[thecabal]

I will be overjoyed, but also a little wary. The official announcement of OBL's capture could cause the jihadis to go off of the deep end. If we have withheld the news of his capture for the last month, it is probably because we wanted to prepare our defenses for the announcement. It's not too hard to believe that there are cells with suicide missions if OBL is captured or killed.

[Cindy]

"The official announcement of OBL's capture could cause the jihadis to go off of the deep end."

Substitute the word "could" with the word "will" and I'm in complete agreement with you.

[radu]

It's not too hard to believe that there are cells with suicide missions if OBL is captured or killed.

I agree. That's a worry we've had....and prepared for. I've wondered if that's why al-Zawahiri released those tapes....as signals to cells to be ready if OBL is caught. I figure he knows how close our troops are.

That's one reason I'm following this right now. Since AP is carrying the story now, there may be something to it. Who knows? But if there is, I'm waking hubby up so we can be ready to do whatever may be needed for last minute readiness. :-)

[kava-kava]

>I will be overjoyed, but also a little wary. The official announcement of OBL's capture could cause the jihadis to go off of the deep end. If we have withheld the news of his capture for the last month, it is probably because we wanted to prepare our defenses for the announcement. It's not too hard to believe that there are cells with suicide missions if OBL is captured or killed.<

We have to keep in mind that the capture of bin Laden is not the end to our war on terrorism. He's the biggest fish and a big blow to Al Qaida, but I'm sure AQ may have anticipated his capture and planned on whom will take OBL's place. I would have preferred bin Laden and his doctor be captured and killed unbeknown to us all as to when and how, but known for certain that he had been killed.