CIA's 'fake vaccine drive' to get Bin Laden family DNA

Gerald · 07-12-11, 05:28 AM

The CIA ran a fake vaccine programme in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad to try to get a DNA sample from the family of Osama Bin Laden, media reports say.

The Guardian newspaper says CIA agents recruited a Pakistani doctor there to organise the vaccination drive. The paper says he has since been arrested.

The CIA has refused to comment on the report, which comes as tensions run high between Islamabad and Washington.

The al-Qaeda chief was killed in a US commando raid on his compound on 2 May.

Relations between Pakistan and the US have plummeted since the raid with many in the US questioning how the fugitive could live undetected for years in a Pakistani cantonment town so close to the capital.

As part of extensive preparations for the raid that killed Bin Laden, CIA agents recruited senior Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi to organise the vaccine drive in Abbottabad where it believed he was hiding, said the Guardian report.

Although the vaccine team is said to have gained access to the compound, they failed to get any DNA samples, the paper says.

There has been no comment on the report as yet from Pakistani officials.
'DNA match'

The "project" was started in a poorer part of town to make it look more authentic, the paper said.

According to the report, the CIA launched the campaign after it tracked down a Bin Laden courier to the compound in the town of Abbottabad.

Before launching an operation on the compound, US officials wanted to match DNA samples from people living in the compound with a sample they had from his sister, the report said.

The newspaper says "it is not known whether the CIA managed to obtain any Bin Laden DNA, although one source suggested the operation did not succeed".

Separately, the New York Times also cited an unnamed US official who said that a vaccination programme was set up as a ruse in the town, because the CIA was struggling to learn whether Bin Laden was truly hiding in the compound.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14117438

Note: 12 July 2011 Last updated at 10:04 GMT

Feuer Frei! · 07-12-11, 05:30 AM

They do as they please. Just like the torture claims. No accountability questions will be asked here.

Gerald · 07-12-11, 05:53 AM

Not quite as it works, might be easy to pull all of an edge in the same way ... but the reality is different, according to my own opinion should be said.

Matador.es · 07-12-11, 07:07 AM

how clever

TLAM Strike · 07-12-11, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

They do as they please. Just like the torture claims. No accountability questions will be asked here.

No they are asked here...

August · 07-12-11, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

Relations between Pakistan and the US have plummeted since the raid with many in the US questioning how the fugitive could live undetected for years in a Pakistani cantonment town so close to the capital.

If notorious mobster "Whitey" Bulger can live undetected in Santa Monica for almost 20 years in spite of being on the FBI's 10 most wanted list, I don't see why OBL couldn't get away with it in Podunkville Pakistan.

Gerald · 07-13-11, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by August

If notorious mobster "Whitey" Bulger can live undetected in Santa Monica for almost 20 years in spite of being on the FBI's 10 most wanted list, I don't see why OBL couldn't get away with it in Podunkville Pakistan.

Of course it is possible to escape the law, wherever possible, Contacts, money and survival attitude.

07-12-11, 05:28 AM	#1
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	CIA's 'fake vaccine drive' to get Bin Laden family DNA The CIA ran a fake vaccine programme in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad to try to get a DNA sample from the family of Osama Bin Laden, media reports say. The Guardian newspaper says CIA agents recruited a Pakistani doctor there to organise the vaccination drive. The paper says he has since been arrested. The CIA has refused to comment on the report, which comes as tensions run high between Islamabad and Washington. The al-Qaeda chief was killed in a US commando raid on his compound on 2 May. Relations between Pakistan and the US have plummeted since the raid with many in the US questioning how the fugitive could live undetected for years in a Pakistani cantonment town so close to the capital. As part of extensive preparations for the raid that killed Bin Laden, CIA agents recruited senior Pakistani doctor Shakil Afridi to organise the vaccine drive in Abbottabad where it believed he was hiding, said the Guardian report. Although the vaccine team is said to have gained access to the compound, they failed to get any DNA samples, the paper says. There has been no comment on the report as yet from Pakistani officials. 'DNA match' The "project" was started in a poorer part of town to make it look more authentic, the paper said. According to the report, the CIA launched the campaign after it tracked down a Bin Laden courier to the compound in the town of Abbottabad. Before launching an operation on the compound, US officials wanted to match DNA samples from people living in the compound with a sample they had from his sister, the report said. The newspaper says "it is not known whether the CIA managed to obtain any Bin Laden DNA, although one source suggested the operation did not succeed". Separately, the New York Times also cited an unnamed US official who said that a vaccination programme was set up as a ruse in the town, because the CIA was struggling to learn whether Bin Laden was truly hiding in the compound. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14117438 Note: 12 July 2011 Last updated at 10:04 GMT __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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