How can a million pound mansion with 12ft walls, be built near a Military Academy..

[Bobbisox]

without people wondering who was staying there, moreover, who built it? were they given information of who would be residing there?

[NOX]

I don't think there is anything to indicate that the Pakistan Govt knew he was there necesarily. If people don't want to be found then people generaly won't be. Bin laden was a hero to many there and so would have recieved help plus he was immensely wealthy. Clearly whoever built the compound knew he was staying there but aside form that I doubt anyone would. Terrorist cells are a lot more discreet than you'd ever imagine, there were IRA sleeper cells all over the UK, many which were sleeper cells and never ever discovered.

[DTCwordfan]

the difference is nobody wants to know where you live, NOX ,so enjoy your anonymity!

With Osama, they spent years wanting to switch out his light bulb - and often the old saying is to hide in somewhere so obvious that folk won't look there! And yes, I do suspect some Pakistanis knew where he was - but weren't saying. Pakistan is so highly fragmented at the moment it well may be that the senior Government had no idea.....

[Bobbisox]

good point Zeb

[jno]

apparently a university class worked out a couple of years ago where he was

http://news.sciencema...alculated.html?ref=hp

It was worth a million dollars, not a million pounds. That's probably less than my one-storey flat in outer London, so perhaps it's not as palatial as everyone imagines.

[whiskeryron]

triggerhippy, he was buried at sea by the US Navy Seals. If you are interested I expect somebody will come up with a moneymaking scheme shortly for viewing his remains on an expensive Scuba Diving Holiday.Ron.