[SevenMinusOne]

UBL and Zawahiri - One of these mornings we are all going to wake up to great news! - "we got'em" -

[Joe Bonforte]

"...has raised hopes that Osama bin Laden may be captured alive..."

Who's hoping he'll be captured alive? Barbara Boxer? "Osama Mama" Patty Murray?

Personally, I want to see his head on a pike.

[gandalftb]

I am interested in the fact that he was traveling with only one associate, and on motorcycle. Seems like he would have enough security to kill him to avoid capture and ratting out his pals. Al Qaeda is getting very security sloppy allowing central figures to travel so freely.

No way this happens without a mole who is probably still in place. We're getting into their heads, no doubt. All wars are fought within economic limits and ours are far greater than al Qaeda's, that will be their downfall, loyalty crumbles under greed every time.

[fiftymegaton]

I would love to be optimistic but for some reason I'm not.....going on four years now.

[gandalftb]

More to the story:

One Pakistan intelligence official said authorities were led to the hideout by a tip that foreigners had been spotted in the area. Another acknowledged that information from the Americans helped Pakistan plan a well-coordinated operation, but said Pakistan also obtained intelligence from militants it arrested months ago.

Al-Libbi had differences with Uzbeks and other militants who had been reluctant to accept him as a leader, hinting at a possible rift within al-Qaida's ranks, according to one of the Pakistani officials.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

I hope those mean Pakistani security forces don't put panties on his head.

I'll be that right now he is wishing he had surrendered to the Americans.