According to Hersch, What was Pakistan’s role in killing Osama Bin Laden?
How does Hersch structure his essay? Why do you think he made the structural choices that he did?
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Pakistan’s role in killing Osama Bin Laden was providing the United States with essential information they needed in order to assasinate Bin Laden in the most efficient way possible. Certain individuals who were aware of Bin Ladens whereabouts and who “viewed bin Laden ‘as a resource” (Kayani and Pasha) played undercover roles in making Bin Laden an easier target. However, Pakistan did not only assist in the killing of Osama Bin Laden because they wanted him dead, they feared that their ” American aid programmes would be cut off” and so they justified their release of information to the U.S. as an act for the benefit of their country. So Pasha and Kayani provided the U.S. with details about the structure of the compound Bin Laden was living in so the U.S. army could begin practicing the attack, they provided details about Bin Laden’s condition (he was very ill) and made sure that there would be no interference when the attack occured. ISI guards in Pakistan also played a role by being “under orders to leave as soon as they heard the rotors of the US helicopters” and “cutting off” the electricity supply. Pakistan had completely abandoned Bin Laden and made it almost impossible for the United States to lose their chance to kill him.
Hersch structures the essay by telling the events in chronological order. He basically begins the essay by saying everything we think we know or have been told about the assassination of Bin Laden is a lie and mentions some of the individuals he got in contact with to find out the truth about it all. He then goes on to talk about some of the reasoning behind why he was convinced to tell the people the truh about everything then starts the retell by saying “It began with a walk-in” (6 paragraphs in). He made these structural choices because he probably found it extremely necessary to start off by telling readers what his purpose was in writing this essay. This is definitely an extremely controversial topic he was writing about and would need to pull in all the sources he could to make his piece credible. He then goes on to write the events in chronological order so that readers can understand (in depth) each stage that led up to Bin Laden’s death. He then discusses the aftermath of Bin Laden’s death and how Obama and his administration announced the news to the public. He also goes into depth about Bin Laden’s death and the controversy behind his “burial at sea.” Hersch structures his essay in this way because it tells a well rounded story about everything (before, after and during) related to Bin Laden’s death without leaving out things the reader will be left curious about.
According to Hersch, the start of Pakistan being involved in killing Osama Bin Laden was acting ignorant. They claim it is highly unlikely that Osama Bin Laden, self-aware that he is a internationally wanted man, live in such an open location. That and the two senior military leaders, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and General Ahmed Shuja Pasha also were faking ignorance. Even in a book written by Imtiaz Guz, the director of Centre for Research and Security Studies, claims that he spoke to four undercover officers, completely contradicting the claims that Pakistan was not involved, and that the mission was completely covert. A former senior officer leaked the information to the U.S. and let them in problem free in exchange for profit. There was no way that Pakistan would give up someone like Osama Bin Laden without gaining something.
He starts by stating his thesis, that the killing of Osama Bin Laden was not so covert. He then starts explaining one lie at a time and elaborating on the lie as to where the facts did not add up. Leading from fact to fact, he ties the lies together while using specific examples such as the generals to support his claims. With these paragraphs, he finishes explaining why and moves onto the next topic at hand in his essay, which leads to the next portion of his writing.
He made the structural choices that he did because those structural choices guides the reader through his writing without any confusion. It conveys the message and ideas without leaeving the audience in doubt. The writing is structured the way it is to prevent the audience from the need of questioning his claims because his claims were all supported with evidence and anecdotes from sources.
Basically Hersh makes a claim that killing of Bin Laden was a cooperative effort between The U.S and Pakistan. Hersh makes a bold claim that Pakistan was harboring Bin Laden. In fact he says that Bin Laden was actually apprehended by the Pakistanis and he was being held as a prisoner in abottabad. He continues by saying this makes sense because the compound the american “found” him in was a mile or less away from a military base and Intelligence service base.In addition he says that the pakistanis walked american through the “raid” and infact it wasnt a raid but an execution. He says that pakistan gave americans everything they needed to go in and kill bin laden but in return america had to keep quiet about their involvement because if the people of their country found out they would be outraged. He even talks about how a Pakistani intelligence official was the one who came into the CIA headquarters and told them he knew where Bin Laden was being held in return for the 25 million being offered. He says Pakistani officials made sure the americans got in undetected with their helicopters and got out unharmed.
The article is basically structured in a way that makes his argument really really clear. So he takes the story and breaks it up into different pieces all throughout the article Doing this makes it easier to follow chronologically. After every part that he breaks up he tells you his argument for saying this is either false or in some very rare cases believable. He then not only leaves it at that, he gives sources and examples that corroborate his suspicions. This structural tactic made his argument very coherent. It was easy to follow along and at times even hard to disagree with.
Contrary to societal belief, Pakistan had a vital role in the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. It was actually quite shocking to read Hersch’s essay as it approached the subject in an entirely different matter than most “conspiracy theorists,” lacing the dialogue with factual evidence instead of coincidental evidence, so much so that labeling his controversial claims as a conspiracy is an unjust characterization. To corroborate his idea about the raid, he began by introducing us to the idea that the United States worked closely alongside with Pakistan to successfully assassinate Osama Bin Laden. Being that Bin Laden was a national hero to Pakistani’s, one would suppose that getting support from the government to kill their own national hero would be tough. However, the United States leveraged the extensive aid that they provide to the Pakistani public. In doing so, the United States practically said, cooperate or we will make you starve, implying they will cut their food supply aid. Being a war torn, commodity-dependent emerging economy, losing a steady flow of aid is a giant risk that would not want to be explored. So obviously, the Pakistani government cooperated, and from there, we are introduced to Kayani and Pasha, two individuals that were essential to providing intelligence to where Osama Bin Laden’s infamous compound was located, how Bin Laden’s unstable health condition was, along with organizing the logistics of their assault mission. Kayani and Pasha, in accordance with ISI, a pakistani intelligence organization, were able to fully enable 100% full, and effortless access to the compound by alerting guards and other residents to leave the compound at a certain time, and to perfectly time the disappearance of the compound’s electricity circuits. With Osama Bin Laden practically served to our Navy Seal team on a silver platter, it is clear that there may have been an inside association with both governments; if there was not, then the Boy Scouts might be able to join the Navy Seals next time if all of their missions are this easy.
Hersch implements his writing structure in a logical, and coherent matter. Working with a topic that yearns for concise information, a professional writer must keep in mind that the information provided, and premises must flow in a way that can be understood. He establishes the essay by providing the reader with background information to more clearly comprehend the reading they are partaking in. From there, he introduces two individuals, Kayani and Pasha, displaying to us how crucial they are to the mission. Leading the reader towards the back half of the essay, he begins in sharing the anecdotes of what truly took place at the raid, almost as if he is telling the action in a play by play manner, all the while, taking a few lines to dispute a commonly perceived facade that was pushed by our national government.
According to the author, not only did Pakistan have a large role in the killing of Osama Bin Laden, but they are pretty much the reason he was killed. They supplied Americans with crucial intelligence that allowed them to execute the raid (and Bin Laden) of the compound perfectly, and without injury. According to the author, Pakistan had been holding Bin Laden for quite some time, and only gave him up to cash in on the 25 million the American were offering. This clearly opposes the official story that the US released, and the author breaks down the official one, and shows how it can be fishy and even unbelievable when we measure it against the intel we have.
Whether or not I buy into this authors story is one thing, but the way the piece is structured, and how clearly and concisely the writer breaks down his opposition really helps the cause. He takes every piece of the story, chronologically and breaks them down and says whether or not they’re sugar-coated, believable, or just down right not true. This argument is definitely made by someone who’s engrossed by the subject and has done there fair amount of research.
According to Hersch, Pakistan played an important role in killing Osama Bin Laden. Pakistan’s “two most senior military leaders – General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, chief of the army staff, and General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, director general of the ISI” provided the USA’s CIA with information on Bin Laden’s whereabouts- that he “was in Abbottabad.”
Also, apart from informing the CIA of Bin Aden’s location, Pakistan aided in his ailing by acting ignorant of the plan to kill him because according to Hersch, “the Pakistani military must have had knowledge of the operation” but kept it secret. The two military leaders, “Kayani and Pasha even knew of the raid in advance and had made sure that the two helicopters delivering the Seals to Abbottabad could cross Pakistani airspace without triggering any alarms in return for much of the $25 million reward offered by the US.” Pakistani officials even “cut off electric supply” to make it dark and easier for America to capture and kill Osama Bin Laden.
Moreover, Pakistan co-operated in the killing of Osama Bin Laden because “the compound where the operation would take place that was put under satellite surveillance-the house in Abbottabad that was used as a forward observation base was staffed with Pakistani employees and foreign nationals.” So the Pakistanis availed themselves to be used as employees in the observation base for the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
Hersch uses a chronologically narrative format to structure his essay and with thorough research, makes his argument clearly known to the reader from the beginning. He starts from the time when America carried out the operation to kill Osama Bin Laden and then moves on to his case which is to dispel the notion everyone has that America killed Bin Laden all on their own, with no help from anyone then ends with what is happening now with Obama’s stay in office after his killing of Bin Laden. He made these structural choices because his paragraphs flow well with the narrative structure he uses, thus making the reader to easily follow and even almost agree with his argument. This is important as Hersch’s side of the argument is controversial.
Pakistans role in killing Osama Bin Laden was huge! The military leaders, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, chief of the army staff, and General Ahmed Shuja Pasha, director general of the ISI WERE informed of the US mission. Pakistan wasn’t just going to hand him over to the US. They told the media they didn’t know where he was. Bin Laden had been imprisoned by the ISI since 2006. It was actually a member of the Pakistan Intelligence that told the US where he was. US has made it seem like they were the ones who found him all by themselves, but the media doesn’t convey that we had so much help from Pakistan.
He structures his essay in a way that makes his point very very clear. He states his point early on in the essay, then explains why, and gives examples of it. His structure gives examples of how the US doesn’t give Pakistan the credit and how the media portrays it differently. He tells the real story!
According to Hersch Osama Bin Ladens death was a result of a coalition between Pakistan and the United States. There were two significant figures in Pakistan who knew all about Osama bin Laden and his whereabouts, Kayani and Pasha. These two people knew where Osama was located and even provided him with a physician to live nearby in case the need arose for one. Pakistan was using Osama in order to dig out more information on al-Qaida and the taliban. There were nations other than Pakistan who did not want Osama’s whereabouts revealed to the United States to avoid conflict, “The Saudis feared if we knew we would pressure the Pakistanis to let bin Laden start talking to us about what the Saudi’s had been doing with al-Qaida.” Pakistan also hid Bin Laden and their knowledge of his location from the US as they were scared that the US would cut off their aid to Pakistan. Vast majority of the US aid was going towards ISI themselves, it provided personal security. Providing the US with knowledge about bin Laden would essentially lead to ISI’s security being put to a halt. Another prominent reason was that Pakistan did not want the people to know that they were ultimately hiding bin Laden and keeping him safe and the people would become outraged and as stated in the article, “all hell would break out.”
Hersch creates a structure to the article. One of the most noticeable aspects of his structure is sequential order. Hersch creates a timeline or events throughout the article, allowing for the reader to easily follow the chain of events. In each paragraph Hersch incorporates Pakistan’s view and reasoning on the issue as well the US’s. The tension between the US and Pakistan is also noted throughout the writing. I believe that the author structured the article this way in order for the reader to receive a breakdown of events to better comprehend the situation. From there he brings in accounts of actual officers speaking on the issue to establish credibility, doing so makes his argument hard to argue against. Through his use of personal accounts, chronology, and explanation behind the reasoning of both nations Hersch establishes a strong thought provoking argument.
According to Hersch, Pakistan played an enormous role in the killing of Osama bin Laden. They were supposed to keep his hiding spot a secret but instead two individuals, Kayani and Pasha, paired up with the US on this mission to capture him even though they knew their lives were on the line if they took part in this. But they were using Osama in order to learn more about al-Qaida and the Taliban.
The way Hersch structures his essay is that he provides quotes from a retired officer and then he expands off of his ideas to prove his point. His method allows the essay to prove a strong and clear point throughout each paragraph.
Hersch claimed that contrary to most of American’ beliefs and what the media has told us, Pakistan actually played a role in the death of assanition of Osama bin Laden. Two people knew where he was located and where close enough to him that they referred him physicians. Bin Laden had been captured and taken captive by the Pakistnis and was being used to get information relating to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups.
He structures his essay in a very easy to read and argumentative format. He states precise information that most of us know about Bin Laden’s death then states his argument followed by why he thinks its false. He also makes sure all the events are in chronological order so that the reader doesn’t get confused
The way the essay is structured gives no chance for “what if’s”. He makes precise arguments and counter arguments. He states them in such a way that we can’t think about arguing with it, not so much of a persuasive tone but an “i’m sure about this, and you’ve been wrong the whole time”
Hersch explains in the text that Pakistan’s role in killing Osama Bin Laden was covered by the White house and U.S government. It was stated that several high up officials in the ISI were behind the information given to the the U.S, to find Bin Laden’s where about’s. In addition, there was a reward ( of 25 million dollars) given to the ISI officials for the information. The names of these officials included, Kayani And Pasha. According to Hersch the White house covered many factual events during the raid, as well as involvement of Pakistan’s government which was significant in the killing of Osama Bin Laden. An example given by Hersch of the involvement from Pakistan’s officials was the communication between the officials and guards of the town of Abbottabad and compound that Osama was hiding. In addition, these Pakistan officials went as far as cutting the power of the compound and town the night of the raid. These specific examples given by Hersch support his theory of involvement by the Pakistan government and the lying that took place by the U.S about the raid.
Hersch structured his essay by initially mentioning the thesis or topic of the article that included the involvement of the Pakistan government and lying that took place by the U.S government. He then gives examples that took place that supports his theory in an organized fashion.
I think Hersch made the structural choices that he did in order to give the reader the correct information. As the essay progresses, the reader comes to understand why Hersch came to the conclusion that was stated in the thesis of the article.