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Former Pakistani President Claims There Was Never Bin Laden Deal With U.S.

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he never struck an agreement with the United States to let American special forces kill or capture Usama bin Laden inside Pakistan.

Musharraf's spokesman Fawad Chaudhry said Tuesday that news reports claiming Musharraf and the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush had such an understanding are baseless.

Chaudhry says no such agreement was signed during Musharraf's tenure and there wasn't a verbal understanding either. ...

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