Tape a vexing reminder of US failure to find bin Laden

[tocqueville]

27 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House said that Al-Qaeda leaders were "on the run" as the emergence of a new tape from Osama bin Laden served as a vexing reminder of the US failure to track down the terror mastermind.

"The Al-Qaeda leadership is on the run and under a lot of pressure. We are continuing to take the fight to the enemy abroad, and making it difficult for them to plan and plot against America," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters, adding that the US intelligence community believes the tape is authentic.

Another top US official cautioned that the audiotape warning by Osama bin Laden aired by Al-Jazeera on Sunday should not be taken lightly.

"I believe we need to take him seriously," US ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said in an interview with CNN, adding that bin Laden was vying to demonstrate with the tape that "he's still a player".

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060424/pl_afp/qaedabinladenmediausattacks_060424061617

[Ecumenist]

1. This bunch may not know where Bin Ladin is

but they know exactly where the guy that does the voice overs for the CONVENIENTLY RELEASED tapes is. They've got him retainer and contract.

[Swamp Rat]

2. "We got 'em on the run!"

Yeah, right! :eyes: