Bin Laden 'surrounded'

The Sunday Telegraph ^ | February 22, 2004

[Patriot1998]

A BRITISH Sunday newspaper is claiming Osama bin Laden has been found and is surrounded by US special forces in an area of land bordering north-west Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The Sunday Express, known for its sometimes colourful scoops, claims the al-Qaeda leader has been "sighted" for the first time since 2001 and is being monitored by satellite.

The paper claims he is in a mountainous area to the north of the Pakistani city of Quetta. The region is said to be peopled with bin Laden supporters and the terrorist leader is estimated to also have 50 of his fanatical bodyguards with him.

The claim is attributed to "a well-placed intelligence source" in Washington, who is quoted as saying: "He (bin Laden) is boxed in."

The paper says the hostile terrain makes an all-out conventional military assault impossible. The plan to capture him would depend on a "grab-him-and-go" style operation.

"US helicopters already sited on the Afghanistan border will swoop in to extricate him," the newspaper says. It claims bin Laden and his men "sleep in caves or out in the open. The area is swept by fierce snow storms howling down from the 10,000ft-high mountain peaks. Donkeys are the only transport."

The special forces are "absolutely confident" there is no escape for bin Laden, and are awaiting the order to go in and get him.

"The timing of that order will ultimately depend on President Bush," the paper says. "Capturing bin Laden will certainly be a huge help for him as he gets ready for the election."

The article says bin Laden's movements are monitored by a National Security Agency satellite.

On Thursday last week, General Richard Myers, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, said America had been engaged in "intense" efforts to capture bin Laden, who was believed to be hiding in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

[Terabitten]

They could get enough volunteers to charge into an erupting volcano if Bin Laden was hiding in the crater.

Hell, I'd even join back up.

[Calpernia]

I'm Osama, yes I'm the real Osama, all you other Osamas can all kiss my bottom.

Will the real bin laden, please stand up, please stand up...

[Lancey Howard]

If indeed our special forces know where bin Laden is hiding and have him surrounded, then it may be prudent to monitor his communications, photograph any visitors, and document his activities for a time. We need to see if he can (unknowingly) lead us to terror cells, money men, and colleagues.

I figure we will learn all we need to learn any day now.
Aaaannny day now.

[TexKat]

[fatima]

Bump.

[watchin]

How tall is John Cleese?

[Deo volente]

"Divine guidance will allow this to occur at the height of the DNC National Convention."



"And now, the nominee of the Democratic Party, and the next President of the United States, from the great state of Massachusetts, Senator John Kerry!!!......(applause)....(Sen. Kerry strides to the podium)...(screen goes blank)....SPECIAL BULLETIN..."We are interrupting this program to bring you a Special Report from ABC News; the White House has just announced the capture of Osama bin Laden...President Bush is about to make a statement from the Oval Office.....Here is the President right now...


Oh, how I would love to see this!!!

[JustPiper]

{waving}

[JustPiper]

I would like to espt a hemorrhoidal exam (sp)

[JustPiper]

I would like to espt a hemorrhoidal exam (sp)

[JustPiper]

rocking and raisin' da roof ;)

[JustPiper]

'your' post is 'priceless! {applause and laughs}

[Khan Noonian Singh]

<< probably disinfo, half-truth only.
... wrong location >>

We could have him surrounded in some large area, but we may not know precisely where he is in the region. He may also be heavily guarded.

So we shake the tree and see if anybody makes a run for it.

[gonefishin]

Your SEAL / Geraldo scene - one can only hope!

[dglang]

The laser that hit the moon only lit a very small spot, there wasn't much dissipation.

[dglang]

By giving an honest answer you will be able to test where you stand
morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation,
where you will have to make a decision one way or the other. Remember that
your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous. Please read slowly and
consider each line - this is important for the test to work accurately.
YOUR TEST
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
You're in Florida . . .. In Miami, to be exact. . . . There is great chaos
going on around you, caused by a hurricane and severe floods. . . . There
are huge masses of water all over you. . . . You are a CNN photographer and
you are in the middle of this great disaster. The situation is nearly
hopeless. You're trying to shoot very impressive photos. There are houses
and people floating around you, disappearing into the water. Nature is
showing all its destroying power and is ripping everything away with it.
You see a woman in the water; she is fighting for her life, trying not to
be taken away by the masses of water and mud. You move closer. Somehow the
woman looks familiar. Suddenly you know who it is - it's Hillary Clinton!
At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to take her
away, forever. You have two options. You can save her... or.... you can
take the best photo of your life. So you can save the life of Hillary
Clinton, or you can shoot a Pulitzer Prize
winning photo --- a unique photo displaying the death of one of the
country's most powerful women.

And here's the question: (Please be honest)


Would you select color film, or rather go with the simplicity of classic
black and white

[Quix]

RICH.

Belly laugh.

Black and white. She's been three dimensional in technicolor overmuch to overmany already.

[BykrBayb]

Color. My camera would already be loaded with color film. In any situation where black & white would be preferable, I could always make a black & white print from the color photo. But making a color print from a black & white photo would require me to look at it for long periods of time. Even with such a pleasant activity, I couldn't bear to look at her for very long without going blind.