WP: Musharraf: Bin Laden's Location Is Unknown

[kskiska]

Pakistani Presses U.S. on Rebuilding Afghan Army

Sunday, December 5, 2004; Page A01

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone completely cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.

More than three years after al Qaeda's attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon killed almost 3,000 people, Musharraf insisted that Pakistani forces are still aggressively pursuing the world's most notorious terrorist. But he acknowledged that recent security force operations and interrogations have been able to determine only one fact -- that bin Laden is still alive.

"He is alive, but more than that, where he is, no, it'll be just a guess and it won't have much basis," Musharraf said in an interview with Washington Post editors and reporters. Pressed on whether the trail had gone cold, he said, "Yes, if you mean we don't know, from that point of view, we don't know where he is."

The United States shares major responsibility, Musharraf suggested, because the U.S.-led coalition does not have enough troops in Afghanistan, which has left "voids." The United States and its allies need to expedite training and expansion of the new Afghan army as the only viable alternative, he said.

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[russian33]

1. No! Really? But, but....how do we know where to send his check and meds?

[daleo]

2. Locations unknown? But Bush was gonna smoke him out.

There is still time. The century is young.

[rodeodance]

3. I think bin Ladin is dust and has been for a long time

[Old and In the Way]

4. If he's not dead (and that's my 1st guess),

he's in Saudi Arabia enjoying retirement.

[bin.dare]

5. Osama Bin Laden is an idea, a boogey man ...

it is in the US's interest that the idea of him stay alive, to be trotted out at convenient times. it hardly matters wether the physical OBL is dead or alive, americans need the bed time story that the big bad wolf is outside the door, but mommy and daddy will always take care of you. now say your prayers and go to sleep.