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Bin Laden's right-hand man slips net (Claims "senior Taliban spokesman")
The Australian ^ | 3-20-04 Aussie time? | Rodney Dalton

Posted on 03/19/2004 6:52:59 AM PST by treeclimber

Edited on 03/19/2004 6:59:59 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: treeclimber
This is a weird story. As others have pointed out, both us and the Pakis have air assets in the area that could turn a "bulletproof" LandCruiser into scrap metal.
21 posted on 03/19/2004 6:58:18 AM PST by XJarhead
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To: treeclimber
Improbable, for too many reasons to catalogue.
22 posted on 03/19/2004 6:58:40 AM PST by angkor
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To: treeclimber
A BULLETPROOF LandCruiser at high speed bursting out of a tribal compound

Don't the Paki's have bazookas? Sheesh. How about helicopters? We should send a few California news-copters over so they can get these thugs.

23 posted on 03/19/2004 6:59:02 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: treeclimber
Send the Los Angeles TV helicopter news corp over there. They are experts at tracking cars trying to evade capture.
24 posted on 03/19/2004 6:59:04 AM PST by veronica ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people." GW Bush 1-20-04)
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To: Bahbah
We have bulletproof land cruisers here in Baghdad, but they are junk. If we follow long enough, it will break down lol.
25 posted on 03/19/2004 6:59:14 AM PST by Baghdad Living
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To: Bahbah
Or, how about a Daisy Cutter, right down their bloody throats.
26 posted on 03/19/2004 6:59:36 AM PST by EggsAckley ("An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last"...)
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To: treeclimber
"Do this mean what I think it do?"
27 posted on 03/19/2004 6:59:56 AM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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To: The Wizard
Where does it say it was about an event on Tuesday? Further, the longer it goes on the more I think the Pakistani's didn't get him. But the fact is he can't get very far.
28 posted on 03/19/2004 7:00:34 AM PST by God luvs America (Howard Dean is a deranged lunatic!!)
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To: COBOL2Java
Agreed. How much corruption can one military stand?

P.S.Love your tagline ;0
29 posted on 03/19/2004 7:00:45 AM PST by proudmilitarymrs (If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English, thank a soldier.)
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To: All

ALERT: This story is about the escape last TUESDAY....AZ is still under fire and possibly dead.


30 posted on 03/19/2004 7:01:18 AM PST by The Wizard
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To: The Wizard
Pak News agency Dawn is reporting that the Land Cruiser was found abandoned after running into a wall (ambush?) and it's believed Zawahiri may be injured. They are working on the assumption he's hiding in the area. Hopefully the noose is getting really tight.
31 posted on 03/19/2004 7:01:26 AM PST by mitchbert (Facts are Stubborn Things)
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To: eastsider
Seriously, according to John Loftus, the whole operation was a hoax designed to grandstand during Powell's visit.

It started well before he got there, and continues after he left.

32 posted on 03/19/2004 7:01:54 AM PST by Coop ("Hero" is the last four-letter word I'd use to describe John Kerry)
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To: Mitchell
According to our friend
John Loftus
last night
on WABC radio New York
the whole operation was a hoax
mounted by Pakistan
to impress Coling Powell
who had just visited Pakistan
with a big offer of aid
and cash.
33 posted on 03/19/2004 7:02:11 AM PST by Allan
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To: treeclimber
I cannot see how anything could run at high speed in that country unless it is off a cliff.
34 posted on 03/19/2004 7:02:19 AM PST by Piquaboy
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To: angkor
And in any case, it's unlikely our planners have one scintilla of confidence in the Paks to capture AQ leaders.

That would not be a factor in the current strategy.

Stirring up a hornet's nest would be.
35 posted on 03/19/2004 7:02:27 AM PST by angkor
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To: guitfiddlist
A BULLETPROOF LandCruiser

Certainly not RPG-proof.

???

36 posted on 03/19/2004 7:02:56 AM PST by Terriergal ("arise...kill...eat." Acts 10:13)
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To: God luvs America
just go back to the original thread, it clearly explains that he was wounded when he escaped from the initial attack last tuesday...he is now hold up and under fire....
37 posted on 03/19/2004 7:03:11 AM PST by The Wizard
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To: treeclimber
that both Zawahiri and bin Laden were safe in Afghanistan.

Safe?

38 posted on 03/19/2004 7:03:26 AM PST by Terriergal ("arise...kill...eat." Acts 10:13)
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To: eastsider
Sorry
I didn't notice your earlier post
when I posted this.
39 posted on 03/19/2004 7:03:30 AM PST by Allan
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To: veronica
"Lay down the spike strips!"
40 posted on 03/19/2004 7:03:34 AM PST by BenLurkin (Socialism is slavery.)
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