I seem to be hearing that various forces are "ratcheting up their hunt for Bin Laden" every day. How far up can it be ratcheted?
http://www.iht.com/articles/510664.htmlsnipAttackers terrify villagers after clash that leaves 39 dead
KABUL Pakistan is stepping up efforts to crush Islamic militants in tribal areas near the Afghan border, the U.S. secretary of state, Colin Powell, said on Wednesday as the hunt for Osama bin Laden intensified.
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Attackers set military vehicles on fire, and terrified townspeople streamed out of a remote tribal village on Wednesday, a day after one of the bloodiest clashes in Pakistan’s crackdown on Al Qaeda and Taliban fugitives left 40 people dead, including 16 soldiers.
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Mosque loudspeakers blared a warning from the authorities that residents must leave the besieged village of Kaloosha, in South Waziristan, by 3 p.m. (1000 GMT) because of the continuing
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