Bin Laden himself was a Saudi national and Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, a key conspirator, was Pakistani. The US authorities knew Bin Laden and his outfit quite well, for they had together fought the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s, along with the Saudi and Pakistani intelligence agencies. Amazingly, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan became Washington’s allies in this war, and the latter received tens of billions of dollars in aid. If the charge of a lab accident gains credence, the international reputation of China and its leaders will be severely damaged. Perhaps he is right, and like it or not, China will be even more indispensable to the post-covid world.

Source: Mint June 06, 2021 17:03 UTC