US Colonel Says bin Laden Ill

[buzzsaw_23]

US colonel says bin Laden ill
September 14, 2005 - 8:00PM


Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is in poor health and is seeking medical attention, the London-based Arabic newspaper al-Hayat said, quoting a US officer in Afghanistan.

"Osama bin Laden is trying to obtain medical attention," Colonel Don McGraw, director of operations at the Combined Forces Command in Kabul, told a group of British reporters, including one from al-Hayat, it said.

"He (McGraw) refused to say what the Qaeda leader is suffering from or whether it is the same kidney disease which Pakistani officials said in the past he was suffering from," the newspaper added.

Al-Hayat said it was not clear how the US military had obtained its information or where it thought bin Laden might be.

http://smh.com.au/news/World/US-colonel-says-bin-Laden-ill/2005/09/14/1126377370382.html

But still able to direct a nefarious global band of cunning and ruthless terrorists, as are all spectres. Boo!

[Missy M]

1. It's interesting how we know bin Laden is in poor health yet we...

can't find him. Sounds like a contradiction to me.

[zbdent]

2. someone should get hold of Rummy's speed dial list

[MaineDem]

5. My exact thought

How would we know this?

[buddysmellgood]

40. Because we are taking care of him in an undisclosed location.

[all.of.me]

14. that was my first thought!

find out where he is, and send in dr. frist!

[ktowntennesseedem]

15. Can't find him, but Frist could tell he was sick from his last video!

[defiant1]

19. LoL....

:rofl:

Zing!

[LiberalCompassionate]

46. LOL !!

:rofl: :rofl:

[genieroze]

41. He can lay hands on him to cure him.

:sarcasm:

[saigon68]

25. He's on the beach in Cancun

[deminks]

3. Is it kidney stones?

That would be ironic. Of course Smirky is just not concerned about him anymore. :sarcasm:

[ironflange]

43. I heard it was kidney failure, not stones

Kidney stones aren't usually life-threatening; they only make you wish you were dead. Take it from me.

[CottonBear]

4. I thought the * administration didn't"think much about Bin Laden" anymore.

The US probably knows exactly where Bin Laden is.

[Junkdrawer]

6. Actually, the dialysis machine is an excellent shield from prying eyes...

and, after all, there are thousands of men-in-caves-with-dialysis-machines in that part of the world.

[DrRang]

28. And that are 6'5" tall. n/t

[acmavm]

7. bin Ladin will die from extreme old age and as a free man, probably

somewhere is Saudi Arabia or Crawford, Texas.

He's the best thing that ever happened to george bush**.

[wordout]

9. wonder who's face he's wearing?

[Roland99]

8. If we know he wants medical treatment, send in an assassin undercover

Geez...these people are so fucking transparent.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. So transparently easy for you to say "send an assassin undercover"

I bet you have wanted to disband the CIA for years or cut its funding to the point of uselessness.

[Roland99]

17. Well, it's because I hate our freedom.

[greekspeak]

10. Hasn't his illness been addressed before?

I think his physical health has been an issue for some time. But they are still trying to hype it. It just makes Shrubi-Kins look even worse. He cannot even catch an ailing man on the run.

[Algorem]

12. He's a rich capitalist terrorist like Bush,he gets all the doctors needed

[mazzarro]

13. Very Interesting News Item

How come OBL is in the news whenever the polls trend southwards for the 'boy king'?

[trof]

16. Will Bush* try to take credit if Osama dies from disease?

Silly question.
Of course he will.

[woodsprite]

18. He'll say his pharmaceutical company made the dialysis

machine that failed, which is why OBL died. Thereby, taking credit for the whole thing.

[Art_from_Ark]

45. Considering how wingnuts love to give Reagan credit

for the death of the terminally-ill Soviet Union, bu$h will no doubt get the credit when the screenwriters finally decide to finish off Evil bin Laden

[goforit]

20. Does Bush know his scam "OBL Qaeda" isn't believable any more?

I do believe OBL now wants to retire on his private island.

Now lets pass the PR rumor that he is sick.

[lateo]

21. Wow...if they can get this sort of specific information about him.

Why can't they catch him?

[niallmac]

22. It's hayfever season again.

OBL could die today. What's the health of the thousands of OBLs we have created since 911?

[Supersedeas]

23. Is there a better time than right now for * to claim the capture of OBL

* needs OBL's capture...* needs news of OBL's death.

Can Rove make this happen?

[NNN0LHI]

24. Didn't they catch OBL? I thought I seen pictures of him in his underwear?

[MemphisTiger]

26. This is convenient considering the approval ratings

I'm just sayin'

[Eugene]

27. Reuters: U.S. military denies "bin Laden ill" report

U.S. military denies "bin Laden ill" report
Wed Sep 14, 2005 10:56 AM ET

KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military in Afghanistan denied on Wednesday
that one of its officers had told reporters Osama bin Laden was seeking
medical attention.

The London-based Arabic newspaper al-Hayat, citing U.S. Colonel Don
McGraw in a briefing with reporters in Kabul, said on Wednesday that
the al Qaeda leader was in poor health and was trying to obtain medical
attention.

But a U.S. military spokeswoman in Kabul said McGraw had not said that.

<snip>

McGraw had been asked by a reporter about an Arabic Web site report
several weeks ago saying bin Laden had been wounded. McGraw said he
had seen the report, which security experts said lacked credibility,
but had no information, Moore said.

<snip>

http://olympics.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-09-14T145506Z_01_SCH434067_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-SECURITY-BINLADEN-DC.XML

[shadowknows69]

29. "US Colonel Says bin Laden Ill"

...and being cared for by nurses at the Crawford infirmary.

[brooklynite]

30. I forsee our new tactical strategy...

we get him to sign up for an HMO, and he dies waiting to get approval for a Doctor's visit...

[KansDem]

36. Or worse...He goes to a specialist without getting a "proper" referral...

Man, the hassle he'll go through with the HMO and the doctor's office will make him beg for a one-way ticket to Gitmo...!

[MarsThe Cat]

31. Is the American Hospital Dubai getting his regular suite of rooms ready?

and warming up the dialysis machine?

[gasperc]

32. good since Porter Goss knows exactly where he is

we should get in no time, great timing with the Katrina fiasco and all

[Az_lefty]

33. He's a Saudi so bush won't touch him...

why do you think we let him go? Probably living in Riyadh.
:hide:

[splat@14]

34. Believe theres a hospital or two in New Orleans that can take him.

[neuvocat]

35. So what? The USA says Bush is mentally ill.

[Olney Blue]

37. First he's sick, then he's not....

Geez, just pick a disease state and go with it. Enough of this flip flop crap...

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

38. Well by definition someone on dialysis is ill

as he has been for years, so this is not news.

[cwydro]

39. they say the same thing

about Castro in pretty regular intervals...wishful thinking in my opnion.

[Sabriel]

42. Does OBL ask his right-hand guy if he can go to the BATHroom?

I thought not.

[ladylibertee]

44. PREDICTION....

I predict, we'll wait till he dies of just old age or poor heath and then say, " Oh, We we're just about to catch him, but he dies on us.Oh well, at least he's dead.'

[Fire Walk With Me]

47. Then we can permanently repeal the Patriot Act!

[melody]

48. it's Sub-Zero Osama time

I wonder how they'll get the freezer burn off of him for the photo ops.

[Chicago Democrat]

49. This is such crap... I hate these people..

and trust not a word.