[dead]

Seriously, he won't appear in front of hundreds of thousands, because no matter what audience he stands in front of, there will be a certain percentage that are just dying to take him out.

There are thousands of armed Northern Alliance soldiers alone, who would blend in perfectly with the crowd. In addition, there is a $10 million reward on his head, for those who don't have an ideological or theological dog in this race.

[Travis McGee]

The same was true for Mohammed Farah Aidid in Mogadishu, but Aidid got to pick "his" slums, and the other warlords were no more able to catch or kill him than were Delta and the Rangers.

I hope you're right, I hope he dies buried in a cave bunker in Afghanistan.

I just throw this out in case it happens: what will we do then?

[KirkandBurke]

How about a cameo on West Wing?

[Travis McGee]

There are thousands of armed Northern Alliance soldiers alone, who would blend in perfectly with the crowd.

How can you say that? The NA are mainly ethnic Tadzhiks who speak no Pakistani dialects.

As far as the rewards, OBL has had huge rewards on his head for years, with no results.

[pollwatcher]

No resident over there is gonna kill Osama or turn him in - unless there is a CIA Blackbird around the corner to wisk him (and his whole immediate & extended family)to Butttuck, So. Dakota under the Witness Relocation Act. Somethings money just can't buy.