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Afghanistan
Mullah Dad: "Binny is alive"
2007-03-01
LONDON (AP) -- A senior Taliban commander says Osama bin Laden is alive and in contact with leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents, according to an interview aired on British television. Mullah Dadullah said he had not met bin Laden since the fall of the Taliban regime after the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, but said "we know he's still alive."

"He's not yet martyred. Such information would be easy to get _ his comrades stand shoulder to shoulder with us. They keep us informed," Dadullah said in an interview broadcast Wednesday by Channel 4 News.
"I met a guy who heard from his cousin that he heard a cab driver say he knew a girl who saw him. So I know it's true"
The authenticity of the information could not be confirmed. Channel 4 did not say how it had obtained the footage, and it was not known when or where Dadullah made the comments, which were translated into English. Dadullah, commander of Taliban operations in eastern and southeastern Afghanistan and a trusted associate of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, said bin Laden met outsiders rarely. Dadullah did not comment on bin Laden's whereabouts.

"Only his comrades see him; we exchange messages with each other to share plans," Dadullah said. "We also go to the battlefield together. We actually meet very rarely, just for important consultations. It's hard for anyone to meet Bin Laden himself now, but we know he's still alive."

Dadullah said the Taliban had "hundreds more" suicide bombers ready to attack NATO forces in Afghanistan. NATO commanders have said they believe the Taliban plans a spring offensive against alliance troops in the country.
Posted by:Steve

#13  
Posted by: DMFD   2007-03-01 21:05  

#12   "It's hard for anyone to meet Bin Laden himself now,"

unless, of course, they are also DEAD
Posted by: Frank G   2007-03-01 20:16  

#11  How long before we can refer to this piece of shit as "Mullah Dead"?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-03-01 19:18  

#10  Yep and "Che Lives", Lenin is well, Castro plans to hold a Twist Festival, And Moonbats are Sane.

Next Lie?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-03-01 19:17  

#9  if it's so great too be martyred then why is he so shy too come out?
Posted by: sinse   2007-03-01 17:58  

#8  I'm hoping for leprosy.

Posted by: FOTSGreg   2007-03-01 15:27  

#7  It's just like whack a mole. That arcade game
Posted by: devilstoenail   2007-03-01 14:53  

#6  And snark...lots of snark, Paul. Mullah Dadullah always reminds me of Rosanna Rosanna Dana.
Posted by: anymouse   2007-03-01 14:40  

#5  Very dynamic commander. He is alive because Dadullah Caboola Mishigaboola sez so. I say, do what Rantburgers do best, make humor and Humiliate™ him to come out from under the covers, then boom-wah!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-03-01 14:07  

#4  I need an address ... I can't deliver his Domino's Pizza Order without one.
Posted by: doc   2007-03-01 13:27  

#3  "But if we want him to continue to be alive, all the little Jihadi children, of all ages, everywhere, have to clap their hands!"
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-03-01 12:42  

#2  If he is alive, he's not exactly in a photogenic state. The guy is a publicity hungry media whore. The only reason he has not made more video is looking really worse for the wear. Or death which does lend a certain ghostly pallor on film.
Posted by: SteveS   2007-03-01 12:27  

#1  We know he is alive! We rarely see him, but we know he is alive!

Just pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-03-01 12:05  

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