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So, what steps can be made to continue the argument? >> well, he will continue to make the argument that we need to remain vigilant and take the fight to al qaeda. one of the things to remember about the approach here is that it was not solely about osama bin laden. in fact, while he was focused on it as has been evidenced by some of to information released including the memo from june of 2009, the effort, itself, was not broadly focussed on one individual. again, his approach, i mean, you -- the increased pressure that this administration has put on al qaeda in the border region has been repo...

Right now, the white house isn't saying if they plan to release any of those pictures. the u.s. says pakistan had no role in the actual operation, but the pakistani foreign ministry says their information helped the u.s. find bin laden. they're also expressing concerns over the fact that the u.s. did not tell pakistan they were coming. in an interview with "time" magazine leon panetta says there was concern pakistan might warn the targets. international correspondent nick robertson is live in abbottabad, pakistan. what do you make of the pakistani comments? >> reporter: they have to deny eve...

>> in what way did -- >> i want to make clear that this is, again, information that is fresh and, you know, we will continue to gather and provide to you details as we get them and we are able to release them. the resistance was throughout as i said when the assaulter entered the room where osama bin laden was, and he was rushed by one individual in the room, and the resistance was con sis frent the mome -- consistent from the moment they landed to the end of the operation. yes? >> jay, just how did osama bin laden resist if he didn't have his hand on the gun, how was he resisting? >> well, th...

Believe it demonstrates the capacity of americans to do big things when they work together and work on common goals. obviously, nothing changes washington overnight, and it does not erase a great success like that does not erase the real differences that we have on policy issues. but, it does demonstrate, i think a part of who we are as americans. that kind of positive indication we hope will carry through for at least a little while. >> you mentioned that you hoped that people would -- it is 40 minutes past the hour and we are listening to the white house briefing revealing more details abo...

Pakistanis have in general been very helpful in many ways in the fight against al qaeda, and that help has, was of assistance in general in the gathering of intelligence and information that led to the successful operation on sunday. i'm not aware of and i believe that we have said that we have been quite clear about our knowledge of the existence of this compound, and about the communications that we did not have with pakistani intelligence about this operation. >> all right. they also say in a statement that many houses in that region occupied by defectees of operations in the region have hi...