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Sparrowhawk
10-22-04, 09:13 AM
This only confirms what I have believed all along that we have known where he was but would start a war with Pakistan, if we went after him. It also shows that Kerry knows it as well and has been criticizing the Pres, by saying we had Bin Laden but let him go.

Yet, Kerry would not have been able to do any better. It shows wisdom on the President, and why he said, Bin Laden was not a top priority some time ago. He knows we're going to get him, and is setting the stage.
SF

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9-11 panelist says U.S. knows where bin Laden is located
By JIM MOHR
STAFF WRITER





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Thursday, October 21, 2004 - CLAREMONT - The Pentagon knows exactly where Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan, it just can't get to him, a member of the 9-11 Commission said Thursday.

Commissioner John Lehman's remarks echoed those made Tuesday by Secretary of State Colin Powell, who asserted the al-Qaida terror kingpin was alive and operating in the western part of that country.

Bin Laden is living in South Waziristan in the Baluchistan Mountains of the Baluchistan Region, Lehman said, after delivering a keynote speech on terrorism at Pitzer College in Claremont to kick off the university's three-day writer's festival.

In the exclusive interview, Lehman said, "There is an American presence in the area, but we can't just send in troops. If we did, we could have another Vietnam, and the United States cannot afford that right now."

When pressed on why the United States couldn't send troops into the region to capture the world's No. 1 terrorist, Lehman said the Baluchistan Region of the country is filled with militant fundamentalists who do not recognize the legitimacy of President Pervez Musharraf, a close ally of the United States.

"That is a region filled with Taliban and al-Qaida members" he said, acknowledging that Pakistan's security services also are filled with many who agree with bin Laden's beliefs and would aid him if U.S. Special Forces entered the region.

"Look," he said, "Musharraf already has had three assassination attempts on his life. He is trying to comply, but he is surrounded by people who do not agree with him. This is not like Afghanistan, where there was no compliance, and we had to go in. We'll get (bin Laden) eventually, just not now."

Asked how bin Laden was surviving, Lehman said he was getting money from outside countries, such as the United Arab Emirates and high-ranking ministers inside Saudi Arabia.

"He is not a wealthy man," Lehman said. "We ran that information into the ground, and discovered he only receives about $1 million a year from his family's fortune. The rest of what he gets comes from radical sympathizers."

Department of Defense spokeswoman Capt. Ronnie Merritt confirmed that the U.S. military believes bin Laden is in Pakistan. However, she would not comment on Lehman's remarks, except to say that he normally didn't speak about these issues, and she was surprised he had.

Lehman is one of 10 members of the bipartisan commission that authored "The Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States," which is a New

yellowwing
10-22-04, 10:20 AM
Sounds like more BS excuses. The President could capture him, but Kerry voted no on an $87 billion appropriation bill that passed anyway, we could root him out but Kerry has the most Liberal out of the mainstream record of any member of congress. Bin Laden would be dead by now, but Kerry's Silver Star really wasn't deserved.

Geez-Dubya could be one hell of a President if it weren't for John Kerry. :banana:

snipowsky
10-22-04, 10:27 AM
Total B.S. for sure!

Lock-n-Load
10-22-04, 12:12 PM
:marine: If the DoD knows where Bin Laden is holed up....what's stopping us from NUCKING the stuffins' out of the area...this way...not 1 Marine/soldier gets KIA...Bush wins easily in a Mandate Vote!!...and the nefarious UN members can get on with their ..oil for peace ripoff!!...issue the order: Bombs Away!!:marine:

al20852
10-22-04, 12:55 PM
The Israelis seem to be able to get anyone, anywhere with unmanned drones. If we know where he is, we should take him out. Don't give a rat's a** about opinion here or in Pakistan.

yellowwing
10-23-04, 02:10 AM
Awesome, that's four of us ready to go take him. $25 million reward split four ways is 6.25 million each, plus the undying thanks of our Nation.

CPLRapoza
10-23-04, 02:28 AM
Don't you all understand, that the United states doesn't fight Wars as wars, it's all about business and politics. Whatever is in the best interests of those making the desicions at the time, id what we will do. That's why when I run for President, I'm living the politics out.