Afghan President: Bin Laden Is Nearby

[Moloch]

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) is "definitely" in the region and eventually will be caught, even though American and Pakistani generals admit the trail is cold.

Speculation on bin Laden's whereabouts has long focused on the mountains along the border between Afghanistan (news - web sites) and Pakistan, where the al-Qaida leader slipped away from Afghan and U.S. forces three years ago.

"It's very difficult to say where he is hiding. He cannot be away from this region. He's definitely in this region," Karzai told CNN's "Late Edition." "We will get him sooner or later, trust me on that."

Pakistan's army has mounted a series of bloody offensives against foreign fighters near the border this year, and American forces launched a winter-long operation last week against Taliban rebels on the Afghan side.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041212/ap_on_re_as/afghan_bin_laden

Things must be getting REALLY bad in Iraq.

[NEOBuckeye]

1. Karzai is talking out of his ass n/t

[MasonJar]

2. If they catch/kill Osama, it seems to me that there will be no-

where to hide for a large number of people.

[LynnTheDem]

3. And 2 weeks ago, Karzai said OBL was NOT nearby.

Like bush, Karzai doesn't have a fucking clue.

[rainbow4321]

4. Translation: "if the election fraud surfaces this week....

we will parade out Bin Laden".

[LiberteToujours]

5. They wouldn't announce this if they were actually close to catching him

Think about it. If they actually knew where bin Laden was, do you think they would make an announcement? Yes, let's give him plenty of time to find a new hiding place... makes sense. No, if bin Laden is ever actually caught, it will be out of nowhere. We won't be hearing reports for weeks in advance that they are closing in.

[daleo]

6. Karzai should go have a look himself

Oh yeah. He can't dare leave Kabul.

[rabbit2484]

7. You can't 7 dead Marines as a top story

[truthisfreedom]

8. yawn...

[talk hard]

9. Did Karzai mention he's a dancing chimp for BushCo?

Listen, this oil buddy of BushCo was ushered onto his throne by GOP-created voting machines - wow! we have those here!!! When they say jump, he asks how high. He's still a dick in spite of his superfly outfits. Bin Laden is probably relaxing in Crawford as we speak.