Tuesday, May 10, 2011

I hopw Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani isn't suggesting Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda is a Pakistan National Security Asset?

...“No other country (click title to entry - thank you) in the world and no other security agency has done so much to interdict al Qaida than the ISI and our armed forces,” said the Prime Minister, adding that the ISI was a “national asset”....

This is exactly the problem with the Pakistani ISI.  They have considerable power and government officials and candidates are concerned about the potential and conduct to their own safety.

In the USA, we regonize the fact that our security services are not necessarily perfect all the time.  Every once in a while a Special Prosecutor is assigned and investigations are conducted.  Ask Karl Rove and Lewis Libby.  That was a security breach for the USA right in the Executive Branch. 

The idea that the USA simply accepts the idea that no one within the Pakistan government knew what was going on in close proximity to its government buildings is nonsense. 

Some one was throwing their weight around in a country known for its hostile tribal areas and remote authority. 

The Pakistani government needs some house cleaning.  The sooner the better.  The influence of Musharraf corruption has to be found and eliminated.