CIA organised fake vaccination drive to get Osama bin Laden's family DNA

[KXA]

Senior Pakistani doctor who organised vaccine programme in Abbottabad arrested by ISI for working with US agents

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.........

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/11/cia-fake-vaccinations-osama-bin-ladens-dna

[Dominique]

Why is this story even in the news, and who leaked it?

[KXA]

Sounds like ISI got the Doc - so by leaking perhaps they hope to keep him from harm?

[Fat Lazy American]

JENNY MCCARTHY WAS RIGHT! It's a CONSPIRACY!!!!!

[shuredgefan]

Are those guys (the ISI) even aware of how idiotic they make themselves appear ?


Kudos to the dudes who thought up this scheme to verify obl's presence there, I guess the CIA isn't completely ossified. woot

[[WDW]Megaraptor]

Are those guys even aware of how idiotic they make themselves appear ?

Who are "these guys" and why was this plan a bad idea?

[Shurik SST]

Not really worried about the Pakistani's but that vaccination idea is pretty darn smart. That is likely how they we're so sure, they already had at least his kids DNA! Not bad, just pull a bunch of DNA samples and take a DNA profile on the whole town. Not bad work at all.

[LineDoggie]

Is the plan even true? or just typical Pakistani ISI Ass covering by arresting the nearest innocent person?

[shuredgefan]

Megaraptor;5748417']Who are "these guys" and why was this plan a bad idea?The ISI, they throw a fit of peak because they were embarrassed by the americans, so they do something petty like arrest this doctor.

[FlintHillBilly]

True or untrue... gotta admit clever idea to get the DNA.

[Ardaingeal]

I'm not an expert on human biology and genetics, but would sticking someone with a needle really be enough to get their DNA? Secondly, I find it a bit odd that a random nurse would be allowed into the compound harboring the world's most wanted terrorist. Those things make me question how accurate some of these claims are.

[MaDuce]

I'm not an expert on human biology and genetics, but would sticking someone with a needle really be enough to get their DNA? Secondly, I find it a bit odd that a random nurse would be allowed into the compound harboring the world's most wanted terrorist. Those things make me question how accurate some of these claims are.

More then enough. You can get DNA off of spit, cig butts, dandruff, blood on a needle would be easy.

[FlintHillBilly]

I'm not an expert on human biology and genetics, but would sticking someone with a needle really be enough to get their DNA? Secondly, I find it a bit odd that a random nurse would be allowed into the compound harboring the world's most wanted terrorist. Those things make me question how accurate some of these claims are.

I understand peoples skepticism on the whole issue. Lets throw another loop into it. I doubt he went to the doctor (would you being the worlds more wanted man?). Im sure he had a "Trusted" nurse or someone who looked after him. Easy to get the DNA from there, the person probably just threw needles away or handled them poorly.

Just a thought.

[G-AWZT]

The ISI's new report:

"Joo Bats Suck Blood From Little Children"

plus....

"Joo Blimps Drop Jooey Bombs on Children's Madrassa"

[eskachig]

I'm not an expert on human biology and genetics, but would sticking someone with a needle really be enough to get their DNA? Secondly, I find it a bit odd that a random nurse would be allowed into the compound harboring the world's most wanted terrorist. Those things make me question how accurate some of these claims are.
TIL: there's a complete copy of your DNA in every cell of your body.

Edit, just felt completely retarded because I forgot that red blood cells don't have a nucleus - hence no DNA. But there are plenty of other types of cells in our bloodstream. There are probably a couple of other exceptions, but for the most part every cell has the whole package.

[Nizark]

AWESOME! They did this in the Brad Pitt movie Spygame! It was in the first 10 minutes of the flick!

[Ardaingeal]

TIL: there's a complete copy of your DNA in every cell of your body.

Edit, just felt completely retarded because I forgot that red blood cells don't have a nucleus - hence no DNA. But there are plenty of other types of cells in our bloodstream. There are probably a couple of other exceptions, but for the most part every cell has the whole package.

This I know, just struck me as something that falls in the "Stuff you see on CSI that doesn't happen in real life" category. Guess it is possible then.

[IraGlacialis]

How much do you want ot bet that the anti-vaccine crowd jumps on this like sharks to chum?
"Not only do the vaccine make our kids all retarded, but they are so the Illumiziomason Government can keep tabs on us!"

[muck]

Didn't the Brazilian police use this method sometimes to gather intel on the whereabouts of criminals within the favelas? No news to me.

[The Left Hand of God]

Sounds like ISI got the Doc - so by leaking perhaps they hope to keep him from harm?

Don't count on that.