http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/osama/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:15:36 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418629/posts We have only one.Since the U.S. spent a failed decade chasing this goat-humping bastard, we’ll go out on a limb and say that 2010 — despite the obvious handicap we have in our Commander in Thief — is the year we get lucky and send Obama bin Laden’s a$$ to meet his 72 virgins … and they’ll all look like this. Feed Your ADHD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418629/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:15:36 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-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-news/2397251/posts The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has historically been a place for bipartisanship—a place where both parties and all members come together to advance America’s interests in the world. -Senator John Frakkin' Kerry, Chairman of U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. As with the 2006 Senate Intelligence Investigation into pre-war intel, and its 2008 phase II final report, this report, TORA BORA REVISITED: HOW WE FAILED TO GET BIN LADEN AND WHY IT MATTERS TODAY smacks of politicization, right from the opening get-go. It's nothing more than blame-handing "Bush's fault", right before President Obama is to announce his "new way forward"... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397251/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:36:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396346/posts Osama bin Laden was within the grasp of US forces in late 2001 and could have been caught if then-defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld hadn't rejected calls for reinforcements, a hard-hitting US Senate report says. The report, set for release Monday, is intended to help learn the lessons of the past as President Barack Obama prepares to announce a major escalation of the conflict, now in its ninth year, with up to 35,000 more US troops. It points the finger directly at Rumsfeld for turning down requests for reinforcements as Bin Laden was trapped in caves and tunnels in a mountainous... France 24 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396346/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:26:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390531/posts "We are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Allah willing, and nothing is too great for Allah," bin Laden said in the transcript. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390531/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:04:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389121/posts Whoever suggested that Barack Obama is not a Christian? Obama’s decision to try those Gitmo prisoners in New York is the perfect gift for Osama bin Laden and just in time for Christmas. We can only imagine those non-alcoholic champagne corks popping in some remote cave in Afghanistan. While al Qaeda and the far left celebrate the Obama-Holder decision, it has shocked and outraged most Americans. They are outraged because these men were captured in a war on terror; and should be treated as enemy combatants. And because prosecuting them in a civilian court rather than by military tribunal will... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389121/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:34:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363341/posts In its pages, Omar (and his mother) reveal that the Clinton administration failed in a major assassination attempt of Osama bin Laden, just days after the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings. This is something that has often been speculated but never confirmed. Former insiders like Richard Clarke say Omar bin Laden’s account of the assassination failure appears to be credible. And if this is the case, it might explain a little more about what documents Sandy Berger really had stashed away. Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363341/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:39:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347655/posts <p>Just announced by Jennifer Griffith in a live interview, WH has asked Pentagon for a formal assessment of a withdrawal from Afghanistan, that the Afghan Wart is no longer in our nations interest, blamed the Afghan elections.</p> FOXNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347655/posts#comment Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:29:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339589/posts Osama bin Laden is back with another message for the world: CAIRO — Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden described President Barack Obama as “powerless” to stop the war in Afghanistan and threatened to step up guerrilla warfare there in a new audiotape released to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States. In the 11-minute tape, addressed to the American people, bin Laden said Obama is only following the warlike policies of his predecessor George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and he urged Americans to “liberate” themselves from the influence of “neo-conservatives and the... Below the Beltway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339589/posts#comment Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:07:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339059/posts WASHINGTON – In a tape released Sunday by al-Qaida's media wing, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden said President Barack Obama is "powerless" to stop the war in Afghanistan. SITE Intelligence Group, a terrorist-monitoring firm that translated the address, said bin Laden, whose al-Qaida organization was behind the Sept. 11 attacks, blamed the war on the "pro-Israel lobby" and corporate interests. IntelCenter, another company that monitors terrorist propaganda, said the 11-minute video shows a still picture of bin Laden while audio of the address plays. Bin Laden's address to the American people comes two days after the eighth anniversary of the... AP/ Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339059/posts#comment Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:25:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337856/posts Posted on 09/10/2008 10:14:12 PM PDT by doug from upland FOR 9/11 - THE BALLAD OF MIKE MORAN Many of you lost personal friends on that horrific day. FReepers lost some they knew, but never personally met. We surely miss Battalion Commander John Moran and Barbara Olson. I wrote a parody for Barbara that she saw and commented here on FR that she had posted it on her refrigerator. dfu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337856/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337605/posts ****** The conventional wisdom after the fall of the Taleban was that tracking bin Laden down would not make much of a difference to the larger War on Terror. At a March 2002 press conference, President Bush referred to bin Laden as “a person who’s now been marginalised”. In 2005 the CIA even closed “Alec Station”, its dedicated bin Laden unit that had been given the mission of hunting al-Qaeda’s top leaders, and reassigned its analysts and officers to other counterterrorism missions. Senior CIA officials believed that al-Qaeda was no longer the hierarchical organisation it once had been. Although it... Times Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337605/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:59:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337247/posts Spare Change Day of Reckoning: My Two Cents on Learning from 9/11 David J. Aland 11 Sep 09 I survived 9/11 without a scratch. I didn’t even get my uniform dirty. Through nothing less than the grace of God, I was not where I was supposed to be when the terrorists slammed an airliner into the Pentagon. Friends, colleagues, and shipmates of mine died that day, but I lived. In the hours, days, and weeks that followed, my hands joined the thousands that picked up, reconstituted, and continued the work of those that had been killed. To this day, I... Spare Change http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337247/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:03:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333981/posts <p>The President: Hello everyone – how’s everybody doing today? I’m here with students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. And we’ve got students tuning in from all across America, kindergarten through twelfth grade. I’m glad you all could join us today.</p> <p>I know that for many of you, today is the first day of school. And for those of you in kindergarten, or starting middle or high school, it’s your first day in a new school, so it’s understandable if you’re a little nervous. I imagine there are some seniors out there who are feeling pretty good right now, with just one more year to go. And no matter what grade you’re in, some of you are probably wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning.</p> The White House http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2333981/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269853/posts How many members are in your family, your close family, the family that comes to birthday parties or lifecycle celebrations? Ten? Twenty? I bet it's fewer than 40. How about your friends — your close friends, the ones who call when you're sick, the ones who share vacations? How many? I bet it's fewer than 40. Now imagine if, in one fatal moment, they were all gone. On Friday, in northwest Pakistan, a suicide bombing killed around 40 people in a mosque. This was during prayer hours. The carnage was so bad, according to news reports, that people saw body... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269853/posts#comment Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:44:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265203/posts WASHINGTON -- According to the mighty Wurlitzer in the White House press office, this week's penitent presidential venture to the Middle East has been "historic" and a "new beginning" for our relationship with Islam. Unfortunately for Mr. Obama -- and his campaign promise to make a major speech in a Muslim capital -- Osama bin Laden didn't play along. That's the trouble with homicidal megalomaniacs; they very often don't abide by the rules of "acceptable behavior." As the Grand Apology Tour swept into Saudi Arabia, the al-Qaida terror chieftain released yet another diatribe on audiotape, condemning "U.S. aggression" in Afghanistan... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265203/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 04:08:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263720/posts Osama bin Laden has condemned Barack Obama's policies towards Muslim countries in a new audio recording, it was reported today. The al-Qaida leader said the US president had planted seeds of "revenge and hatred" towards the US in the Muslim world, al-Jazeera television reported. It reported Bin Laden as saying that Obama was continuing in the steps of his predecessor, George Bush. He also told Americans to be prepared for the consequences of the White House's policies... The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263720/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2009 13:54:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262407/posts Cheney mixes up Obama, Osama By Reid Wilson Posted: 06/01/09 03:00 PM [ET] Former Vice President Dick Cheney confused the president of the United States with the world's most-wanted terrorist in a speech on Monday. Speaking at the National Press Club, Cheney answered a question as to why his administration had not caught Osama bin Laden. But in a faux pas certain to end up on cable news networks and late-night talk shows, Cheney transposed bin Laden's name with that of the current president. "I believe he's still out there someplace," Cheney said of bin Laden. "I'm sure the current... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2262407/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:03:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248888/posts Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has alleged that elusive Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was a US operator who had tried to destabilise his late wife Benazir Bhutto’s government back in 1989. In fact, as premier Bhutto had “warned America about Osama bin Laden in 1989 with a call to then US president George H. Bush”, Zardari said on NBC’s Meet the Press programme Sunday. “She rang senior Bush and asked of him: ‘Are you destabilizing my government?’ because he (apparently referring to bin Laden) paid the then opposition $10 million to overthrow the first woman elected (prime minister)... Sindh Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248888/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 23:58:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241695/posts Osama bin Laden is dead, according to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari. This week he stunned the world with the exciting news that Pakistan's intelligence services have "obviously" concluded that bin Laden "does not exist any more, that he is dead." The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241695/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 01:33:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240801/posts Are you following me camera guy? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240801/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:10:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234828/posts President Obama’s national intelligence director told colleagues in a private memo last week that the harsh interrogation techniques banned by the White House did produce significant information that helped the nation in its struggle with terrorists. “High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa’ida organization that was attacking this country,” Adm. Dennis C. Blair, the intelligence director, wrote in a memo to his staff last Thursday. -snip- Admiral Blair’s assessment that the interrogation methods did produce important information was deleted from a condensed version of his memo... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2234828/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2234138/posts If a President of the United States had information, from the best sources available, that a nuclear weapon, or nuclear materials which could be used in a "dirty bomb," had been or were about to be smuggled into the United States, is there anything that President should not do? If a leader of al-Qaeda was believed to know the location of the nuclear weapons and the plans of attack were captured by the CIA in Pakistan, would waterboarding be off limits? ... And if you are morally absolute as to waterboarding, then please tell us, which American city you would... Legal Insurrection Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2234138/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:05:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226352/posts Claims of the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden seem to be as common as sightings of David Duchovny at porn shops. It is tempting to dismiss all such accounts as hearsay and rumors, but current reports focus on three areas of the world as the most likely hideout for the globe’s most wanted man: Parachinar, Pakistan; Chitra, Pakistan; and most shockingly, the Islamic Republic of Iran. While it is often argued bin Laden would never receive harbor on Iranian territory, this is the location most identified by eyewitness reports available to the public, allowing for a detailed chronology of his... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226352/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:19:56 GMT