Posted on 09/13/2007 12:00:21 AM PDT by Straight Vermonter
ON THE sixth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, Osama bin Laden remains free -- but he could now be joined in his campaign by his son, Hamza. Militant sources say while bin Laden's whereabouts are unknown, Hamza has recently come to the tribal belt, the al-Qaida stronghold on Pakistan and Afghanistan's border. The news came from a militant who was formerly in one of bin Laden's camps before 9/11 and maintains links with groups affiliated with him. Referring to bin Laden by his nom de guerre of "sheik," he said: "Sheik's own son, young Hamza, is now here and he is among friends. "No one has any idea where bin Laden is. "Two-and-a-half years ago he was in (Afghanistan's eastern province of) Kunar and we do not know where he is now." Hamza, bin Laden's second son and still in his mid-teens, is thought to be taking a senior role in al-Qaida's growing guerilla network in Afghanistan.
--snip--
An apparently rejuvenated bin Laden, the Saudi mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, showed in a rare video at the weekend he was not only still alive but also defiantly at large, mocking the "weak" US. Despite the taunts, the White House has labelled bin Laden as "virtually impotent". He does not appear to be triggering a new attack against the US with his first message in a year, President George W. Bush's Homeland Security adviser said yesterday. "This is about the best he can do," said Frances Townsend. "This is a man on a run, from a cave . . . virtually impotent other than these tapes."
--snip--
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
ping
One more target to kill.
The Michael Jackson of terorism?
Definitely looks like a transvestite. Binny’s in trouble if that’s the best he can do in terms of picking a successor.
Does anyone else sometimes wonder if we know exactly where OBL is, but allow him to live so we can listen in on their every plan? People have to be brining supplies into his cave. Setting up computers to do spot checks during the dark, it seems they could find out who is delivering to the side of mountains without all that much trouble.
Look, I’m not trying to say it would be easy. What I am thinking is that with a concered effort it might take a few months to elminate other sites and limit the search to only a few sites, narrowing it down from there.
His son would be a top target. Take that spasmo out now.
I hope they are tracking Hamza for any clues that may give.
I don't think so and I doubt the cave angle. My guess is that he is living in several different compounds with trusted supporters and moves occasionally. That way the group he travels with would not attract the attention it would as a bunch going to and from a cave entrance. They blend in.
In that area they take hospitality seriously. His hosts won't give him up. I hope someone around him gets greedy or POed and drops a dime.
I’ll have to admit, I’ve give the in city angle some thought too. If like you say, he doesn’t move much, it would be hard to spot him there also.
Wouldn’t it be great to have a super-sensitive sniffer, something like an artificial flying bug? You could turn thousands of those suckers loose and when one sniffed him out, a homing signal would go off.
Yes that would be good, but all we really need is one rat.
His real name is Hazmat.
At the national or state level?
Lol!
I’ll bet special forces could make him piss his pants in about, oh, five seconds?
I notice old Hamza isn’t being encouraged to strap on a suicide belt. That’s only for the poor folk. OBL is an impotent hyprocrite.
I seem to remember sending a message to Muamar Kadafy through one of his kids.
Sounds like a great way to communicate with Bin Laden. Kill his kid.
sw
When will he be a quest on Oprah?
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.