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| Al-Qaeda leaders directing Afghan attacks |
| 2004-09-12 |
| Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and his No.2 are still directing attacks in Afghanistan, a top American commander said, three years after the September 11 attacks that drew US forces into this strife-torn country. Major-General Eric Olson told The Associated Press the trail was cold in the hunt for the alleged mastermind of the 2001 attacks. But he said strikes such as the recent suicide bombing of a US security firm in Kabul bear hallmarks of the militant network. "We've even tied it to a group that has ties to al-Qaeda. It could be a splinter group of some sort," Olson said in an interview after a ceremony at the main US base north of Kabul to mark the third anniversary of the attacks. Olson, the operational commander of US-led forces in Afghanistan, said the military had not intercepted any radio traffic or instructions from either bin Laden or his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri. Still, the involvement of well-trained foreign fighters in attacks near the Pakistani border convinced him that the fugitive leaders were pulling strings. "What we see are their techniques and their tactics here in Afghanistan, so I think it is reasonable to assume that the senior leaders are involved in directing those operations," he said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #13 "We Jews, we, the destroyers, will remain destroyers forever. Nothing that you will do will meet our needs and demands. We will forever destroy because we need a world of our own." - Maurice Samuel 'You Gentiles', P. l55 Harcourt, Brace. 1924 "You have not begun to appreciate the depth of our guilt. We are intruders. We are subverters. We have taken your natural world, your ideals, your destiny, and played havoc with them. We have been at the bottom of not merely the latest great war, but of every other major revolution in your history. We have brought discord and confusion and frustration into your personal and public life. We are still doing it. No one can tell how long we shall go on doing it. Who knows what great and glorious destiny might have been yours if we had left you alone." - Marclis Eli Ravage, Century Magazine February, 1926 http://politicsandcurrentevents.com |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 2:17:17 AM |
| #12 "We Jews, we, the destroyers, will remain destroyers forever. Nothing that you will do will meet our needs and demands. We will forever destroy because we need a world of our own." - Maurice Samuel 'You Gentiles', P. l55 Harcourt, Brace. 1924 "You have not begun to appreciate the depth of our guilt. We are intruders. We are subverters. We have taken your natural world, your ideals, your destiny, and played havoc with them. We have been at the bottom of not merely the latest great war, but of every other major revolution in your history. We have brought discord and confusion and frustration into your personal and public life. We are still doing it. No one can tell how long we shall go on doing it. Who knows what great and glorious destiny might have been yours if we had left you alone." - Marclis Eli Ravage, Century Magazine February, 1926 http://politicsandcurrentevents.com |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 2:17:17 AM |
| #11 Fred, your filter is working overtime by double-posting -- leave well enough alone. |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 12:22:11 AM |
| #10 Come now, we know who the directors are. "We Jews, we, the destroyers, will remain destroyers forever. Nothing that you will do will meet our needs and demands. We will forever destroy because we need a world of our own." - Maurice Samuel 'You Gentiles', P. l55 Harcourt, Brace. 1924 "You have not begun to appreciate the depth of our guilt. We are intruders. We are subverters. We have taken your natural world, your ideals, your destiny, and played havoc with them. We have been at the bottom of not merely the latest great war, but of every other major revolution in your history. We have brought discord and confusion and frustration into your personal and public life. We are still doing it. No one can tell how long we shall go on doing it. Who knows what great and glorious destiny might have been yours if we had left you alone." - Marclis Eli Ravage, Century Magazine February, 1926 UFO's home page -- http://politicsandcurrentevents.com |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 12:19:14 AM |
| #9 Come now, we know who the directors are. "We Jews, we, the destroyers, will remain destroyers forever. Nothing that you will do will meet our needs and demands. We will forever destroy because we need a world of our own." - Maurice Samuel 'You Gentiles', P. l55 Harcourt, Brace. 1924 "You have not begun to appreciate the depth of our guilt. We are intruders. We are subverters. We have taken your natural world, your ideals, your destiny, and played havoc with them. We have been at the bottom of not merely the latest great war, but of every other major revolution in your history. We have brought discord and confusion and frustration into your personal and public life. We are still doing it. No one can tell how long we shall go on doing it. Who knows what great and glorious destiny might have been yours if we had left you alone." - Marclis Eli Ravage, Century Magazine February, 1926 UFO's home page -- http://politicsandcurrentevents.com |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-12 12:19:14 AM |
| #8 Probably thinks The Mossad is taking a day off. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-12 9:59:29 AM |
| #7 Dumb cunt. Has anybody complained to UUnet or MCI recently? |
| Posted by: Asedwich 2004-09-12 2:35:48 AM |
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| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 2:17:17 AM |
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| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 2:17:17 AM |
| #4 UFOOL. I see Arnold outlawed sex with the dead out there. I guess that blows your shot for a girlfriend, huh. But there's always "Superserb"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-09-12 12:40:31 AM |
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| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 12:22:11 AM |
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| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 12:19:14 AM |
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| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-12 12:19:14 AM |