Posted on 03/07/2003 3:51:06 PM PST by Indy Pendance
As the search for Osama bin Laden continues in a rugged mountain region along the Afghani/Pakistani border, the area is being flooded with leaflets offering a reward for his capture.
Dropped from helicopters, the leaflets remind anyone who picks them up of a $25 million reward for information leading to the al-Qaida leader's arrest.
The leaflets are part of an intensified search for the terrorist chief conducted by U.S. and Pakistani forces in Pakistan's southwest Baluchistan province and further north, in the Chitral region of the North West Frontier province.
Reports from the region were contradictory Friday. U.S. and Pakistani officials deny news stories that two sons of the al-Qaida leader were arrested by U.S. led coalition forces. The reports said the two were possibly wounded during fighting in southwestern Afghanistan that killed at least seven suspected al-Qaida members.
In Washington Friday, President Bush warned al-Qaida terrorists they have nowhere to hide. He said they will be caught no matter how long it takes. Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in a U.S. television interview (CNN) broadcast Friday that Mr. bin Laden is unlikely to be in Pakistan but Pakistani intelligence agents are pursuing every lead, including those in tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan.
Officials say the new push to find Mr. bin Laden is based on information obtained from last week's arrest in Pakistan of a top al-Qaida suspect, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Mr. Mohammed is believed to be the operational planner of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. He reportedly told interrogators that he recently met with Mr. bin Laden somewhere in Pakistan.
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An US-reward leaflet is seen Friday, March 7, 2003 in Islamabad, Pakistan, offering US$25 million reward for providing information about Saudi dissident Osma bin Laden, wanted by United States government on terrorism charges. Leaflets seek help from residents in finding the al-Qaida chief, were dropped by US planes over stretches of eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan.(AP Photo/B.K.Bangash) - Mar 07 10:07 AM ET |
I has a thought last night regarding this reward thing. Money seems to not mean much to these guys, since most of then have never had any. They lead simple lives on barren floors, with little to do for real entertainment.
So what is the 'reward' they tell their followers? When you die, you get 72 virgins. Nice scheme. They can defrock a virgin a month and have 12 blissfull years of defrocking.
Why not capitalize on this:
REWARD FOR CAPTURE OF OSAMA
Why wait until you die for your true reward?
The Great Satin is offering to you today 72 Canadian
Virgins for your pleasures of a lifetime.
Just tell us where he is and you will be flown to Canada
where you may enjoy the pleasures of girls who do not
know that you are a lousy lover.
They will think you are the greatest.
Just think, no more sheep or young boys for you!!
And also, Canadians are not actually Americans (yet)!!
All we need to do is round up 72 hookers from the gaslight district, clean em up a little, put a burka on em and Viola!!
Instead of just offering money, also offer assistance to the village of the person who turns him in.
Tell them we will send the Corps of Engineers to build them new housing.
This might give the locals cover.
Notice that the denomination is in Twenties?
That was done for a reason. The Twenty is the Bill of Choice for the gunrunner, the dope smuggler, the opium trafficker, and the common thief. We don't care who helps us, as long as we take this guy down.
I don't know what we promised the Pakis, but they're being awfully cooperative.
Be Seeing You,
Chris
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