Posted on 06/15/2010 5:42:02 AM PDT by markomalley
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — An American businessman armed with a pistol, dagger and a sword has been arrested in Pakistan on suspicion of wanting to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.
The 50-year-old from California was detained on Monday in what was apparently the first such case in Pakistan since the United States offered a bounty of 25 million dollars for the world's most-wanted man.
The suspect was arrested in the northern mountains of Chitral, once a rumoured hiding place of bin Laden, near Afghanistan's Nuristan province, said police officer Mumtaz Ahmad Khan.
Police identified him as Gary Brooks Faulkner. He was caught armed with a pistol, a dagger and a sword, carrying night-vision goggles, a night-vision camera and religious literature on Christianity, Khan said.
Police said the American -- who suffers from kidney problems and high blood pressure -- arrived as a tourist in the district of Chitral, checked into a hotel and was given the customary security escort, before he vanished.
"On Sunday night, our security guard noticed that Gary had disappeared. A search operation was launched and we found him 14 kilometres (nine miles) short of the Pakistan-Afghan border. He was trying to enter Nuristan," said Khan.
Nuristan is a stronghold of Taliban militants.
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So the pakistani game wardens are cracking down on the offense of hunting without a license?
Oh gee, it would make many look silly indeed if the prize was bagged by a lone some what described inept inexperienced lone wolf, Oh heavens forbid!
What they need are a thousand more just like him, and a million in the US wouldn’t hurt either. We have a similar targeted individual here as well.
Sounds like he had “Kill Osama Bin Laden” on his bucket list.
Guess I’ll be first to give the guy props for trying to do at 50 what Obama, Bush and the hand tied U.S. military haven’t done in Pak.
I am willing to bet if some lone wolf actually DOES capture Binny, the Gub’mint will find a way to weasel out of giving him the Reward!
I want to give him a medal.
A 50 year old armed with a pistol, dagger and sword? Uh, ok.
Sounds like he must've watched Rambo one too many times.
Did he enter the country legally?
BUMP!
Got one word for this guy...
“DUDE!!!!!!!”
RE “police officer Mumtaz Ahmad Khan.”
Officer Friendly, Pakistan Style...Wonder if he likes donuts???
“He was caught armed with a pistol, a dagger and a sword, carrying night-vision goggles, a night-vision camera and religious literature on Christianity, Khan said.”
Obvious conservative tied to the dangerous and violent Tea Party, will soon be the Lib-media take on this.
He’s a Highlander.
Another story on this from Fox:
I dunno... I’ll give the guy some points for originality.
Sword Ping!!
It's a crime in Pakistan to want to hunt down and kill Bin Laden?
In any event, this guy's got two of my favorite attributes, guts and heart. The elevator may not go all the way to the top floor, but still . . . .
Has somebody been taking the Chitral hypothesis seriously from all our prior discussions.
Anyway, Bully for him, gotta love him, nothwithstanding tilting at windmills.
Pakistanis certainly hopped onto him pretty quick, didn’t they? (chuckle)
So what Pakistan is saying is American
$25 million dollar reward, Americans need not apply.
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