Do you believe Usama was staying in that compound of his own accord, or was he a 'guest' of the ISI?

[Electric Monk]

[JI7]

1. his choice but the ISI knew and helped him

[Electric Monk]

2. Edited to include that option. nt

[Aerows]

3. It strains credulity

to think the ISI didn't know he was there.

[EFerrari]

4. There are some things that don't need to be said out loud.

If he was there as a guest of the ISI, it likely went without saying that they'd hand him over if they needed to, too.

[formercia]

6. Osama was a valuable Commodity

and the Pakistanis like to play both sides to their financial advantage.

[flamingdem]

5. He was plotting more attacks, doubt that was while being a "guest"

Why do you think he was a guest, what would the ISI gain?

[izquierdista]

7. How could he stick around

if the ISI DIDN'T like his company?

[xchrom]

8. The ISI surely knew & helped - but because Osama was Osama - his

Choices were always very limited.

The ISI & Osama used each other.

[Electric Monk]

9. late night kick. nt