"It's just a flesh wound!"
Posted on 08/24/2005 6:49:25 AM PDT by jmc1969
Osama bin Laden has been wounded in Afghanistan, according to two different reports carried by various Islamic websites. Referring to the al-Qaeda leader as Abu Abdullah, the second message, which appeared on Wednesday, said: "Mullah Ahmadi, military leader of the Badr brigades, which form part of the al-Qaeda organisation in Afghanistan, has confirmed that Sheikh Abu Abdullah has been injured in his left leg."
It follows a previous message on several Islamic websites saying the fugitive terrorist leader was injured while taking part in an attack on a Spanish military base in Afghanistan.
The second message relaying the news is titled "Confirmation of the injury of Sheikh Abu Abdullah in the Al-Khulud expedition" and adds other details, specifying that the injury was to the left leg and claiming it was sustained "when the Sheikh went out onto the battlefield to lead the expedition during which the Spanish base was attacked and which was named the Al-Khulud expedition."
"The source has promised to broadcast soon a video of the expedition, which lasted four hours," the message continues, before concluding: "Therefore we ask Allah to heal the Sheikh and make him well again. Don't be miserly in praying for him."
(Excerpt) Read more at adnki.com ...
What, again?
He's been dain bramaged since birth.
Bin Ladin 'in the battlefield?' BS.
An injured dead guy.
I hope it's a dead kind of injured.
AKI has good sources..
Ahem...
Ping!!!!
Injured while dragging his dialysis machine along behind him, no doubt.
exactly.
First he is on dialysis, now a severe leg injury.
The dialysis machine makes an easier target.
Could easily be planted info or rather misinfo to throw off searchers as to his real whereabouts. Interesting that they attack Spain, I guess no pass for pulling out of Iraq. But if Bin Laden is attacking some little Spanish base in Afghanistan and calling it an "Expedition" that is pretty pathetic.
"It's just a flesh wound!"
I would guess its a PR try at working the low level troops to more action. This came out more like a PR release than local information.
I do not think OBL was humpin' the hills taking out military posts.
LMAO, i love that!
Follow the blood droplets!
Sounds like a ruse. They certainly would not release this much info on his whereabouts.
Although the fact that there is a lot of activity in Afghanistan lately makes you wonder... But maybe that is part of the ruse.
Now what does the message really say and mean?? Wound (hit),left leg (SW, SE?), Spanish (Spain)......just thinking out loud....
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.