http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/binladen/ en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:47:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411190/posts Osama bin Laden has approximately 53 half-siblings. Last week, ABC reported that 12 of them have FAA pilot’s licenses, making them “eligible to fly aircraft anywhere in the United States.” While this is indeed an eye-opener of a headline, Osama bin Laden’s high-profile siblings and the FAA are a small concern compared to the threat posed by thousands of would-be foreign pilots routinely granted pilot licenses by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA). Last year, in my Pajamas Media article “Flight School Fiasco: No Lessons Learned After 9/11,” I wrote that the TSA, not the FAA, has the final say on... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411190/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:47:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414212/posts Former President Bill Clinton came within minutes of being assassinated in the Philippines by terrorists controlled by Osama bin Laden, a new book has revealed. ...Marisa Porges, a former government counter-terrorism advisor and an expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, a US think tank, said the assassination plot, if true, would suggest al Qaeda was more developed than some thought it was prior to 9/11”. Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414212/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:38:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413745/posts CAIRO – A Saudi-owned newspaper says that one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's daughters has taken refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after eluding guards who have held her and five brothers under house arrest for eight years. yahoo/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413745/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:26:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413694/posts CAIRO - A Saudi-owned newspaper says that one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's daughters has taken refuge in the Saudi Embassy in Tehran after eluding guards who have held her and five brothers under house arrest for eight years. AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413694/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:16:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411158/posts In an editorial column published on 18 December, the editors of The Toledo Blade point out that capturing or killing Osama Bin Laden would not defeat Al Qaeda and capturing or killing Mullah Omar would not defeat the Taliban. They are correct in this but their notions do not go far enough. The fact of the matter is, Al Qaeda and the Taliban could cease to exist tomorrow and the U.S. and Western civilization would still face a Jihadist threat... Terror Trends Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2411158/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:54:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406329/posts How Osama bin Laden Escaped Youpolls http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406329/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:41:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404269/posts Bin Laden: "I believe he is an iconic figure at this point whose survival emboldens Al-Qaeda... Youpolls http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404269/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:50:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403647/posts The rationale for pushing forward in Afghanistan is that it is the “right” war, the “war of necessity,” the true base of the terrorists that attacked us on 9/11 and would try to attack us again. Essentially, those opposing the war in Iraq while supporting the war in Afghanistan try to frame the latter conflict as justified in every way the former is not. As the war in Iraq ever so slowly comes to a close and the history books begin being written, new evidence has emerged to challenge the narrative that the war in Iraq was something different than... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403647/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 13:52:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1173004/posts <p>IF YOU ENJOYED the election crisis of 2000, you’re going to love what Democrat leaders are cooking up for November.</p> <p>"George Soros has purchased the Democratic Party," charges Republican National Committee spokeswoman Christine Iverson. (2) Some might dismiss Miss Iverson's comment as hyberbole. However, Soros' massive soft-money contributions have indisputably given him power over Democrat strategy.</p> RichardPoe.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1173004/posts#comment Sat, 17 Jul 2004 00:55:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401950/posts Given a chance to clear away some of the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the world's most wanted terrorist, U.S. officials seemed to add to it with what appeared to be conflicting assessments. National Security Adviser James Jones said Sunday that Osama bin Laden, believed hiding mainly in a rugged area of western Pakistan, may be periodically slipping back into Afghanistan. But Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday the United States has lacked good intelligence on Mr. bin Laden for a long time — “I think it has been years.” When asked whether the United States planned a fresh attempt... Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401950/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:03:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401764/posts THE US will launch a new effort to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding along the mountainous Afghan-Pakistani border, US national security adviser James Jones says. Asked in an interview if the administration planned a fresh attempt to go after al-Qaeda's leader, Mr Jones said: "I think so." News.com.au http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401764/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 01:26:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401611/posts Here is video of Defense Secretary Robert Gates on This Week today, where he said the United States has had no good intelligence on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden for "years." Gates essentially said there is nothing to reports that bin Laden has been sighted in recent days. . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401611/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 19:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401552/posts WASHINGTON – National security adviser James Jones said Sunday that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden still spends some time inside Afghanistan. Most recent U.S. estimates have placed bin Laden inside Pakistan... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2401552/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:54:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400847/posts Reliably sympathetic to non-Western lies, the BBC reported yesterday that a prisoner in Pakistani custody knows a guy who saw Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan last January. Headlines! Now, Osama may, indeed, pop over the border into Afghanistan now and then -- but this report is a shameless Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence agency concoction. Why? Because the Pakistanis have taken a lot of heat recently over suspicions -- including those raised in The Post -- that they know where Osama is but shield him for their own benefit. Even party-line US government officials have grown skeptical about the Pakistani government's... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400847/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:19:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400689/posts A Taliban detainee in Pakistan claims to have information about Osama Bin Laden's whereabouts in January or February of this year. His claims cannot be verified, but a leading American expert says his account should be investigated. The detainee claims to have met Osama Bin Laden numerous times before 9/11. He claims that in January or February he met a trusted contact who had seen Bin Laden about 15 to 20 days earlier in Afghanistan. "In 2009, in January or February I met this friend of mine. He said he had come from meeting Sheikh Osama, and he could arrange... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400689/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:05:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399804/posts December 3, 2009 Conservatives Hail West Point cadet Who Read 'Kill Bin Laden' [Pic in URL] (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters) The cadet's decorations show that he has seen active service in Iraq, but his name remains a mystery Giles Whittell and Matt Spence, Washington Waiting for his Commander-in-Chief to speak, a West Point military academy cadet had some blunt strategic advice this week: “Kill Bin Laden”. The title of his book captures in three words the one easily-defined goal that has eluded US forces in eight years of conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He was indentified this evening as Konrad Bunde, a... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399804/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:52:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399412/posts The Prime Minister of Pakistan today slapped down a suggestion from Gordon Brown that his country should do more to hunt down Osama bin Laden, insisting on a visit to Downing Street that the al-Qaeda head was not even on Pakistani territory. Mr Brown ruffled feathers in Islamabad when he used a weekend interview to complain that both bin Laden or his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri were still at large eight years after the attacks of 9/11 and urged Pakistani security forces to get their act together. Western intelligence officials believe both men are holed up in the tribal areas of... The Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399412/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:31:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399106/posts Before I begin, I just want to clarify something important. I do not believe that America should appease the international community or should appease the Muslim political community. America should look after its own interests and focus primarily on them and them alone. But I will say let’s just get out of Afghanistan all together because there is no real purpose left for our troops being there. MSMB http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2399106/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397686/posts I have been avoiding writing about the Senate report that the United States Military let Bin Laden slip through their fingers at Tora Bora for a few reasons. First of all its old news, we have been hearing this story for at least two years. Additionally elections (and wars) have their consequences, the winners get to write history. While it is accepted that we could have gotten Bin Laden in his Tora Bora cave eight years ago, this report was written by the staffers of highly partisan Senator John "why the long face" Kerry, so the details/reasons surrounding the incident... MSNBC/The Lid/Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397686/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:08:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397374/posts No no, just kidding: There’s no “maybe” here. On the contrary, he blithely asserts that “there’s no question about it,” which precipitates the first and likely last defense of George W. Bush ever mounted by David Shuster. But then, this is the same guy who once claimed that Karl Rove planted the phony memos that destroyed Dan Rather’s career, who called for nationalizing America’s oil industry, and who thought it’d be super-keen to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. Chock full o’ good ideas, he is; it was only a matter of time before he stumbled across this one. Hot Air http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397374/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 03:59:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397253/posts "Look what happened with regard to our invasion into Afghanistan, how we apparently intentionally let bin Laden get away. How we intentionally did not follow the Taliban and al-Qaeda as they were escaping. That was done by the previous administration because they knew very well that if they would capture al-Qaeda, there would be no justification for an invasion in Iraq," Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) said. MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397253/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:39:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397241/posts Here is video of Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey accusing the Bush administration of intentionally letting Osama Bin Laden "get away." Rep. Hinchey said "we apparently intentionally let Bin Laden get away." Hinchey said the Bush admin. let Bin Laden get away because "they knew very well if they captured Al-Qaeda there would be no justification for an invasion in Iraq." (Video) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2397241/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396563/posts Washington, DC (AHN) - A new Senate report blasts the Bush administration's December 2001 effort to capture or kill al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the Afghanistan mountains of Tora Bora. The report, written by the Senate Foreign Relations, says bin Laden was within reach on Dec. 16, but he and his "entourage of bodyguards walked unmolested out of Tora Bora and disappeared into Pakistan's unregulated tribal area." The report says most analysts believe he is still there. The report, requested by the committee's chairman, Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, blames the failure to catch or kill bin Laden on... All Headline News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396563/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:40:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396268/posts WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of U.S. troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says. Meth-NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396268/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:54:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395913/posts As President Obama vows to “finish the job” in Afghanistan by sending more troops, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has completed a detailed look back at a crucial failure early in the battle against Al Qaeda: the escape of Osama bin Laden from American forces in the Afghan mountains of Tora Bora in December 2001. “Removing the Al Qaeda leader from the battlefield eight years ago would not have eliminated the worldwide extremist threat,” the committee’s report concludes. “But the decisions that opened the door for his escape to Pakistan allowed bin Laden to emerge as a potent symbolic figure... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395913/posts#comment Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:06:09 GMT