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US Rejects Pakistan's Criticism of bin Laden Raid

   VOA News  May 09, 2011
   White House Press Secretary Jay Carney

Photo: AP / Charles Dharapak

   White House Press Secretary Jay Carney briefs reporters at the White
   House in Washington, Monday, May 9, 2011.

   The White House says it will not "apologize" for a raid that killed
   al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil.
   Spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama felt he had the "right
   and imperative" to launch the operation in order to catch the world's
   most wanted terrorist.
   Earlier, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani warned that
   "unilateral actions" on Pakistani soil will have "serious
   consequences".
   Carney said Washington understands Pakistan's concerns and that
   cooperation with Islamabad is critical to U.S. security interests.
   The spokesman also said the U.S. and Pakistan are consulting on "many
   levels" to determine how bin Laden could elude capture for so long
   while living in Pakistan.
   During an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes, President
   Obama said bin Laden must have had a support network inside Pakistan,
   but it is not known if that network included people inside the
   government.
   Mr. Obama also said he ordered the raid on bin Laden's compound in
   Abbottabad because the benefits of finally capturing bin Laden
   outweighed the risks.

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