By Tim Shipman in Washington The CIA has been given the green light by Pakistan to attack Osama bin Laden with unmanned aircraft armed with ground attack

WASHINGTON - Pakistan long ago gave Washington the right to launch an immediate Predator drone strike on Osama bin Laden, without first notifying Islamabad, if he is located in Pakistani tribal areas, The Washington Times reported Wednesday.
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf granted this exception to other limits on US counterterrorism operations in his country "early" in the war against Al-Qaeda, launched in Afghanistan in October 2001, the Times said, citing "a knowledgeable official."
e that if bin Laden's exact location were determined, a missile-equipped Predator drone could be airborne or redirected in flight "in a matter of minutes."

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US administration last year drew up a plan making it easier for US special forces to launch missions into Pakistani tribal areas,