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2004-01-29 Southeast Asia

U.S. military âsureâ of catching bin Laden this year

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Posted by Yosemite Sam 2004-01-29 5:08:24 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 excellent news,hope they get him,i reackon they could have him by say 7 months time,

Posted by Jon Shep U.K 2004-1-29 5:12:18 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:12:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 how can they possibly be SURE

1. Could Albright be right and they already have him in custody?
2. Could they already have proof hes dead?? (finally got those DNA samples back from the lab?)
3. They know EXACTLY where he is and have just been bargaining with Musharaff about who goes in, when, how to deal with the local Pashtuns, etc while Perv does his thing with the locals

Posted by liberalhawk 2004-1-29 5:28:53 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:28:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Well...maybe the Pakis will let us follow the jihadis from across the Afghan border...

Posted by seafarious 2004-1-29 5:32:17 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:32:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I predict the time between capturing Bin Laden, and the liberals declaring that Bush is an incompetent idiot - and the war against terror STILL a failure (and a quagmire!) - will be around 5 seconds...

I can hear them already: "Bin Laden was never a threat, and capturing him means nothing! Bush is the REAL terrorist!"

It would be funny if they weren't so pathetically predictable.

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2004-1-29 5:37:43 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:37:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Either there's more to this (is this an election year?...heh heh) ot that was a career-limiting move, making such a brash announcement. Regardless, for the Democratic "pucker factor" it was a thoroughly delicious move

Posted by Frank G 2004-1-29 5:38:09 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:38:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 There's been a lot of speculation from both sides that the capture of OBL might be or should be timed to coincide with the election cycle to boost GWB's chances of reelection. But doesn't it seem possible that this could against him? I mean, with Ol' Pube-Face in custody it could be argued (not by me) that the threat to the US had mostly passed, and that domestic issues should be given priority.

Posted by BH 2004-1-29 5:53:31 PM|| 2004-1-29 5:53:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Is it too early to demand that OBL be tried by an international tribunal, preferably in Belgium???

Posted by Rafael 2004-1-29 6:10:48 PM|| 2004-1-29 6:10:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 And risk Belgium being over-run with Jihadi's Rafeal? We wouldn't do that.

Wait, yes we would.

I be this has something to do with Perv allowing us to go after the Jihadi's on his side of the border.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-29 7:06:53 PM|| 2004-1-29 7:06:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Perhaps they have a new stain for the slide. Arab DNA is notoriusly runny.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-29 8:06:16 PM|| 2004-1-29 8:06:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Arab DNA is notoriusly runny

Must be the Islamic Microbes attacking the IDF issued DNA slide.

Posted by Charles 2004-1-29 9:56:50 PM|| 2004-1-29 9:56:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Surely since OBL is nothing but a CIA-MOSSAD-Big Oil-Carlyle Group-Freemason undercover agent, we know the exact day and time he will be 'captured'.

All brought to you courtesy of the Vast Right Wing Conspiracyâ¢.

Posted by 4thInfVet 2004-1-29 10:42:02 PM|| 2004-1-29 10:42:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 I love it when a plan comes together.

-Hannibal Smith

Posted by Jarhead 2004-1-29 10:46:22 PM|| 2004-1-29 10:46:22 PM|| Front Page Top

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