Fallout: CIA Faked Vaccination Drive To Get Bin Laden's Family DNA
"The CIA organised a fake vaccination programme in the town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate attempt to obtain DNA from the fugitive al-Qaida leader's family, a Guardian investigation has found." The ploy may have damaged the confidence of the Pakistani public in vaccine programs -- at a time when vaccinations against diseases like polio are needed.
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"The CIA organised a fake vaccination programme in the town where it believed Osama bin Laden was hiding in an elaborate attempt to obtain DNA from the fugitive al-Qaida leader's family, a Guardian investigation has found.
As part of extensive preparations for the raid that killed Bin Laden in May, CIA agents recruited a senior Pakistani doctor to organise the vaccine drive in Abbottabad, even starting the 'project' in a poorer part of town to make it look more authentic, according to Pakistani and US officials and local residents.
The doctor, Shakil Afridi, has since been arrested by the Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI) for co-operating with American intelligence agents."
Saeed Shah reports from Abbottabad for the Guardian July 11, 2011.
SEE ALSO:
"CIA Vaccine Ruse Sparks Fear In Pakistan" (Associated Press)
Opinion: "The Fallout From The CIA’s Vaccination Ploy in Pakistan" (Washington Post)
