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(CBS) The Pakistani military officers battling al Qaeda along the border =
with Afghanistan who have the latest first-hand information about Osama =
bin Laden believe he is hiding with a small cadre in Afghanistan and is =
no longer an effective leader for the terrorist group.=20
A full report by correspondent Steve Kroft on the search for bin Laden =
will be broadcast on CBS News'60 Minutes on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. =
ET/PT.=20
"I think now [bin Laden] is being protected or assisted by a very short =
number, which keeps his profile very low," says the counter-terrorism =
head of Pakistan's Intelligence Service, a brigadier who goes by the =
name "Ali" and whose true identity is known by only a few government =
officials. Ali believes that bin Laden is still someplace along the =
border, probably in Afghanistan.=20
Ali tells Kroft that Pakistan's intelligence forces have diminished bin =
Laden's power by capturing 594 al-Qaeda members and crippling the =
group's communications, including infiltrating their courier network. =
"We have been able to effectively break the communications network from =
top to bottom. We do not allow these people to communicate with each =
other," says Ali.=20
The information gleaned from captured al-Qaeda members and given to =
coalition officials has helped to prevent planned terror attacks against =
financial buildings in the U.S., and planes and buildings at London's =
Heathrow airport. It also assisted in the capture of al-Qaeda operatives =
in Great Britain. "The mere fact that there has not been a replication =
of 9/11 speaks volumes of what we shared with the world," boasts Ali.=20
Finding bin Laden doesn't matter at this point, according to Lt. Gen. =
Safdar Hussain, who is in charge of Pakistan's anti-terrorism operations =
along the Afghanistan border. "If [bin Laden] is hiding in a hole, =
neither the electronic nor the human intelligence can find him," he =
tells Kroft. "Is it all that important to find him? If he's taken out =
tomorrow, his ideology is not going to come to an end. I don't think =
that it's important.if he is captured. This is my personal view," says =
Hussain.=20
Kroft also spoke to Pakistan's leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. "These =
troops are not certainly on the trail of one man, and that's all they =
are doing," notes Musharraf. "We are fighting terrorism wherever it is. =
If Osama happens to be there incidentally, he will be killed or =
captured."
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25 Sep 2005 05:12:25 PM |
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But to the coincidental or just the foreseen:
This chappy is going up, not down yet.
C5Q55. In the country of Arabia Felix 1, There will be born one
powerful in the law of Mahomet: To vex Spain, to conquer Grenada, And
more by sea against the Ligurian 2 people.
1 Arabia Felix =3D part of Arabia now divided between Yemen and the Aden
Protectorate.
2 Ligurian =3D the Genoese or Italians by extension.
LV. De la Felice Arabie contrade 1, N'aitra puissant de loi
Mahometique: Vexer l'Espagne, conquester 2 la Grenade, Et plus par mer
=E0 la gent Lygustique 3.
1 contrade =3D Provencal contrada, country.
2 conquester OF: conquester, to conquer, win.
3 Ligustique =3D Latin Ligusticus, Ligurian.
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| User: "tw" |
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| Title: Re: Is Bin Laden A Has-Been? |
26 Sep 2005 02:23:08 AM |
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Typical sour grapes. You couldn't catch him, therefore he must be a
has-been! (if he ever was in the first place)
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| Title: Re: Is Bin Laden A Has-Been? |
26 Sep 2005 07:17:55 PM |
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Hey even in hiding he still gets a bit of the agenda.
Either Kashmir or Iran.
Maybe Pittsburg!
LB
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| User: "Woodswun" |
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26 Sep 2005 07:52:44 PM |
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tw wrote:
Typical sour grapes. You couldn't catch him, therefore he must be a
has-been! (if he ever was in the first place)
Bush was saying that bin Laden wasn't important when he started eyeing
Iraq. (IE - when it was clear he'd screwed up catching bin Laden!)
Woods
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| User: "tw" |
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| Title: Re: Is Bin Laden A Has-Been? |
27 Sep 2005 02:20:48 AM |
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"Woodswun" <woodswun@tepidmail.com> wrote in message
news:wJ0_e.8063$7b6.7124@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
tw wrote:
Typical sour grapes. You couldn't catch him, therefore he must be a
has-been! (if he ever was in the first place)
Bush was saying that bin Laden wasn't important when he started eyeing
Iraq. (IE - when it was clear he'd screwed up catching bin Laden!)
Woods
I suppose he's hoping everyone woudl forget.. seems like a lot of them have,
too!
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