Accidental Blogger

The curious case of Osama bin Laden – The Express Tribune.

I think it is plausible that GHQ (General Head Quarters..the Pakistani army high command) really did NOT know where Bin Laden was hiding. But GHQ has failed to act against (or even to regard as potentially suspicious) the “good jihadis”, both within the ISI and outside it. Because of that, the ordinary Pakistani police and the average local security officer does not have to be a jihadist to fail to take note of jihadists in his area. All that is needed is that some sympathizers within the intelligence community set up such a compound and let it be known that it houses “good jihadis” and has been checked out. NO ONE else will want to look into it. Everyone knows which way their bread is buttered.
As a practical matter, the “war on terror” is never going to get too far while there are good terrorists being protected, while there are sympathizers in power and while the vast psyops apparatus of GHQ is spreading disinformation that demonizes the US, Jews, Hindus ,CIA…everyone but the jihadists.

The reorientation of Pakistan away from Jihadist fantasies would be a huge task even if the army was fully on board. Its a nearly impossible job in the current scenario. Anyone can be a good jihadi today and a bad jihadi tomorrow and since no one can tell the difference too well, everyone stays out of the way. For GHQ to drop the notion of fighting their real and imaginary war with India using “good taliban” and “good jihadists” is not a side issue. It is the main issue. Unfortunately, some of the auguries are not good.

On the other hand, it may well be that this is the best GHQ can do for now. Maybe their psyops apparatus is as much outside their control as their former jihadi soldiers. Either way, its going to be a long hot summer.