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Al Qaeda's global threat: An army of 'sleeper' agents make bin Laden's capture moot
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 18, 2001 | Simon Reeve

Posted on 11/18/2001 6:01:36 AM PST by sarcasm

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:39:04 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

London -- As war raged around him in the hills of Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden fell into a deep sleep, oblivious to bullets whistling overhead. When he woke several hours later, ready to battle against the Soviet invaders, the enemy had completely vanished. "Perhaps they could not see me," bin Laden later told supporters. "There were other times when missiles and bombs came close but did not harm me. These attacks removed my fear of death."


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To: sarcasm
He told you all that so that he could tell you this:

Unless the root causes of what drives them are defined and addressed, hate-filled young men from across the world will continue to learn the finer points of guerrilla warfare and apply them.

Same old xxxx.

21 posted on 11/18/2001 11:28:18 AM PST by Sal
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To: sarcasm
Our "elite" had better be nervous about this. PC as Chilton Williamson says is a "brittle etiquette" and it will disolve like salt in water if these attacks come at some regularity on our soil.
22 posted on 11/18/2001 12:59:21 PM PST by junta
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To: Bonaparte
In other words, since there are more than one killer, it's pointless to go after those we've identified.

Really, listen to this guff..........they think we should just throw our hands up and give up.

23 posted on 11/18/2001 2:18:59 PM PST by He Rides A White Horse
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To: He Rides A White Horse
I can only make sense of what the liberal media say, if I visualize them as communists from an enemy country. Then everything fits.
24 posted on 11/18/2001 7:28:56 PM PST by Bonaparte
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