Osama Bin Laden Detected

[mindem]

It seems like their timing is off. I really thought this would happen closer to the election.

From Bloomberg News

Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. and U.K. forces have detected al- Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in northwestern Pakistan, near the Afghanistan border, London's Sunday Express newspaper said.

Bin Laden and as many as 50 supporters were north of the town of Khanozai and the city of Quetta, the newspaper reported, citing an unidentified ``U.S. intelligence source.'' Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is believed to be with bin Laden, the newspaper said.

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http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=adD.O_f5J_9E&refer=asia

[saigon68]

1. Maybe now they will go after him

I thought they wouldn't go after him until October!!!!!

[LuLu550]

2. many people think he has already been captured

that the stories of a spring "build up" to catch him is all PR so they can trot him out in the late summer.

[MurikanDemocrat]

3. Diversion alert! Bush is taking a beating in the polls and the news

Kerry came back at him hard with a rebuttal last night too.

Drudge didn't work last week, try the Bin Forgotten trick this week!

Diversion alert! Diversion alert!

[Enraged_Ape]

4. There's always time for another terra attack, or martial law...

if all else fails. They didn't mean for this to happen this early, but what could they do? People are openly, enthusiastically hating the Chimp, and they have to try to do something about it.

Don't worry, this is by no means the last card in their deck.

I don't think it's going to be as much of a distraction as they're hoping. Saddam fell flat and so will this. It's obvious to anyone with a third-grade education what's going on.

[Tripper11]

5. Interesting...but

I think he will "slip" away for the time being. Like MurikanDemocrat just said above....it's a distraction, get them poll numbers up....just a test to see how the high the bump is with this news so that they can figure it into the "October Surprise" numbers with the election so close at hand at that time.

[54anickel]

7. Maybe that's the reason for the 5 page article posted elsewhere

on how the slippery little devil got away from Clinton. I don't have the original post, but here's the story. (Have that one bookmarked as I hadn't finished reading it yet)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59775-2004Feb21.html

[54anickel]

6. Believe this is a dupe.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=378060

Also the original from the Sun (quoted as source) was posted elsewhere. There was also a denial by the WH posted, didn't bother to look for either of those.

edit to add:

Also here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=377909

[thinkingwoman]

8. ok, a show of hands please

who DIDN'T know that bin Laden was somewhere in Pakistan near the Afghan border?

Seriously.

What a crock

[NewEnglander]

9. Really!!!

Until they produce a body, I won't believe any of this.

The dude is either cave-temperature or loose in Pakistan smoking weed.

Either way,,,,,,capturing him won't help Dubya. A bullet riddled body won't help Dubya. An oozing scoop of flesh from a cave floor won't help Dubya. Cause SamaMama is already a marter (sp?) to the radicals over there.

[madrchsod]

10. there`s a post about the german

tv crew that hunted down bin boy. interesting thing is that this story was released last week,then all of a sudden everyone is reporting on it. he`s not the biggest fish in the pond and there are others ready to take his place.

[underpants]

11. ABC reported last month that they know the 40 sq. mile area OBL is in

But that US forces are not allowed in Pakistan (probably are there anyway) and that the region's inhabitants consider him a "guest" and the local custom is to fight to the death to defend a "guest". I doubt that they would stand much of a chance if the US military simply decides that they are going in.

This isn't new news.

[willat]

12. Fry Him

I hope they catch him and he gets what is coming to him. He is a man that needs to die.

[Moderator]

13. Dupe-please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=377909