Obama aide cites al-Qaida leader in Afghanistan

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Source: yahoo/AP Robert Burns

By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer Robert Burns, Ap National Security Writer – 1 hr 5 mins ago

WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden may be slipping back and forth from Pakistan to Afghanistan. Or the U.S. might not have a clue, more than eight years after the al-Qaida leader masterminded the terrorist attacks on America.
Given a chance Sunday to clear away some of the mystery surrounding the whereabouts of the world's most wanted terrorist, Obama administration officials seemed to add to it with what appeared to be conflicting assessments.
President Barack Obama's national security adviser, James Jones, said that bin Laden, believed hiding mainly in a rugged area of western Pakistan, may be periodically slipping back into Afghanistan. But Obama's Pentagon chief, Robert Gates, said the U.S. has lacked good intelligence on bin Laden for a long time — "I think it has been years" — and did not confirm that he'd slipped into Afghanistan.
The failed hunt for bin Laden has been one of the signature frustrations of the global war on terrorism that former President George W. Bush launched after the Sept. 11 attacks. The main explanation given by both the Bush and Obama administrations for not getting bin Laden is that they simply don't know where he is.
"If we did, we'd go get him," Gates said.


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091206/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_afghanistan

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Wagging the dead guy once again. If I missed this story in LBN mods please redirect.

[jpak]

1. and you have "proof of death"?

and know for sure??

Really????

:D

[The abyss]

2. He is out there - be afraid!

Yeah, I’m sure he is out there somewhere, living in caves and dragging that dialysis contraption on the back of a camel in the wastelands between the borders.

[YouTakeTheSkyway]

9. U.S. intelligence doesn't believe he requires a dialysis machine

"Two senior U.S. officials who have seen the bin Laden material note that it puts to rest the rumor that the al-Qaida leader needs dialysis for a kidney disorder.

In fact, the officials said, bin Laden suffers only from kidney stones, a painful but not deadly condition which can be treated with drugs."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6765861/

[The abyss]

11. Wow I missed that episode!

Thanks!

He is obviously out there somewhere. They should be sure to check out the Mountain Fortress.

Napoleon Solo & Illya Kuryakin are most likely already on it!

I'll be sure to check in next week.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

3. of course they know where he is!

maybe he will just appear out of nowhere

[Judi Lynn]

4. Of course we can expect to hear another recording from him at another strategic time, as always.

If it weren't a real recording, our government wouldn't insult us by telling us about it.

http://www.spurgeonworld.com.nyud.net:8090/blog/images/groucho.jpg

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. It's amazing how all these videos are made in a cave?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-hYorNi0nA&feature=resp...

[The abyss]

7. They are obviously taping in the “Mountain Fortress”

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If we could just find it then Emmanuel Goldstein will be exposed and our superior special forces can attack!

Oh wait - wasn't that a "Man From UNCLE" episode? I'm confused - probably something to do with reading "1984"

[Arctic Dave]

12. I can't stop laughing at your evil lair post.

So OBL built a cave complex that complex and large but no one can find it? Housing and feeding a thousand people isn't exactly what you would call a small endeavor.

[The abyss]

15. He is one evil dude!

I can’t remember if this photo was originally splashed in the London Sunday press or the NYC press. I do remember some nitwit showing up on a news program and holding up the photo for the cameras

Yep, I’ve been shaking in my boots ever since!

[The abyss]

8. Hi Judi!

:hi:

I see you and others have stayed on top of the Honduras crisis. Good job!

Please say Hi to Peace Patriot and all the others.

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[treestar]

6. I thought we had some darn good intelligence?

[pjt7]

10. BULLSHIT

The hoax is OVER.

Like O say's, ENOUGH.

[still_one]

16. hoax is over? I guess 9/11 didn't occur huh? I am not for us being in Afghanistan, but to pretend

AQ isn't a threat is inane

Does that mean we should invade countries? No, but we should be working with other countries to contain this crap

Nothing in this report was bullshit, it stated our intelligence was lacking for gosh sakes, which incidently was the result of the reagan policies, which believed you didn't need agents in the countries, it could all be done with technology, which is also bullshit

[Enrique]

13. I've heard he's sometimes seen in Venezuela

just saying...

[Andronex]

14. Yeah, I read the same thing.

Israeli Intelligence has confirmed it !