home for the last several years. nbc's peter alexander has been sampling opinion in islamabad and has our report from there. >> reporter: the release of new video showing osama bin laden made headlines across pakistan. but did little to convince people here he had lived among them for years. >> we think this was a very big drama from the u.s. and other governments. >> reporter: most remain deeply skeptical, even suspicious, of the u.s.'s version of events. we showed the videos to a former head of pakistani intelligence who dismissed the clips as meaningless. >> this doesn't prove anything. it doesn't prove he is still in charge. it doesn't even prove that this is the same room or the same house where he was living. >> reporter: is it possible that osama bin laden lived in abbottabad for more than 5 1/2 years without the help of anyone within the pakistani intelligence or military? >> i am absolutely certain that it is possible.