The United States has said, if required it will again carry out, special operations, like the attack that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, to target high profile terrorists. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said this in Washington. He asserted that the Operation that killed Bin Laden had been very successful. Notwithstanding the reaction from Pakistan that America’s covert operation against Bin Laden was an unauthorised unilateral action, Carney said, America would continue with this policy if Pakistan does not act against terror suspects holed up in that country.The Obama Administration at the same time said, the Al-Qaeda leader would have been taken alive had he surrendered to the US commandos. He maintained that the US covert operation in Abbottabad deep inside Pakistan on Sunday to kill him was conducted in a manner fully consistent with the laws of war. Carney told reporters that the US believes that the 26/11 mastermind was brought to justice in the helicopter raid and that it is entirely appropriate given the circumstances. Carney said, the US will continue to seek and find and bring to justice terrorists who are plotting to do harm to Americans and their allies.
News On AIR | May 5, 2011 12:52 PM
US to continue special operations if required to target high profile terrorists