Man who promised not to shave until bin Laden was killed or captured finally shaves off very long beard.
White House says bin Laden used wife as human shield during final shoot out.
We’ll have more reporting on this shortly. And we’re hearing more details as I write in the White House press conference with Counterterrorism Advisor John Brennan. But we’re already getting some clear indications about a big question the US government needs to answer.
It’s always been a big question just which parts of the Pakistani state apparatus — the military, the civil government, the intelligence services — are genuine partners in the fight against al Qaeda and which are playing a double game. The Pakistani intelligence service is notoriously shot through with sympathizers with the Taliban and even al Qaeda. Read More