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| US has no idea as to Binny or Ayman's current location |
| 2006-02-04 |
| The U.S. spy agencies have not known where Osama bin Laden is hiding for some time, the nation’s top intelligence official said Friday in an Associated Press interview. National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said the general view is that the terror leader and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, are still alive. Yet “we are not certain where he is,” Negroponte said of bin Laden during a rare interview at his office. “I think it’s been a while since we had a fix on that. ... Every now and then they broadcast messages to their following and the world as a way of proving they are alive.” “Clearly, they are operating in more difficult circumstances than before 9/11,” Negroponte said. “The successes we had in going after bin Laden’s top leadership over the past several years have definitely cramped his style.” |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 If the Bush administration was smart they'd start leaking misinformation from the top to see where the leaks are coming from. Pass out selected misinformation to selected folks and see what ends up in the NYT. We can't tolerate this type of treason. |
| Posted by: 2b 2006-02-04 17:16 |
| #2 ..And if we did know their whereabouts, the NYT would publish instantly, thus saving the government from actually achieving any goals. |
| Posted by: Robjack 2006-02-04 09:34 |
| #1 The bad guys who actually DO stuff tend to get caught or killed. It's a lot harder to get the ones who just sit quietly in caves - or even in sleeper cells in Detroit. One tries to catch them when they start actively PREPARING to do stuff, rather than after real stuff happens. The bigger the planned action, the more preparation is needed, which means the more opportunity to get caught. The problem is when you catch plots in the preparation stage the offenses are minor - even trivial, and you often don't know what plot you prevented. Plus, it's hard to STAY vigilant when nothing ever happens. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-02-04 08:54 |