[HalfIrish]

If anyone in the media had paid attention to Ollie North's warnings, they might have done a little research on bin Laden. They could have learned how extensive his network is. They might have seen the barrels of money pouring in to Osama's bank accounts from many of our "friends" who support him. They could have named bin Laden early as well.

There were accounts of Clinton's softness on Osama right here in the forum during his second term. It was obvious that a madman was on the loose.

Any credit for naming bin Laden early should go to Free Republic, which is always ahead of the curve!

[alisasny]

Excellant.

Today I was thinking about Massoud dying on September 10th, which yes is today and there were no comments on the threads posted that day about his assassination. Maybe 5 at most.

I am wondering why that didn't set off a bell in anyone.

I also remember plenty of Taliban jokes pre 911......