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| India-Pakistan |
| Osama's days numbered |
| 2006-06-10 |
| In the early days of the Afghan war, Osama was almost captured (or killed) at Tora Bora, where Canadians were tasked with digging up al-Qaida bodies in hopes that one might have been Osama bin Laden. The feeling at the time was that British commandos had bin Laden holed up, and were poised to capture or kill him, but they were called off because the Americans wanted to do it, and the operation was put on hold for a couple of days. In the interim, Pakistani helicopters reportedly flew in and removed Osama and his key leaders. That's essentially what Canadians soldiers who were there say. Still, Osama bin Laden's future is the same as al-Zarqawi's. The only question is when. |
| Posted by:john |
| #5 We can only hope that his demise is soon. |
| Posted by: Snump Ebbons4287 2006-06-10 20:25 |
| #4 Sounds exactly right, Anonymoose |
| Posted by: Odysseus 2006-06-10 12:52 |
| #3 I would hazard to guess that he lives with the main religious opposition party, taking brief excursions out to the safe hinterland to shoot his videos, then back to some well-guarded and isolated madrassa that acts as his HQ. No electronic anything is allowed there, and only close family members are permitted. They have set up a "jump-HQ" with a higher profile somewhere else, and all messages are hand-delivered there for further dispatch. Tertiary HQs are widely separated and are used for briefing cell commanders individually, when they receive info from the jump-HQ. They are probably just cash rental apartments in urban areas. Cell commanders in turn brief their subordinate cell lieutenants, each of whom directs several cells. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-06-10 11:29 |
| #2 In the interim, Pakistani helicopters reportedly flew in and removed Osama and his key leaders. I'ma betting O-man lives right next door to either Khan or Musharaf. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-10 11:01 |
| #1 Wop, wop, wop, wop. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-06-10 09:51 |