washington, d.c. said today that islamabad and washington are discussing getting u.s. intelligence officials to meet with these three women, and question them. once that happens, we'll probably know when this is going to take place. but randi, this is probably the only and first positive development after a week of volatility between these two partners, islamabad and washington. >> yeah, certainly a very strained relationship. reza, i also want to ask you about the reports that u.s. forces were ready to fight if pakistan tried to stop or interfere in the bin laden raid. what is the word there in pakistan about this? >> reporter: well, certainly when they came, they were prepared for some sort of reaction by pakistan. we spoke to some pakistani officials, and them being in military, they certainly anticipated that was a possibility. but it turns out the u.s. forces did this operation with such efficiency that by the time the pakistani military was able to