A spring offensve to capture Bin Laden announced.

[BlueStateGirl]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/afghanistan.us/index.html


This is also the lead story on Wolf Blizter right now.

Funny that it breaks now.

There are no WMD's in Iraq, but remember this guy????

[trumad]

1. It must have been approved by Rove and Card.

[mediaman007]

19. Let's give him a three month head start...

Do you think that we already have him? Then we can arrest him during the Democratic National Convention...or how about on Halloween, days before the election.

[ewagner]

26. Exactly what I'm thinking

For an administration that holds so much secret for "National Security " reasons, they sure don't mind telegraphing their military offensives when it suits them to do so.

[Richardo]

2. Did I go back in time? Is it spring of 2002 again? I confuzed....

Can this whack-a-mole administration GET any more transparent?

[krkaufman]

55. Did anyone mention that we could've been doing this in Dec 2001?

While Wolf and the rest of the propaganda machine were championing this bold new campaign in the war on terrorism, did any of them accidentally comment that:

• We defeated the Taliban and uprooted Al Qaeda and OBL back in December of 2001, just 3 months after 9/11?
  
• We're now getting around to sending troops after Osama, TWO FUCKING YEARS later?!?
  
• If we think that this military effort will work now, two years later, why didn't we do it back in 2001 -- rather than giving OBL & Al Qaeda 2 years to raise additional monies, gain add'l support, and build & prepare defenses, etc?
  

This administration MUST be held accountable.

---

December 17, 2001: The Afghan war ends with the elimination of the last major pocket of Taliban/al-Qaeda resistance.

From the Center for Cooperative Research's "Complete 9/11 Timeline"

[Sagan]

3. lead story huh? how typical.

One would think the lead story would be Kay's testimony. But I guess one phone call from KKKarl to Wolfie changes that.

[BlueStateGirl]

11. The Kay interview had been hyped all day. Blitzer led with this.

Honestly, could it be anymore obvious.

[xxqqqzme]

4. probably find him in a hole

after the spring offensive morphs N2 summer then fall. OMG, here he is! In this hole just over the border in Syria!

[salinen]

9. "Card, go find Asama!

and get me a cheeseburger with everything."

[colonel odis]

5. here, let me help you out

he's a big tall fella ....... 6'8 or something ....... got a dialysis machine with him ...... riding a donkey. can't be too hard to spot.

of course, if they do catch and kill him, the bush family is going to have some butt smooching to do with the bin laden family, their close friends.

[RainDog]

38. let me tell ya 'bout my asset

October he'll be found

He's about 6 ft. 8.
From his head to the ground

and his name O (uh Uh?)
S--A--M--Ah.....


O(Uh?)sama OooUhhh?sama

yeah yeah yeah yeah...

(apologizies to Van)

[radwriter0555]

6. Actually, bin laden is an also-ran in the story, it's about al queda

apparently...

More myth chasing...

[papau]

7. Spring is a good time to market a new product-or have a sale on an old one

:-)

[Richardo]

12. Nice one, papau!

:thumbsup:

Hear that, Andy? We're on to you.

[papau]

21. Thanks - :-)

:-)

[Zhade]

36. Ten thousand people should write and mail letters to Card.

Ten thousand little missives, all letting that son of a bitch know we know the score.

[mr_hat]

8. Springtime, for Osama, in Pakistan!

[BiggJawn]

10. "Springtime for Omar"

"And Af-ghani-stan....Winter for Murka and Bush.
Springtime for Omar and O-B-L,
C'mon Al-Kaydah,
go into your Dance......"

Apologies to Mel Brooks.

[rumguy]

13. this and a some bombings in Syria = Bush striding around like a fool again

playing his phony CIC role....

[Newsjock]

16. Earth to Bush

There are wayward nukes in the region. Please think before you act.

Love,
Mother Earth

[pinto]

22. no kidding. playing with fire big time. I don't trust B*shco's judgements.

[pinto]

14. "U.S. eyes spring offensive in Afghanistan"

is the actual headline,
but I get your point, thatgirl.

:hi:

[bobbieinok]

43. I thought the 'war in Afghanistan' was over and US won

...

[bif]

15. Why not just wait until the fall?

the weather will be a lot more pleasant then.

[democracyindanger]

17. unless musharaf

gives our forces full access to the Pakistani frontier, I suspect this will just be an operation to reclaim territory in Afghanistan that the Taliban has retaken over the past year or so.

Having said that, i don't think he will. He won't have the support of the Taliban/Al-Qaeda friendly Pakistani security service, nor would the frontier chieftains like him exerting much authority over them.

[coldwatercyn]

48. Unless Musharraf has a death wish he won't help the US

With Musharraf's recent failed assassination attempts he is on shaky ground right now, I can't imagine he would give the US permission to start and operation from Pakistan.

[DuctapeFatwa]

18. Paris, Milan launch bin Laden "Capture Couture" Spring collection

"For us, it's all about the fabric, drape, texture," whispered our Balenciaga source. "Our capture ensembles will resonate with the mature bin Laden hunter who knows who she is, and what she wears well."

By contrast, the venerable House of Dior is expected to make an unprecedented bid for the ingenue on perhaps her first OsamaQuest. "Spring means flowers, and this very special bin Laden spring means LOTS of blossoms for the Dior collection. Think fresh, think fragrant, unexpected colors - our collection says CaptureWear can be a little whimsical, a little airy," an unnamed Dior source was quoted as saying.

[SpiralHawk]

28. Ductape, does this mean it might be worthwhile

for me to get my Nehru jacket out of mothballs?

[Zhade]

37. Good God, DF - I am in awe of your skills.

You are always a delight to read!

[papau]

20. Pakistani government is very nervous about this

The Pakistani government denied today that it would allow such an operation to extend into its territory. Reuters says that "such an intervention by some of the 11,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan would be political dynamite for Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who has allowed only a very limited U.S. military presence in his country. He has cooperated with Washington against al Qaeda but is under pressure from Islamic parties at home."

[ewagner]

27. This is dangerous

If it becomes public that US troops are operatin on Pakistani soil, Musharraf will have to take some strong action to keep his more conservative (fundamentalist) opposition from overthrowing his regime. Wouldn't that be lovely? A Taliban type of regime with nukes!

[jean]

39. Isn't BC mediating negotiations betw Pak and India?

There was a very low key article mentioning this, that the leaders of those countries had asked for his help in mediating their crisis.

If bush can screw with Pakistan and mess a potential peace treaty up it could mean more war in the region, more imminent threat to the US. We have a serious troop strength problem, so maybe the cabal figures they could shove through their tactical nuke plan.

[jean]

34. 11.000 troops? These guys fail basic math -

[coldwatercyn]

49. Where are Bush and Rummy gonna get 11,000 troops?

And here I thought all of America's jobs had been "outsourced", damn that Lou Dobbs, wrong again.

[maggrwaggr]

50. if we were serious about Al Quaeda we wouldn't give a rats ass

about Pakistan.

In fact, when we didn't go in and finish the job and get Osama, that's when I started smelling a rat about this administration.

Look at it this way: If Osama Bin Laden actually was behind 9/11, then we should stop at nothing to get him. I don't care if it means invading Pakistan, or whatever. Make that clear to Pakistan, and they'll let us in. Diplomatic pressure on India to make sure they don't do anything stupid while we're in there, and wham bam thank you ma'am, we look under every rock in Pakistan until we find the fucker.

Did we do this? No. We went to Iraq ......?????

It all smells very very bad.

[slackmaster]

23. I have to throw out a Mrs. Howell response

I haven't a thing to wear to a Spring offensive!

[montanacowboy]

24. Mushareff is skating on thin ice now-

how many attempts at assination has he escaped lately? but then again, he can't say no to his good friend * can he? most likely they already have OBL and are using this as a way to lead up to it for elections - it's like watching a Laurel and Hardy movie, I am LOL!

[Pale_Rider]

25. Wasn't it already reported that ...

... Osama has been captured and probably being kept in hiding for an October surprise?

[0rganism]

32. Well, you gotta set up the Surprise for plausibility

If Osama pops out like a jack-in-the-box, people will be a bit incredulous. So you launch a series of dramatic well-publicized operations a few months before, and "capture" Osama then.

A good stage magician gets the audience to suspend disbelief, and applies misdirection where apropos to distract from the mechanics of the trick. Same principle applies here.

[Beetwasher]

45. Yup, You Got It

They've been purposely avoiding saying his name for quite some time, now, we start to hear about him again. Hmmmmm....

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. Don't they launch an offensive

into that region every three months or so? The last one was such a huge success, I think they killed an entire family and otherwise came up empty handed?

[RainDog]

30. they'll thaw out Osama in Oct, then?

they are so transparent.

why doesn't some NATIONAL democrat ask OUTLOUD AND ON THE RECORD if the October Surprise for the Bush administration will be when they unthaw Osama.

Who is that conservative pundit..Alan..he ran for prez...

anyway, I remember him saying on one of the talking head shows long ago, "Why don't we just admit it. The guy is dead."

No one said a word.

[Logansquare]

56. No, he'll be "captured" during the Dem convention n/t

[TEXASYANKEE]

31. Capture who?

I'm glad they're finally deciding to get serious about Afghanistan, but isn't this about 2 years late in happening?

[jean]

33. someone here posted about a UBL/Powell question

just this week - about already having UBL in custody...can't recall the poster.

Powell was on msnbc(?) and was asked about UBL - don't know if the words "October Surprise" were used.

Maybe they're trying to sweep all their War on Terror issues under the rug, which will leave them with only all other issues of daily existence in the US to deal with during the Pres. campaign.

We've had a flurry of WoT wrap up activity just this week:

• Kay report
  
• Hutton report
  
• smear job of Intel communities in US and UK
  
• announcement of shut down of 9/11 commission by June
  
• Launch grand quest for UBL - get ready to gag at the name for this one
  
• murmurs of Rumsfeld wanting to attack Syria
  

[peterh]

35. will Rummy get his wish with the B61-11…..

didn’t even know this existed…I’m sure Rum & Wolf are itching to test it out….and I think they are crazy enough to do it….

The B61-11 was designed to destroy underground military facilities such as command bunkers, ballistic missile silos and facilities for producing and storing weapons.
However, it could be used against the warren of tunnels and caves carved under the Afghan mountains that are often cited as a potential refuge for the U.S. government's prime suspect, Osama bin Laden.

http://www.wired.com/news/photo/0,1860,47319,00.html

[progressivebydesign]

40. Oh Bullshit! He's probably being held, ready for Bush's campaign op!

PLEASE! Bush is so transparent! Gosh... will OBL be caught or killed right around the Democratic nomination? Or will Bush wait for September 11th to do it? Are Americans that stupid? First we have the Kurds capturing Saddam and handing him over for a Christmas surpise for Bush.. before his SOTU. Then, we have Bush trying to hand over the keys to Iraq in time for Fourth of July, now this? It makes me so ill to see that Bush has presided over the deaths of more people than the 9/11 attacks, in his pursuit to be re-elected. Repulsive!!

[vanityfair]

46. Caliphoto...

My thoughts exactly! I just cannot understand how people refuse to see what * is doing.

This government has got to go!

Please everyone - vote for any Dem that runs against *.

[Zhade]

47. "in his pursuit to be ELECTED." Please remember, he was NOT elected.

He was installed through a series of illegal and unConstitutional moves.

I'm not yelling at ya - just trying to make sure we never passively accept the lie that Bush won. :)

[DinahMoeHum]

41. Tee hee. The BFEE is getting desperate for a win.

If Kerry or another candidate seals up the delegate count early, King George is toast, no matter what.

:kick:

[teach1st]

42. Let me get this straight....

Osama is said to be in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. We let on that we're going in to Afghanistan soon to get him, but we'll not cross the border into Pakistan.

We don't expect Osama to get wind of our plans and get the hell out of Afghanistan, perhaps into Pakistan where we say we won't go. We even give him a head start.

Doesn't add up. Where is my thinking wrong here?

[coldwatercyn]

51. He's in Al Capone's vault?

I hope we find Osama before Geraldo does.

[patricia92243]

44. I wonder which will happen first: Find BenLaden or "end" war in Iraq?

[spanone]

52. Story timing is Everything. There are no coincidences in politics

[colonel odis]

53. sure takes the focus off bush being a deserter now, doesn't it? n/t

[0007]

54. Ah yes, I can see it all now!

bin Laden capture was more than a brilliant play by the intelligent community..junior will rant and rave for days on end how the intelligence of the CIA and the SS and the FBI should be applauded and loved by the American people.

Everything but a ticket tape parade in New York City.

In October Ronnie Raygun's funeral will take priority over any presidential debate. The poll numbers will rocket out of sight for junior's reelection program.

God! do I hope I'm wrong.

[Yavin4]

57. Spring Time For Bushler and Amerikkka

Any fans of "The Producers" here?

[KTM]

58. Hehe

My boss and his boss are both ex-military. They laughed at this when we heard it on the news today - how stupid it is to announce such a thing three months in advance... nothing like a little head start for the bad guys....

[Moderator]

59. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=334852