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Pakistani Government Report Says Bin Laden Loved Wearing Cowboy Hats, And Was Once Stopped In 2002
Business Insider ^ | 07/09/2013 | Geofrey Ingersoll

Posted on 07/09/2013 8:31:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Following the military raid on the Bin Laden compound in 2011, the Pakistani government set up a commission of inquiry to find out exactly what happened, if there were any lapses in leadership, and what follow-on actions should be taken.

Today, Al Jazeera published the exclusive report from the "Abottobad Commission," which performed the investigation.

Inside their report were many interesting details, but we've managed to get it down to just five.

Bin Laden was once stopped by a cop for speeding in 2002, but nothing happened.

From the report:

"Maryam, of course had no occasion to speak to the tall Arab [bin Laden]. Once they were all (including the tall Arab) on a visit to the bazaar they were stopped for speeding by a policeman. But her husband very quickly settled the matter with the policeman and they drove on."

Bin Laden was a devoted dad.

From the report:

"The children of the OBL family led extremely regimented and secluded lives. OBL personally saw to the religious education of his grandchildren and supervised their play time, which included cultivating vegetable plots with simple prizes for best performances ... "

" ... [Navy SEALs] also took a purse that contained the will of OBL. Kairriyyeh had previously read the will but did not wish to divulge the details. She said it was not political and pertained only to personal and family related matters. Other reports suggested that the will said his children should not seek leadership of Al Qaeda ... "

Osama bin Laden loved wearing a cowboy hat.

Previous reports on Bin Laden never indicated that he was observed wearing a cowboy hat. Reports have mentioned that intelligence officials had dubbed him "the pacer," since he paced outside on his balcony quote a bit.

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1 posted on 07/09/2013 8:31:54 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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2 posted on 07/09/2013 8:37:58 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Support Free Republic!)
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To: SeekAndFind

No wonder the followers put him out to pasture and then leaked his location. He was a looney!


3 posted on 07/09/2013 8:44:27 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Buckeye McFrog

What concerns me more is this — the Pakistanis (our purported ally, to whom we send billions of dollars in military and economic aid), LET THIS MAN GO !!

How many of us really believe that the Pakistani government did not know his whereabouts?


4 posted on 07/09/2013 8:49:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
he probably got the cowboy hat as a gift from G.W.Bush
5 posted on 07/09/2013 8:53:09 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: SeekAndFind
Bin Laden was once stopped by a cop for speeding in 2002, but nothing happened.

Pakistani ISI was probably all over that cop like the FBI would when a mobster in witness protection gets caught by a local police department for a petty crime.

6 posted on 07/09/2013 9:22:15 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
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To: drypowder

Osama bin Laden is/was the most successful patsy for Empire building in the grand and glorious history of patsy’s and Empires. The FBI will have to work extra long hours to develop any patsy as useful as the CIA’s OBL or the KGB’s BHO. I wonder whose patsy was GWB?


7 posted on 07/09/2013 10:01:52 AM PDT by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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To: SeekAndFind

Within days of 9-11 I had Indian business contacts telling me the Pakis were going to do exactly that.


8 posted on 07/09/2013 10:08:45 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: KarlInOhio
Bin Laden was once stopped by a cop for speeding in 2002

Tonight on World's Worst Drivers 6: South Asian Speed Demons...


9 posted on 07/09/2013 10:10:17 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks SeekAndFind.
Bin Laden was once stopped by a cop for speeding in 2002, but nothing happened.
Hey, if the winds had turned in an ugly direction...


10 posted on 07/09/2013 5:10:56 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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