U.S. seeks access to Bin Ladens widows

AS part of measures to get more information on the activities of Osama bin Laden,  the United States (U.S.) has said it wants access to his three widows who are in Pakistani custody.The Associated Press (AP) yesterday quoted the National Security Adviser, Tom Donilon, as saying that information from them could help answer questions about whether Pakistani authorities helped hide the al-Qaeda leader while he was on the run.He made the comments in an interview broadcast on yesterdays NBCs Meet the Press.Bin Laden was shot dead in a large house in the town of Abbottabad close to a military academy after decade-long hunt.Donilon said Washington had seen no evidence the Pakistani government or elements within it colluded to shield Bin Laden, but Pakistani authorities need to provide us with intelligence ... from the compound that theyve gathered, including access to Osama bin Ladens three wives.Pakistani authorities still have three of Bin Ladens wives and eight of his children in custody, nearly a week after the U.S. raid that killed the Saudi terrorist leader, and no countries have asked for their return, the government said yesterday. 
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