Nearing Bin Laden?

[mot78]

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040216-588856,00.html

Monday, Feb. 16, 2004
Are American forces truly getting any closer to finding Osama bin Laden? Two weeks ago, Lieut. Colonel Bryan Hilferty, U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan, raised hopes when he boldly announced he was "sure" bin Laden would be captured by the end of the year. His statement also prompted the inevitable speculation during an election year that the Bush Administration was somehow trying to orchestrate an October surprise: namely, the capture of the terrorist mastermind just before voters go to the polls in November.

In fact, military sources in Afghanistan tell TIME, Hilferty's statement was not based on concrete new information. But it did reflect a sense of rising optimism fueled in part by the capture of Saddam Hussein in Iraq and in part by recent data gathering. A knowledgeable U.S. intelligence official tells TIME that a recent spike in intelligence has given government officials greater reason for hope than at any time since bin Laden escaped U.S. clutches in Tora Bora at the end of 2001. "There are some channels that are very active," this official says, declining to give details for fear they might "dry up."
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[Chicago Democrat]

1. I smell bull

and wishful thinking.

[Taeger]

2. Remember all the talk

Remember all the talk on how capturing Saddam Hussein was "imminent"???

I remember the Daily Show doing a great bit on this. I think it was Rob Cordroy standing in Iraq and taking quick looks often to try to "find" Saddam.

Methinks that they had Saddam on Ice for a LONG time. They were just waiting for the right time to "find" him.

Of course, we all know that Commando teams ALWAYS take a film crews with them. That's why the Jessica Lynch "rescue" and Saddam "capture" were so well documented.

If they have tape when they "find" Saddam, you'll know it was a setup.

[mot78]

4. I think they'll "find" Bin Laden soon

especially since *'s approval ratings are at or below 50%. Wasn't * at the same low when Saddam was captured?

[Skidmore]

3. They need to produce Binny Boy sooner than they had

hoped to since I don't think Karl and the BFEE thought things could ever go south on them. Thought we were stupid.