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| Al-Qaeda as powerful as the US, sez ex-ISI chief |
| 2004-12-09 |
| The Al Qaeda network is capable of fighting a long battle and it is as 'a big power' as the United States, said Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani, the former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, on Wednesday. If Al Qaeda could organise attacks like 9/11 it could also fight the US-led war on terror, he told Daily Times in Peshawar. Asked where Osama could be hiding, the former ISI chief said he could be in Afghanistan or Pakistan. However he added that Osama could be hiding in a place that neither the US nor its allies suspect. "People are saying that Osama may be hiding in tribal areas. But I think Osama can hide in urban cities as well and nobody could expect this" said Lt Gen Asad. "I would not say it is difficult to hide him in a tribal zone. But his men will not keep him in an area, which is under the spotlight." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #8 Osama was Western-educated and traveled around - for all we know, he's prob unshaven, clean-cut, wearing a 3-piece Italian dress suit and attending/teaching classes at Penn State. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2004-12-09 10:33:20 PM |
| #7 Ptah: They would if they could, but they didn't because they couldn't. Are they physically able to? I think they are. Are they afraid of the consequences of another attack on US soil? You betcha. And that is why it hasn't happened. They ain't seen nuthin' yet. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-12-09 5:17:36 PM |
| #6 How many times has AlQ - and their symps - with great fanfare claimed they were gonna do this to us and teach us a lesson with that? How many of them have happened? Wankers and twits. I want some of Gen Durrani's meds. They're obviously more entertaining than mere caffeine and nicotine. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-12-09 12:32:10 PM |
| #5 Asad Durrani need to be wacked, I wonder when Musharrif is going to make it happen? |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-09 12:25:19 PM |
| #4 It seems that if they can't do it, then they talk it to death. It must mean that we are doing something right. Can't let our guard down, though. Must keep up the pressure. Waziristan needs a Marine-type hosing, for sure. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-12-09 11:03:23 AM |
| #3 There were already two big Al-Q style hits since 9/11, but they weren't in the United States (Bali and Spain). They would if they could, but they didn't because they couldn't. *blinks* On the other hand, we can pretty much go anywhere in islam-land and pretty much do anything we want. We can if we wanted to, but we don't because we decided not to. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-12-09 10:15:07 AM |
| #2 Sounds to me like the ISI is making a public pitch for dropping Musharrif's alliance w/ the US and openly backing al Qaeda instead. |
| Posted by: too true 2004-12-09 9:41:20 AM |
| #1 Sounds like the ISI has even bigger credibility probelms than the CIA. Perhaps we could have a Superbowl of the Spies with the Madrassa Grads of ISI facing off against the Ivy Leaguers of the CIA with cudgels and chainsaws for a fight to the finish on Pay Per View. Survivors to be sent for an al expenses paid vacation in Pyongyang. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-12-09 8:36:09 AM |