Secret BBC - Pakistan Double Cross on Terrorism

[The Lawspeaker]

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Secret BBC - Pakistan Double Cross on Terrorism

Secret Pakistan BBC - Double Cross : This first episode investigates duplicity that emerged after 9/11 and disturbing intelligence reports after Britain's forces entered Helmand in 2006.

In May this year, US Special Forces shot and killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Publicly Pakistan is one of America's closest allies - yet every step of the operation was kept secret from it.

Filmed largely in Pakistan and Afghanistan, this two-part documentary series explores how a supposed ally stands accused by top CIA officers and Western diplomats of causing the deaths of thousands of coalition soldiers in Afghanistan.

The documentary makers meet serving Taliban commanders who describe the support they get from Pakistan in terms of weapons, training and a place to hide.

[Bobcat Fraser]

It comes as no surprise. The Pakistanis and the Saudis aren't true allies. Of course, the word has lost its meaning now, especially when one uses it in the geopolitical context. With allies like these, who needs adversaries?