Bin Laden may be captured soon, reportedly.

[Clarkie1]

Arrest of 'the Libyan' revives hope of capturing bin Laden
When President Bush said after the 9/11 attacks that he wanted al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," few would have thought he would still be at large nearly four years later.
Wednesday brought new hope that for all bin Laden's elusiveness, he is not entirely safe: Pakistan announced the capture of al-Qaeda's suspected No. 3 man, Abu Farraj al-Libbi...

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-05-04-arrest-edit_x.htm

[deadparrot]

1. So that's the, what,

8th time this week that we've been "close"?

[Clarkie1]

4. I lost count. n/t

[Dickie Flatt]

2. Remember when we caught Bin Laden all those other times?

Yeah, didn't work out

[complain jane]

23. And the way every low rent no-name that we do capture

turns out somehow to be yet another "mastermind behind the nine eleven terror plot"?

That's a lotta masterminds, man.

Every one that we "capture" ends up on the tv looking like they weren't exactly a big challenge; there's either like a big fat belly so you know he wasn't running too fast or they have a look on their face like they're from the shallow end of the gene pool.

Either way it's clear all we've managed to "capture" so far is the low-hanging fruit.

On edit: I forgot to add the recent bit about the guy who was supposedly storing pictures of Iraq insurgents in his "My Pictures" folder on his hard drive. Geez he's crafty eh?

[Yupster]

3. Or he may not

Who's to say?

[mike6640]

5. ayyup. Someone else was saying this

earlier today. it was a 'mark my words' moment.

M

[KoKo]

6. Geeze...Bush's latest polls must be really in the tank....

:eyes:

[dflprincess]

16. My thoughts exactly

n/t

[Scooter24]

7. I predict

early to mid 2006...Just in time for the mid-term elections, so other repubs can go pimp Bush around the country for their campaign.

Or this just could be bogus story to boost support.

[CottonBear]

8. Nah...they'll never "catch" him. How would they win elections without

him on the run?

[complain jane]

26. Yeah, whaddaya think, Cheney can just whip up a boogeyman like this *snap*

?

It's hard work.

[swag]

9. Oh, it's that time of month again

[rooboy]

10. If the White House isn't prepared to ditch Tom DeLay...

there's NO WAY they're going to let Bin Laden get captured.

[Stand and Fight]

11. I calls 'em as I sees 'em and this story is bullshit. n/t

[Clark2008]

12. How are they going to get info out of a dead guy

al-Libbi (nice touch... Liberal... Libbi... by the propagandists, btw) is deader 'n shit in winter.
Look at his picture.
I mean, if he's even a real terrorist to begin with.

[lebkuchen]

13. Can we bring the color codes back?

They were much less graphic than a "head on dry ice."

[thebigidea]

14. and I'm about to get a three picture deal with Paramount

both scenarios are equally unlikely.

[Moderator]

15. Clarkie1 as per DU rules please edit the title of your post

When posting articles, always use the published title of the article as the title of the discussion thread. Additional information may be included in a thread title (in parentheses) if it helps to make the title more clear.

Thank you in advance.

[Minstrel Boy]

17. al-Qaeda's "No. 3 man"

I love these organizational charts they pull out of their ass.

[FlemingsGhost]

18. And then, what?

Will U.S. unemployment plummet ... budget deficits magically disappear? Suddenly, everyone in the U.S. gets full healthcare coverage?

I'm sure the brave Iraqis fighting for their homes--their personal freedom--will pack it in and turn on "American Idol."

[fishwax]

19. gee, haven't heard that before

:eyes:

[alexisfree]

20. I thought he was in the witness protection program in a cia safehouse like

we saw in the video last time

[DearAbby]

25. Alas another opportunity to catch the elusive Bin Laden...

We were this close :::holds up finger and thumb slight distance apart::: Would you believe this close?


Actually Bin Laden is a tool, a wolf, the right uses to keep the sheep anxious...so the sheepdogs can keep them rounded up and secure. Easy to control.

[woodsprite]

21. Guess * is kicking him out of the spare bedroom in Crawford. n/t

[kineneb]

22. Fnork...sure...

as above, BushCo's numbers are heading toward the tank...must announce something "important"...terror alert color -fuchsia-

[dave29]

24. I hope he does catch Bin Laden

For two reasons:

1) Bin Laden is an evil SOB
2) Bin Laden is the only reason the country hasn't completely turned on Bush. With Bin Laden captured, the "war on terror" becomes less attractive.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

27. Osama who?

I thought Saddam was to do with 9/11? No? No way, you mean... our beloved impartial media lied to me... wow! :o

:sarcasm:

[Javaman]

28. didn't they say this a couple of years ago????

god, they are so transparent.

Shitty poll numbers = rise in bin laden rhoric.

It was once terror alerts now it's this. Hmm wonder what it will be next year?

bin laden all but dissapears from the map, now they pull out his image to boost his numbers.

Once again, what a colossal failure*

[Fire Walk With Me]

29. "Few would have thought he would still be at large nearly four years later

That's VERY diplomatic. Snicker. The subtext is rich, you could grow flowers and trees in it.

Yep, we get the comedienne, anything but the scary issues. Distraction, distraction...

While they release commercials supporting Bolton. They're letting DeLay sink out of memory as well. Until it gets so that he won't have to leave... See, he's still there, and they're trying to outwait us.

If they ignore it, and bring it back after the hoo-ha, they think they'll win. They're literally counting on outwaiting us, that we won't muster the same resistance two times in a row. On several issues. They really have nothing better to do. Wow...

[Psephos]

30. Classic rumor mill tripe n/t

[donheld]

31. And I may win Lotto soon

hey, it could happen.