A case of me, myself and Irene

Pakistan derides threat from bin Laden

Of course they would ridicule the "threat". Of course they would appear brave in front of their "Global war on terror" masters, for more $$ sops and more quota in garment export.
Of course, when the time comes, even Bin Laden is not indispensable, only "an offer they cannot refuse" has not been made yet. If after these many years of interaction in their "Global war on terror", if the U.S has still not made the case that ISI and Al Qaeda are two faces of the same scumbag coin, they are total nincompoops (which they are not), or are playing a larger game of which we have no clue and control. Suits fine with me, I grew up on a steady diet of Robert Ludlum and never stop believing in those high conspiracy theories. At least I know why so many Jews didn't turn up for work on 9/11, ROTFL.