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Go get 'em boys!!!
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An Open-Source report today claims coalition forces may have Bin Laden 'surrounded'... what a great day that would make, to capture that dirty terrorist. Again, this is reported, not confirmed, and there are a million "false alarms" out there, but we sure can hope and pray that our troops are on the right trail. Go get 'em boys!!!
February 22, 2004
A BRITISH Sunday newspaper is claiming Osama bin Laden has been found and is surrounded by US special forces in an area of land bordering north-west Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Sunday Express, known for its sometimes colourful scoops, claims the al-Qaeda leader has been "sighted" for the first time since 2001 and is being monitored by satellite.
The paper claims he is in a mountainous area to the north of the Pakistani city of Quetta. The region is said to be peopled with bin Laden supporters and the terrorist leader is estimated to also have 50 of his fanatical bodyguards with him.
The claim is attributed to "a well-placed intelligence source" in Washington, who is quoted as saying: "He (bin Laden) is boxed in."
The paper says the hostile terrain makes an all-out conventional military assault impossible. The plan to capture him would depend on a "grab-him-and-go" style operation.
"US helicopters already sited on the Afghanistan border will swoop in to extricate him," the newspaper says. It claims bin Laden and his men "sleep in caves or out in the open. The area is swept by fierce snow storms howling down from the 10,000ft-high mountain peaks. Donkeys are the only transport."
The special forces are "absolutely confident" there is no escape for bin Laden, and are awaiting the order to go in and get him.
"The timing of that order will ultimately depend on President Bush," the paper says. "Capturing bin Laden will certainly be a huge help for him as he gets ready for the election."
The article says bin Laden's movements are monitored by a National Security Agency satellite.
On Thursday last week, General Richard Myers, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, said America had been engaged in "intense" efforts to capture bin Laden, who was believed to be hiding in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
But he insisted that the focus of the search had not narrowed for months.
The Sunday Telegraph
http://www.sundaytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,9353,8752173-28778,00.html
NSDQ!
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." -Isaiah 6:8
February 22, 2004
A BRITISH Sunday newspaper is claiming Osama bin Laden has been found and is surrounded by US special forces in an area of land bordering north-west Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Sunday Express, known for its sometimes colourful scoops, claims the al-Qaeda leader has been "sighted" for the first time since 2001 and is being monitored by satellite.
The paper claims he is in a mountainous area to the north of the Pakistani city of Quetta. The region is said to be peopled with bin Laden supporters and the terrorist leader is estimated to also have 50 of his fanatical bodyguards with him.
The claim is attributed to "a well-placed intelligence source" in Washington, who is quoted as saying: "He (bin Laden) is boxed in."
The paper says the hostile terrain makes an all-out conventional military assault impossible. The plan to capture him would depend on a "grab-him-and-go" style operation.
"US helicopters already sited on the Afghanistan border will swoop in to extricate him," the newspaper says. It claims bin Laden and his men "sleep in caves or out in the open. The area is swept by fierce snow storms howling down from the 10,000ft-high mountain peaks. Donkeys are the only transport."
The special forces are "absolutely confident" there is no escape for bin Laden, and are awaiting the order to go in and get him.
"The timing of that order will ultimately depend on President Bush," the paper says. "Capturing bin Laden will certainly be a huge help for him as he gets ready for the election."
The article says bin Laden's movements are monitored by a National Security Agency satellite.
On Thursday last week, General Richard Myers, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, said America had been engaged in "intense" efforts to capture bin Laden, who was believed to be hiding in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
But he insisted that the focus of the search had not narrowed for months.
The Sunday Telegraph
http://www.sundaytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,9353,8752173-28778,00.html
NSDQ!
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." -Isaiah 6:8
Comments
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You have a trusty plains scout to ride there with you and you shake -- I will bake.
Can I first have a few moments alone with him? There is some serious interviewing I would like to do. Names of operatives, locations of money, conconspirators, weapons cache locations, weapons and logistic assistance he received.
I will give him all the humane treatment that the people in the Twin Towers got. I will even let him live a little longer than they did.
Then I will have to turn him over to the gangs of New York for final judgment.
"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I
advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives
boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the
ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no
character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of
your walks." Thomas Jefferson
and prayer for our Men and Women
If you must burn our flag, please wrap yourself in it first.
Last reports stated that Pakistan was moving over 12,000 men to the Afghan border. In my opinion, that's 12,000 potential enemies given how trustworthy they've proven to be in the past...
Point well taken, they are not very trustworthy. Hofefully the pressure is great enough that Pres Musharraf will ensure that UBL does not slip through the passes of the Patkia/Patika Provinces and the Pakistani western forniers... we'll see?!
NSDQ!
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." -Isaiah 6:8
I think it would be wise to keep his capture and execution silent.
Can't be easy in that terrain, and conditions,
but don't ya know our SF boys are primed!
May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.
- General George Patton Jr
I disagree. Shooting him only makes him a martyr. Regardless of the circumstances, they can always say, "He went down fighting the Crusaders! He was a brave man and if he died for the cause, so can I!"
No, way better to haul his @$$ into jail and cage him like an animal.
Better yet, send him to a Texas prison and let the prisoners have all the "fresh fish" they want.
May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't.
- General George Patton Jr
"Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet."
NSDQ!
"Also I heard the voice of the Lord saying who shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, here am I, send me." -Isaiah 6:8