CIA has 'excellent' idea where bin Laden is-Time

Yahooooooooooo via Reuters ^ | 6/19/05

[SevenMinusOne]

I've wonder if the U.S. knows exactly where bin Laden is and is monitoring his communications and movements in order to gather intelligent on the al Qaeda network. Just a theory of mine.

Nope but sounds good in theory (or in a movie) - The first instance we know "exactly" where UBL is we will move to take him out! and not a second later.

Well, depending on if the military JAGs get to involved and try and slow the whole Op up long enough until he gets away. (sc)

But if we knew exactly where he was, we'd move immediately to take him out.

[righttackle44]

"Let me know when they can point down at the ground and tell me "right there".

Let US know when all you guys who are so impatient to get him today can tell us how to get him and where he is.

[COBOL2Java]

I more suspect he is simply ekking out a survival within this border region and the warlords are giving him a free pass (and of course providing assistance when he calls for it via human mules)

I believe that as well - that the "assistance" is more of the passive variety. In that part of the world, where everyone knows everyone else by tribal association, intel infiltration is extremely difficult. Locals' eyes are everywhere, and any kind of outsider movement would be quickly detected.

I think it would be better for all involved (including Musharraf) if UBL's handover were done locally, as opposed to a massive American effort.

[Squantos]

Agree....from day 0 of the Afghan fight , his bugs went east and he put on a burqa and went west to Iran.....

Just my opinion of course.

[pepperhead]

"I have an excellent idea of where he is. What's the next question?" Goss said in the interview.

You do? Well he probably moved 5 minutes after you made the statement Mr. Goss.

[boycott]

"dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, .... "

Also, the word "sanctuaries" could certainly apply to Saudia Arabia.

[Wiz]

We really need to get rid of John McCain avoiding him from running the next election. This guy is going to destroy the hope of democracy in Middle East and our military industry if he ever becomes President.

[Wiz]

ping

[SevenMinusOne]

,i>I believe that as well - that the "assistance" is more of the passive variety. In that part of the world, where everyone knows everyone else by tribal association, intel infiltration is extremely difficult. Locals' eyes are everywhere, and any kind of outsider movement would be quickly detected.

I think it would be better for all involved (including Musharraf) if UBL's handover were done locally, as opposed to a massive American effort.

Very true - Though there is no doubt that if we every get good Intel on UBL's exact location we will send in an American Team (Teams) to take him out immediately.

However locating him within the Pakistan border region is d*mn near impossible. It will take someone talking to accomplish this - Or getting extremely lucky during a snatch and grab Op and taking someone who has some timely Intel (that is how we got Saddam).

[SevenMinusOne]

,i>I believe that as well - that the "assistance" is more of the passive variety. In that part of the world, where everyone knows everyone else by tribal association, intel infiltration is extremely difficult. Locals' eyes are everywhere, and any kind of outsider movement would be quickly detected.

I think it would be better for all involved (including Musharraf) if UBL's handover were done locally, as opposed to a massive American effort.

Let me try this again to make it easier to read -

Very true - Though there is no doubt that if we every get good Intel on UBL's exact location we will send in an American Team (Teams) to take him out immediately.

However locating him within the Pakistan border region is d*mn near impossible. It will take someone talking to accomplish this - Or getting extremely lucky during a snatch and grab Op and taking someone who has some timely Intel (that is how we got Saddam).

[Dont_Tread_On_Me_888]

Goss added, "We have to find a way to work in a conventional world in unconventional ways that are acceptable to the international community."

Screw the "international community".

The "international community" is an anti-American clique. Why we should give a damn about what they think is nuts. Having "leaders" who don't care one bit about national sovereignty and doing what best for "#1" is cause for a revolution.

[WhiteGuy]

Of course they do.

He has resumed his true identity and has gone back to his career................



As a Mossad agent.

[monocle]

What OBL's relationship with the Taleban in Afghanistan?

[COBOL2Java]

It's an extremely high-risk strategy for Bush. If a snatch-and-grab fails, he'll be compared to Carter's hostage rescue failure (you know the Democrats and the media will try). On the other hand, if Bush decides to wait for a warlord handover and THAT fails, he will be portrayed as a fool; the Democrats will hold a full-court press. I can imagine the likes of Clinton, Kerry, Pelosi et. al. doing a big I TOLD YOU SO.

[pepperhead]

How would we ever know or be able to prove it if they were hiding him in a basement apartment in Mecca?

Now that would be a good place for him to hide. I don't think we would dare go after him if he was there.

[COBOL2Java]

What OBL's relationship with the Taleban in Afghanistan?

Sugar Daddy.

[hineybona]

He can be in any one of a million places actually..A MILLION

[ASA Vet]

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