As if they'd reveal an informant or other (more plausible) means of getting that information.
They had arrived at a suspect house, identified the driver, but had to rely on the clothesline for such information? I call BS. But it makes for a good story.
"But the final clue was the clotheslines on the compound, which flapped each day with women’s garments, shalwar kameez worn by Pakistani men, children’s outfits and diapers — far more than the 11 members of the bodyguards’ families could ever wear."
Perhaps you only read the title? because I agree it's a clickbait.
Besides the clothelines, I mention two other things that are in the article only.
Perhaps you've only skimmed my comment? :-)
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277145-cias-hunt-for-o...
In fact I like that they went out of their way to validate their target instead of just going in all cowboy and shooting the place up on limited intel.
Amazing the level of mental gymnastics that people are prone to when the objectives of national security come into relief.
However we are talking about a man who murdered thousands of innocents in cold blood. And shocked the whole world.
If people already have distrust for the local medical service, that's a local problem they should address. If they feel like helping to track down a mass murderer makes that health service even less trustworthy, they really are supporting the wrong side.
I think the only thing they did wrong was killing Bin Laden. I feel he should have stood trial for that. They shouldn't have killed him no matter how much he deserved it. Even the worst Nazis stood trial. I know it would have given him a stage but it was still wrong.
But I think sending a fake medical team in to confirm was a small measure considering what he had done. I'm sure even the police would do things like that in much less important cases.