Osama Bin Laden Detected in Pakistan's Northwest, AFP Says

[TacticalPeek]

Osama Bin Laden Detected in Pakistan's
Northwest, AFP Says

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. and U.K. forces
have detected al- Qaeda leader Osama bin
Laden in northwestern Pakistan, near the
Afghanistan border, Agence France-Presse
reported citing a report in London's Sunday
Express newspaper.

Bin Laden and as many as 50 supporters were
``north of the town of Khanozai and the city of
Quetta,'' the newspaper reported, citing an
unidentified ``U.S. intelligence source,'' the news
agency said. Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed
Omar is believed to be with bin Laden, the
newspaper said, AFP reported.

The leader of al-Qeada, which has been blamed
for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moved 240
kilometers (150 miles) from the south to the
Toba Kakar mountains about one month ago,
the Sunday Express said, AFP reported. A U.S.
defense department spokesman declined to
comment on the report, AFP said.

more
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=awJVc6Kiq75c&refer=top_world_news

[Kagemusha]

1. Keep in mind that Brit papers also publish Drudge sludge whole.

Just thought I should point that out.

[Union Thug]

3. This is just the wind up...

...to the spectacular capture in September or October. They are just building the tension... It's like a finely crafted thriller...

[TacticalPeek]

7. I believe this is a French agency.

That said, I think liberal doses of salt are appropriate when ingesting ANY media reports these days.

The very idea "media reports" implies some distance from reality.

[saigon68]

9. I thought they spotted him on Collins Ave in Miami Beach

He was wearing a t- shirt and spandex jogging shorts

[jamesinca]

11. That was Elvis

Keep them straight!!

[saigon68]

15. Has Elvis lost weight?

Inquiring minds want to know

[southerngirlwriter]

2. PLEASE capture him today

so the bounce that whistle-ass gets will be long gone by November. I hope.

:scared: :scared: :scared:

[qanda]

5. Actually, I'm hoping Bush* gets a big bounce in November

Right out of the White House!

[jamesinca]

14. I am thinking if they have him spotted and it is in the news

He may leave, or something like up and die before being caught. If they sit to long they will lose him, he will slip through their fingers again. I wonder if they are looking to see if this gives a big bounce to the Idiots ratings. If it does they do not have to reveal OBL yet, just keep him captured and in a "spider hole" till they need him. I think they are just trying to warm up the public. Sen. Grassely, I believe, already said that he will be caught. He is the same person that said Hussein was going to be captured and guess what, it happened. Madeline Albright said that she felt that they had him already and they were just waiting for a politically opportune moment. I find it difficult to believe that it took this long to find him.

[radwriter0555]

19. ON the FBI web page for OBL they don't mention he's wanted for 9.11, in

fact there is no mention of 9.11 at all.

Take a look for yourself.

[drthais]

4. and I saw THIS one...

but I'm not sure about this source
It hink it's a tabloid
and it was linked to Drudge in any case (arrgghhh....)

http://www.sundaytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,9353,8752173-28778,00.html

[Matilda]

20. The Sunday Telegraph is owned by Rupert Murdoch.

n/t

[DuctapeFatwa]

6. Seems like a good day to repost this Leaked Classified Memo

Dear Messrs. Tenet and Cheney,

Attached please find the results of our latest and we believe, our most impressive, effort to provide the Occupation Forces a credible Osama bin Laden in time for the fall launch of your new automated vote "tally" system. We understand the new system is modelled on the manual process that has been employed so successfully in Egypt for many years, and we would like to extend our congratulations to the Diebold company for this significant contribution to democracy.

To return to the subject at hand, you will notice that all the gentlemen included in this latest lot are of the required height, and we apologize for the inclusion in a previous submission of a few who fell short of this specification. We regret any inconvenience our error may have caused.

You will also note that each specimen has been fitted with state of the art contact lenses, and provided with either chemical hair color or implants, whichever was most appropriate in the individual case. We have also taken the precaution of treating the specimens with a dual process melanin-enhancement process, consisting of daily full-body treatments in the sunbeds installed in our finest 5 star hotels in Karachi, and we have taken the additional precaution of coating each specimen with the universally recognized tan enhancer, in order to bring all skin tones into spec compliance.

We have also taken care to assure correct and natural-looking facial hair in both configuration and coloring.

As per our agreement, each specimen comes dressed in a fashionable but conservative swimtrunk or unitard, and all costume selections will be billed and shipped separately.

While it is true that we were unable to secure a reputable Yemeni source, we are aware that the United States and Norway have a long-standing and cordial history of both trade and diplomatic relations, and we believe that both you and Agent. bin Laden will be pleasantly surprised and extremely pleased with the results we have been able to obtain with these Norwegian specimens.

Naturally, we would have preferred to work with a domestically available raw resource, but unfortunately, the height requirement as stated in the purchase order was incompatible with the relatively short stature of most Pakistanis, with the exception of the Balochs, of course, but believe us, you don't want to go there.

As always, it is a pleasure to do business with you and we look forward to working with you to insure a festive and successful Spring Offensive.

Sincerely,

Lieutenant General Ehsan ul Haq
Inter-Services Intelligence

[leesa]

8. Oooooh let's keep the boogieman mythology alive!

Never mind Bush lying us into two wars...never mind the GOP destruction of the economy and the environment...never mind the dead soldiers, dead Iraqis and dead Afghans. The Boogieman cometh! Look!! A terrorist!!

Such crap. The only terrorists we need to fear are squatting in D.C.

[24HRrnr]

16. The only terrorists we need to fear

are plotting to kill US citizens. 3000+ so far. Including a relative.

disagree on policy but don't lie.

[bluestateguy]

10. I refuse to take anonymous sources seriously

I remember this horseshit during the Lewinsky deal. Real men go ON THE RECORD.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

12. Wait...isn't that OBL in the White House basement with Saddam?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

13. Jesus, I thought it said Pacific Northwest...

[saigon68]

17. kick

[underpants]

18. ABC reported last month that they know the 40 sq. mile area OBL is in

But that US forces are not allowed in Pakistan (probably are there anyway) and that the region's inhabitants consider him a "guest" and the local custom is to fight to the death to defend a "guest". I doubt that they would stand much of a chance if the US military simply decides that they are going in.

This isn't new news.