While I do think hiding in plain sight is what kept OBL alive for a long time, I'm skeptical about OBL not being known in that particular place. Neighbors notice when 12 foot walls are built; they discuss who is doing the building and speculate about what will go on inside the walls. And Abbottabad was the military center. It seems equivalent (to me, others may not be as cynical as I am) to having the Unibomber living across the street from the gates of the Naval Academy or West Point.
I think Gitmo is never going to go away. And it shames me as an American citizen, because I can only speculate and fear that the reason prisoners there won't get a fair civilian trial is that they were tortured and all the evidence against them is tainted.
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Date: 2011-05-08 07:17 pm (UTC)I think Gitmo is never going to go away. And it shames me as an American citizen, because I can only speculate and fear that the reason prisoners there won't get a fair civilian trial is that they were tortured and all the evidence against them is tainted.