see what this

assassination does to U.S./Pakistan relations.

[Dennis Donovan]

2. It was also a few miles from the Abbottabad Burger King...

...not sure what you point is?:shrug:

[EFerrari]

3. A reporter there on the ground told Amy that it's risible

to believe our military could get there without the Pakistanis knowing about it. Then Jeremy Scahill reminded that McChystal cut a deal with them that allowed them to deny knowing anything about a hot pursuit of Bin Laden.

Amy's show today was packed and will be the best analysis you can get for weeks.

[Vinnie From Indy]

7. It is highly doubtful that the US could have flown helicopters

into an area that had so many military assets without being detected by the Pakistani air defense systems. This was an area that the Pakistani military would have been closely monitoring 24/7.

[EFerrari]

9. It didn't happen. n/t

[xchrom]

4. Pakistan uses extremists as part of it's own goals.

We've all known that for a long time now.

[defendandprotect]

5. Guess we have to face it --- Americans are really gullible -- !!!

[ProSense]

6. Maybe

that's why the reports indicate that whenever the Pakistani military was notified, the targets would disappear.

Of course, this could be a brilliant ploy to con gullible Americans into believing that the already dead bin Laden is actually dead.

[Distant Observer]

8. Only over 1000 Meters. Check the map

[EFerrari]

10. Someone this morning (getting garbled now) described it

as a garrison town full of military retirees.

[pinniped]

11. $hit. No google street view.

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