Yeah, it seems entirely possible that he'll flee. He could probably set up shop in Syria for a while, but that's risky since Assad might turn him in for the $25 million, and there is no honor among thugs. But I wouldn't rule it out. The heat is on.
That sounds very plausible to me. In fact, it is possible that the message was intended to be intercepted for that very reason. The weasel will bolt soon (if he hasn't already) while saving face. Maybe the good guys will catch a break and nab him, but its been my observation that evil is usually pretty lucky.
I don't care where he dies.
Could be...
Maybe OBL wanted this message to be intercepted so if "Z" leaves it'll look like he did it because he was ordered and not running...
He can run, but he'll only die tired.
I agree he has been given permission to haul A** out of Iraq. Syria is not safe anymore for the terrorists, so must be either Iran or Saudi. Good indication that OBL is starting to FEAR the ARAB governments.
I'm of two minds about the apparent present state of al-Qaeda and their allied groups. The fact that all they can do, it seems, is release tapes and TALK about attacking the US gives me comfort, since I think it shows their weakness. But what makes me truly shudder is the knowledge that if they could attack the US they would not hesitate to do so, and that they are patient and could just be working towards another huge attack rather than a number of small ones.
We can't let up on them for a moment, as I'm sure the Bush administration and everyone here is aware.
I've quit trying to predict rational actions by insane individuals.
I don't think that Zarqawi is even in Iraq. I'm betting Iran, though possibly Syria.
This story that the US says Osama is trying to send a message to Zarqawi that he should attack the US is perplexing, though.
I'm not sure why the US would release such a statement even if it were true. Why should the US act as the medium of communication between Osama and Zarqawi? If Zarqawi didn't have the message before, he certainly does now.
It makes you wonder whether the US might already have Zarqawi in custody. In any event, I've gotta believe that the release of that information was calculated to achieve some result we wanted. What, I'm not sure.
I really doubt that he is still in Iraq.
More probably, he is already in the Syrian boarder areas, and has been for awhile.
I think this is a smart move by OBL to make Zarqawi look like a loser rather than himself. OBL hasn't done much in the last four years. Too bad. I hope they fight it out amongst themselves.
When will someone cross the Afghan border into China and bust Bin Ladens balls and expose the Chi Coms for the deceitful bastards they are???