Panetta Concerned About Doctor Who Helped In Bin Laden Raid -- CNN
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly the key role a Pakistani doctor who assisted the United States ahead of the strike on Osama bin Laden's compound last May that killed the terrorism mastermind.
The doctor who provided key information ought to be released, Panetta told CBS's "60 Minutes" in a segment set to air Sunday.
"I'm very concerned about what the Pakistanis did with this individual," Panetta told CBS. "This was an individual who in fact helped provide intelligence that was very helpful with regards to this operation. And he was not in any way treasonous towards Pakistan."
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My Comment: Bin Laden's allies or sympathizers would ill this doctor immediately if they had the chance. Pakistan's treatment of this hero is contemptible, and kudos to Panetta for making his concerns public.
1 comment:
poor guy, seriously, we owe him lots of thanks, I hope he is doing ok..
send another team to get him out of there :)
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