Thanks Pete,

as usual, when involved in the 'intelligence world and geopolitics' it is always pays to play safe.

You never know who 'watching, reading and listening'

Geoff

Thats true Geoff

Its similar to problems of journalism.

For example if a large newspaper chain had asked a mere member of the public whether it should run a story in a particular way it could have been warned that deals were made some years ago - meaning it could have avoided posting a significant story in five big city papers but then being pressured by governments (etc) to pull that story from all of its newspaper websites...

Planta

Curiously after Fairfax pulled the Pakistan - Australia - bin Laden article from its website on Saturday 7 July 2012 Fairfax published it again on Monday 9 July 2012.

The major difference appears to be the Fairfax author Ben Doherty was reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan on 7 July, but I assume he (and Fairfax editors) felt it prudent to pull the article until he was safely out of Pakistan by 9 July. Being an outspoken journalist in Pakistan is not always safe.

See the Fairfax article in question here: http://www.smh.com.au/world/bin-laden-protector-dined-at-government-house-20120709-21qk0.html

And my article, of 6 July, highlighting the likely American connection here: http://gentleseas.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/us-knew-where-bin-laden-was-from-2005.html

It all seems to be a puzzling episode in Fairfax's colourful history.

Pete