Osama Bin Laden close to being captured?

[jazz lady]

I was channel surfing across the stations about 20 minutes ago, and I had just landed on Fox News; at the bottom of the screen the message was:

"Osama Bin Laden close to being caught?"

I had the "mute" button on, so I had to quickly turn the sound back on, and was only able to catch the lady saying "sources in the region are saying his capture is imminent".

Then she switched to another theme! Darn!

I've searched MSN and Fox sites, but they come up blank on this.

Anybody heard anything else?

I did find the story posted today at Yahoo! from Reuters:

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States and its allies have put Osama bin Laden on the defensive, increasing chances of his capture soon, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said in remarks published in Pakistani media on Sunday.

Cofer Black, State Department coordinator for counter-terrorism, said in Islamabad the entire "infrastructure" was in place to capture bin Laden and his close lieutenants, Pakistan's English language Daily Times reported.

"In counter-terrorism, the programs are in place. We are after these guys globally," Black was quoted as saying after holding talks with Pakistani security officials.

"Success against people that you know about, Osama, could happen tomorrow, could happen the day after, a week from now, or a month from now," he added.

Black's comments, made only to Pakistani media, came just a few days after President Bush, who is standing for re-election in November, said that three-quarters of known al Qaeda leaders have been captured or killed.

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Similar article by AP

 

[vraiblonde]

So, to say that all they have done with all the money is "searching senior citizens at airports, taking away people's nail clippers, and a color coded security alert system" is just ignorant. Just because you don't know of something doesn't make it non-existant.

Certainly there have been threats that were neutralized because of Homeland security efforts.

The problem is our touchy-feely world that says that if you're looking for Middle Eastern terrorists, you must strip-search obviously American grannies and high school students before they get on planes, yet let Mustafa pass by unfettered because to not do so would be "profiling", which apparently is bad for some reason.

 

[SmallTown]

St and JLab, I'm starting to get scared of you guys. Your ABB mindset is starting to make you lose it.

I'm a conspiracy nut and even I realize that the ObL capture story is completely unplausible.

Again, I don't think it is happening

But again, I don't think this is the case this time. But believing it could never happen is what I was questioning you on

I think that is highly possible, but don't think it is the case now.

Doa youa nota reada the english?

 

[vraiblonde]

Doa youa nota reada the english?

Que? No comprendo.



Okay, I'll retract your name from that post. I'm just used to lumping you in with JLab.

 

[jlabsher]

I don't believe that was a valid news source either, that's why I didn't post it when I first read it. Just used it for background to the original story. Believe it or not Vrai I can tell when someone is blowing smoke up my butt too, that's why Rush scares me too.

 

[vraiblonde]

that's why Rush scares me too.

I just want to clear something up. Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer, not a news source. The Washington Post, however, does pretend to be a news source. Therefore they scare me worse than Rush Limbaugh.

 

[jlabsher]

I just want to clear something up. Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer, not a news source. The Washington Post, however, does pretend to be a news source. Therefore they scare me worse than Rush Limbaugh.

YOU are an entertainer (and heaven knows I'M the whipping boy).

Rush passes himself off as the all knowing oracle of truth, speaking nothing but the news, listen to him sometime, I'm sure a lot of people on this board hang on his every word.

Even your boy shrub did a telephone interview with him last week, supposedly speaking the truth, not entertaining.

If you don't like the Post don't read it, I have no trouble not listening to Rushie boy. How is his addiction going, I hear he's marrying somebody from CNN (isn't that a liberal news source?) guess he's still stoned.

 

[Penn]

In this case, I would say it is possible. Again, I don't think it is happening, but the people involved in capturing him and concealing it would more than likely be supportive of such an idea because they were there to do this job because of Bush. But, also mind games could be used. Just as was pointed out, it could possibly hurt our investigations if people knew that osama was caught. This notion, and not the notion of political gain, could easily be used to keep it under wraps

I'm going to play devil's advocate for a moment here: We are all in some way talking about the possibility that we(the good guys) may have Osama in custody at the moment. We have all agreed that the use of intelligence is of tremendous use as a tool in psychological warfare strategy.

Alright, let's look at a couple of possible venues: Who, would this type of threat be most likely affected, even harmed by the revelation, that we're really, really close to nabbing this guy? Hmmmm?

His fellow Arab comrades? What effect does that have on their cause?

The Democratic Party, ie., John Kerry and John Edwards? How do they respond to this?

Would the risk be worth the gamble? Food for thought, maybe?

 

[vraiblonde]

If you don't like the Post don't read it, I have no trouble not listening to Rushie boy. How is his addiction going, I hear he's marrying somebody from CNN (isn't that a liberal news source?) guess he's still stoned.

Wah wah wah. Get over it. You're just pissed because Bush is going to win a second term.

 

[vraiblonde]

Even your boy shrub did a telephone interview with him last week, supposedly speaking the truth, not entertaining.

He did an interview with Oprah, too. Shall we now consider her a news source?

 

[Larry Gude]

OBL is in custody...

...he will be released at the moment of optimum effect. John Kerry was hand picked by the VRWC. He didn't really vote for the IWR, we just keep saying he did until you think so. One more hurricane has been determined to be necessary, via federal relief funds, to secure Florida's electoral votes. John Paul Stephens will suddenly fall ill and be replaced by Rush Limbaugh if the hurricane machine breaks. All your base belong to us.

War is Peace.

Eat the poor. (There's more of 'em)

 

[willie]

It's a hoax but by which political party?
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mymod/hdln/r.../nm/20040907/ts_nm/security_pakistan_osama_dc

 

[Steve]

Get it right Larry. It's "All Your Base Are Belong to Us"...

 

[Larry Gude]

That...

...to.

This is like the famed 'October Surprise' that had Reagan getting the Ayatollah to hold the hostages until he took office.

Isn't the proper answer 'good, Reagan can get done what Carter could not'?

Thus, if OBL is in custody AND Bill Clinton left the hospital to go get him, personally, and is keeping him in a place no one ever goes, Bill and Hillary's bedroom, and THEN announces the day before the election that John Kerry caught him with a swift boat...isn't the proper response GO PRESIDENT KERRY!

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