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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A 50 year old armed with a pistol, dagger and sword? Uh, ok. The Pakastanis probably did this guy a favor by arresting him.
Wonder if he had one of Ron Paul’s Letters of Marque and Reprisal?
Just a bit under-armed for the job. He should have at least gotten a rifle.....
Live by the sword, die by the sword. I guess he hadn't gotten to that part yet..................
*I’ve never seen the guy before.
I do not recall. ~/
The Paki’s cannot catch the hordes of terrorist wannabe’s from all over the world, who flock to join in their little jihad to make the Satanic dream come true, but the single man who comes to kill Osama ... why, they are all over him like white on rice.
Amazing, how out of the millions of people going across those open borders, they catch one man that is out for the cause of Good.
I’m guessing that he stood out a bit.
Well, I’d have had an AK-47 instead of the sword, but his health issues were the real concern.
Oh...and then there’s the issue of being able to pack enough supplies....
Well, normally I would say that it is a good thing to have a hobby...
He left out the most effective weapons: sausage, ham, and pork chops.
Are we missing an FR newbie??
He was armed with his tracts though.
Exactly right. What a loon. Laden has people protecting him.
This guy wouldn’t stand a chance.
Personally I dont travel anywhere I can’t get some good bacon. Kind of my own 11th Comandment.
For most people, the $25 million reward is an indication that the task won’t be easy.
No,but he did have a Mexican consul card. Just as good!
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