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Relying on the Pakistani government to carry out the investigation is a mistake. First, similar Pakistani investigations in the past, such as the investigation into former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination and one in the aftermath of the 2008 Mumbai attacks by Pakistan-based terrorists, have been neither credible nor helpful. Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of Lashkar-e Taiba, the terrorist group responsible for the Mumbai attacks, remains free and continues to enjoy government funding and protection. Second, it is inconceivable that rogue elements provided sanctuary to bin Laden for several years in a mansion 40 miles outside Islamabad and just a mile from Pakistan's key military academy without the knowledge of the senior chiefs of the military and intelligence.