Since Obama came into office, both he and his advisers and Israeli politicians and security service commanders have repeatedly mentioned that intelligence and military cooperation between the two countries has grown steadily.
Since then, some U.S. officials have said they believe elements of Pakistan's spy service, Inter-Services Intelligence, a part of the military, shielded bin Laden without the knowledge of Gen.
The Court of Cassation also ruled that five senior Italian secret service agents - including the former head of the country's militaryintelligence agency - should be tried for their role in the kidnapping.