The United States was not going to win any popularity contests in Pakistan, even before May 2nd. Then, US Navy Seals conducted a raid in Abbottabad that killed al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. The operation heightened tensions between Washington and Islamabad. Marco Werman talks with The Guardian's correspondent for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Declan Walsh.
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