Okay returning to the subject of the thread...
Do you think they will catch Bin Laden?
From CSMonitor:
Hunt for bin Laden moves to Pakistan's mountains
Al Qaeda's No. 3 is being probed for clues in Afghanistan, says an
intelligence official. By Owais Tohid
https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0310/p07s01-wosc.html
JB,
Yes I think he will be caught.
There have been too many of his subordinates captured for me to think otherwise.
The actions of the Pakistani government in taking down Mohammed shows support for bin Laden is deteriorating, and he is running out of options.
Like all criminals, he will eventually make a mistake. The law of averages and luck will eventually work against him.
Do you think Bin Laden is still in control of his 'soldiers'
despite so many around him being captured? Will he use Iraq
as a reason to hit back hard?
Moderate Muslims fear fundamentalist backlash from war
Terrorist leaders recruit with claims of a global, US-led 'crusade'
against Islam. By Dan Murphy
https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0318/p07s01-woap.html
It's no accident that Osama bin Laden
calls his organization "The World Islamic Front for Jihad Against
Jews and Crusaders" more often than he calls it "Al Qaeda." Imam
Samudra
I think he is still in control to a limited degree.
His intel and comm have broken down seriously, their ability to carry out ops has been compromised, their funds have been squeezed, and the temptation of $25,000,000 looms larger each day.
They no longer have the luxury of careful planning over long periods of time. Now they are seriously in deep cover, just trying to avoid being caught.
He himself was never in charge in an operational way in the first place.
[quote]His intel and comm have broken down seriously, their ability to carry out ops has been compromised, their funds have been squeezed, and the temptation of &25,000,000 looms larger each day. [/quote]
Stranger, you sound like you are giving a report to your commander after just doing a recon of the area.
[quote]They no longer have the luxury of careful planning over long periods of time. [/quote]
Yes, and I think most of the 'rebels' will really be attacking on their own accord. If you notice, at a time when Osama should be most present for the media, he is most hidden. I am sure he would love to get to a camera and say a few words of 'code' maybe to his 'soldiers' but he is too afraid to be caught.
From Arab News:
Osama's Mother Denies Links to Al-Qaeda
Staff Writer RIYADH, 18 March 2003 - The mother of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden denied in remarks published yesterday that she has links with the terror network, but said she was concerned about her son. "I have no links with Al-Qaeda organization," the mother of the world's most wanted man
https://arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=23833