Search Narrows - U.S., Pakistani Officials Center Hunt for Bin Laden on Caravan

ABC News ^ | March 7 | Staff and news service reports

[MattAMiller]

Because dead men tell no tales. If we can capture Binny and/or some people close to him we can reap a wealth of intelligence. They also be carrying documents, computers, and what not that wouldn't survive a missle strike.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...you have to flush them out into the open or cause them to bolt somewhere so you can spot them...

'Zactly!

[Dead Dog]

Time to pop the sleepy gas when he get's into a canyon. You can do more to damage his organization with him alive than you can dead.

[NormsRevenge]

Highway of Death, Part II ... CoMing Soon to an Iraqi Drive-In

We'll soon see how much fight the Republican Guard has in it. I suspect some initial resistance, a few hundred laser bombs into select targets, a daisy cutter or two for effect.

I say 72 hours and it's all over..

Of course, I am an optimist and also don't think many people care to die for Saddam. Our troops are chomping at the bit.. We got more firepower in that region of the world now then ever before.

I hear March 17th is the drop dead day...

Osaaaaammmmmaaaa Osaaaammmmaaa .. tick tick tick tick ... That would be a great dessert were he and his henchmen all rounded up. It sounds like a matter of time.

[The Lake City Gar]

Why do people insist on saying bin Laden was kille in Tora Bora when every single American official refutes it??

[dep]

terms?

dep

[CurlyBill]

Well, if he's not there..... there is a good chance that these people are his cohorts.... I would want to capture as many of them as possible to get information out of them... Then I would kill them!!

[jpthomas]

To give you an idea of the terrain in that region where this caravan is rumored to be, here is an image of the Gedrosian desert of Baluchistan and Iran:

When Alexander the Great returned in 325 BC from his campaign in India, he marched through this region because he wanted to stay close to his fleet, and to accomplish yet one more thing no army had ever successfully done before. He lost many men and probably caught the malaria that soon claimed his life.

For those historically inclined, here's a link that describes the account of the march of Alexander's army through that desolate region: Alexander the Great: the Gedrosian desert

An excerpt:

Most historians of Alexander's campaigns have stated that the sufferings of his men on that march were out of all proportion greater than anything they had had to endure in Asia...

The result was disastrous: the blazing heat and the lack of water caused innumerable casualties, especially among the animals, most of which died of thirst or from the effects of the deep, burning, sun-baked sand. Sometimes they met with lofty hills of sand - loose, deep sand, into which they sank as if it were mud or untrodden snow; sometimes, climbing or descending, the mules and horses suffered even greater distress from the uneven and treacherous surface of the track. Not the least hardship was the varying length of the marches, as the fact that they never knew when they would find water made regular, normal marches impossible. It was not so bad when they found water in the morning after covering the requisite distance during the night; but when there was still further to go, and they found themselves plodding on and on as the day advanced, the double distress of heat and raging thirst was almost intolerable.

[NarniaSC]

Caravan? I thought he was in a Land Cruiser.

He traded in the SUV when he heard Jesus wouldn't drive one.

BTW, did OBL phone Saad after the false story about his sons' capture? Was the story a plant?

[The Wizard]

Fox News: 1:47 EASTERN:
Monsoor Ijaz is saying that a raid took place in Baluchistan during the course of the raid, which included heavy gunfire they captured two people they "believe" are the two sons of Bin Laden...the government is saying that they can't confirm that it was the "sons"........(and not the father?)

[borkrules]

Man, the suspense is killing me. Now, I have to wait until 3/17 to get this thing on in Iraq? Faster, please.

[Robert_Paulson2]

it is true that binny can more likely tell us about his not-so-well-known relationships with STATE SPONSORS of Terror... thus authorizing expansion of our list of target nations....

Iran, France, Germany, Russia, China, Malaysia, Cuba, Venezuela, the FARC, Quebec?

Could be very impressive to find out who all has offered him and his ilk, aid and comfort. I want to know more about his relationship within othe arab countries.... what other terrorist groups are related and how... WHO all has been trained on starting up new groups... and what charities are supporting his genre of scum.

I want to know what investments and business relationships are connected with bin laden.
and I want him to be put to death.

[PoisedWoman]

If we can capture Binny and/or some people close to him we can reap a wealth of intelligence. They also be carrying documents, computers, and what not that wouldn't survive a missle strike.

Finally, the voice of reason on this thread. I'd love to see BL captured, drugged, hooked up to nasty electrodes and giving up every single one of his devoted followers. It would be a masterful PR stroke guaranteed to flatten the spirits of those who look up to him as a god.

[PoisedWoman]

The result was disastrous: the blazing heat and the lack of water caused innumerable casualties, especially among the animals, most of which died of thirst or from the effects of the deep, burning, sun-baked sand.

Thanks for interesting info. If Bin's crew is mistreating their adorable camels, we have nothing to fear. PETA will get on his case.

[jpl]

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose BS detector is being set off by a lot of this "news".

[OrioleFan]

Maybe we want to him to slip into Iran ("Axis of Evil")

[OrioleFan]

He traded in the SUV when he heard Jesus wouldn't drive one. Nah, the Al QuEPA outlawed SUVs.

[princess leah]

Well, if ALexander the Great caught maleria while crossing through this region, we can always hope that history does, indeed, repeat itself!

[BlackbirdSST]

Sorry Curly, Caravans are a way of life through that entire region. Should we search them? Sure! They shoot, shoot back with all the fury we can unleash. This concept that we can just kill 'em all is so juvenile. They number in they billions. Blackbird.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I don't care how we take him out, but I hope it easy to identify him so we can know that we hit him...I'd also like his death to be slow and painful if possible.