The attack on Parliament and Osama's escape

August 21, 2017 10:54

"Jaish aided by LeT attacked Parliament knowing mobilisation of Indian military assets would be the consequence. That mobilisation happened, necessitating a military response from Musharraf who moved troops guarding back doors out of Tora Bora, facilitating Osama's escape."

Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy allude to the sinister connection between the attack on Parliament, the withdrawal of Pakistani troops from the Afghan border and bin Laden's escape in their new book, The Exile.

In a two-part interview with Rediff.com's Nikhil Lakshman, Adrian Levy discusses bin Laden, the men who protected the Al Qaeda leader in Pakistan, and who could have tipped off the Americans about his presence in Abbottabad. Read

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