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| Prince Turki sez Binny's alive... |
| 2002-12-24 |
| Source: Times Of India Osama bin Laden is alive and still orchestrating the al-Qaeda terrorist network, Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief has said on CNN. "I believe he's alive. I believe he is in Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan," said Prince Turki al-Faisal yesterday, adding that he believed bin Laden was in touch with al-Qaeda operatives through satellite phones and couriers. Actually, I'm back to thinking of him as a fine layer of carbon. It was that voiceprint... Last month the United States came to the same conclusion after analysing a voice message now believed to have come from bin Laden. A public conclusion, for their own reasons. I usually give the U.S. the benefit of the doubt when it comes to disinformation, but... US and allied forces have been scouring Afghanistan for more than a year, in search for the man behind the September 11, 2001 attacks. Prince Turki said said that bin Laden's old ally, Mullah Omar, the former head of the Taliban, was also probably still alive and residing in Afghanistan. "I don't know if he's operating, but he's still alive," said Prince Turki, who headed up the Saudi intelligence agency for more than 24 years. We know Mullah Omar's still alive. I think there's a reason we haven't caught him, too. And it doesn't have to do with his skills at motorcycling. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 Thank you! dorf |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-25 11:29:40 |
| #2 If we know where he is, and they don't know (or believe) we know where he is, then every time he meets one of them, it's another connection on the terror map. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-12-24 16:47:49 |
| #1 What pray tell could the reason be [other than he is irrelevant]. dorf |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-12-24 13:00:45 |