The late Osama bin Laden
... who was laid out deader than a mackerel, right next to the mackerel...
managed to dodge American security forces by moving undetected between safe houses around Pakistain in a large box hidden in a brightly colored truck filled with chickens, the Sunday Times reported, citing Taliban sources.
According to the British newspaper's report, the box was designed by Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, bin Laden's trusted aide, who also set up the house in Abbottabad
... A pleasant city located only 30 convenient miles from Islamabad. The city is noted for its nice weather and good schools. It is the site of Pakistain's military academy, which was within comfortable walking distance of the residence of the late Osama bin Laden....
where the al-Qaeda leader lived for five years until he was killed last May by US Navy Seals.
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Kuwaiti moved bin Laden by fitting the box to the floor of one of the elaborately decorated trucks that are a common sight on Pakistain's roads, the report said. The box would be hidden under cargoes of cement, flour or rice -- or even beneath livestock such as goats, sheep or chickens.
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According to Newsweek magazine, the scam was disclosed at a meeting held near Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
, the Taliban heart of Pakistain's North
Wazoo region, in the autumn. During the meeting, al-Qaeda and Taliban beturbanned goons discussed ways to protect Ayman al-
Zawahiri... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as
the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
, bin Laden's successor.
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Despite Kuwaiti's ingenious method of transport, they blamed his carelessness for bin Laden's death, the Sunday Times said. According to the report, an Al-Qaeda investigation concluded that Kuwaiti made basic security mistakes which led the CIA to Bin Laden: he drove the same car every time he visited the Abbottabad compound and used a mobile phone that could be monitored.
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To protect Zawahiri from a similar fate, the beturbanned goons suggested, his handlers had advised him to "move to a new place" and stop using any electronic devices.
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"We are hoping he can avoid being captured by the US for at least 10 more years," a Taliban source was quoted by Newsweek as saying. One of the beturbanned goons at the meeting asked a member of the Afghan Taliban if they would consider harboring Zawahiri. The answer was noncommittal.
The Sunday Times further reported that Pak officials strongly denied
No, no! Certainly not!
claims this month by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
... sometimes described as
The Woman to Call at 3 a.m.and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another William Jennings Bryan...
that Zawahiri had found refuge on their soil.