The head of German intelligence confirms what had already been widely reported: "Bin Laden Bribed Afghan Militias, German Official Says," from the New Duranty Times, with thanks to EPG:
BERLIN,- The head of the German intelligence agency, in an interview published here today, said that Osama bin Laden had been able to elude capture after the American invasion of Afghanistan by paying bribes to the Afghan militias delegated the task of finding him."The principal mistake was made already in 2001, when one wanted bin Laden to be apprehended by the Afghan militias in Tora Bora," the intelligence official, August Hanning, said in an interview with the German business newspaper Handelsblatt.
"There, bin Laden could buy himself free with a lot of money," Mr. Hanning said.
A spokesman for Mr. Hanning confirmed the accuracy of the German newspaper's account of the interview. She said that Afghan forces informed the leader of Al Qaeda that they knew his whereabouts and that he would be arrested, but they allowed him safe passage in exchange for a bribe.
So Osama can bribe them, but for a cool $25 million, we can't. I wonder if anyone in the Pentagon is thinking about why that might be. Maybe the New Duranty Times should describe the money Osama paid to the Afghans as more of a "working relationship based on common religious principles" than a "bribe."
In the past, other officials, including Gen. Tommy Franks, the commander of American forces in Afghanistan, have acknowledged that Afghan militias who fought on the side of the invasion coalition had allowed wanted Taliban and Al Qaeda officials to get away, but Mr. Hanning is the most senior intelligence official to suggest that Mr. bin Laden himself was among them.Military experts in the past have also raised questions about the practice of relying on Afghan militias during the hunt for senior Qaeda and Taliban figures, saying that once the Taliban fell, the militias became more interested in gaining power in Afghanistan's many tribal regions than in fulfilling American political goals.
During the presidential campaign, John Kerry, the Democratic nominee, frequently criticized the Bush administration for what he called "outsourcing" the hunt for Mr. bin Laden, which reached its most active phase after the fall of the Taliban government when American and Afghan troops attacked Qaeda hideouts in the Tora Bora mountains on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
This "outsourcing" is another example of our military not having a clue about jihadist motivation or loyalties.
Defenders of the administration have responded that using local troops to fight al Al Qaeda and the Taliban was aimed both at minimizing American casualties and preventing the conflict from becoming an "American war."But in the interview published today, Mr. Hanning was critical of that strategy as it applied to the goal of capturing or killing Mr. bin Laden, who, he said, was able to insulate himself inside a protective network of supporters after the early efforts to arrest or kill him failed.
"Since then, he has been able to create his own infrastructure in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area and has won many friends from the tribal groups there," Mr. Hanning said.
How hard was it for him to win those friends? Did they just love him for his money, or was their a small matter of their sharing the same view of the world, the same religious outlook, and the same goals?
This "outsourcing" is another example of our military not having a clue about jihadist motivation or loyalties.
...or just perhaps one single well-placed dhimmi refusing to believe the facts? You know, the kind of guy that ignores warnings like "Bin Laden Determined To Strike In The US" to fish, chop wood, play Gameboy and talk to cows (for a month, no less)?
"We" didn't outsource the hunt for Saddam, did we? No. We sent 150,000 troops to Iraq.
Well, Osama got away, but the good news is that we got Saddam! Now don't ask any questions or I'll question your patriotism.
Maybe if Osama kills 30,000 Americans, or blows up the St. Louis Arch, the Lincoln Tunnel, the Washington Monument, and a superbowl, we might be able to actually focus on getting HIM.
Another thing about John Scary. Does anyone here recall the REACTION to him questioning the "decision" to outsource the hunt for Bin Laden? Anyone?
Yeah kj, I remember some talk about it, that quickly went away.
Saturday, October 30, 2004 From : http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/29/kerry.friday/HELL TELL US SOMETHING WE DIDN'T KNOW WE SAW IT ON TV HILROLDO WAS ON THAT JOB AND WE SAW HOW THE MULSUMS LET HIM GO END OF STORY!!
WHEN YOU PUT THE MULSUMS IN THE MIX OF COURSE THEY TOOK THE MONEY THE GOOD THING IS THE MONEY IS RUNNING OUT AND THAT 50,000,000 DOLLARS IS STARTING TO LOOK REAL GOOD TO SOMEONE HE WILL BE CAUGHT DEAD OR ALIVE!!!
What about the mulsum who held those girls in Germany ????
http://www.beecy.net/frank/
Part of the American Tribe
Squirrel Hunter
Spider Killer
GOD BLESS THE USA AND HER FIGHTING FORCES AND ALL WHO FIGHT WITH HER GIVE THEM STRENGTH, WISDOM, SIGHT, WISDOM, AND COURAGE TO STAY THE COURSE TO DESTROY ALL ISLAMIC TERRORIST AND ALL WHO SUPPORT THEM OPEN THE WORLDS EYES TO THEIR THREAT GIVE THE WORLD COURAGE TO STAND AND FIGHT THEM AMEN
PS WHAT ALL THEM MULSUMS CHINA IS KILLING??
Just incase that wasn’t from a liberal enough news source
EDITORIAL DESK | October 19, 2004, Tuesday
War of Words
By TOMMY FRANKS (NYT) Op-Ed 758 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 27 , Column 2
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30616F6395E0C7A8DDDA90994DC404482
OBL setup his planned escape way before America airlines flight 11 hit the north side of WTC 1 on Sep. 11, 2001. America’s news media cares about Afghanistan no more, this makes it difficult for us to ascertain the situation their. Even if I pretend that President Bush doesn’t care about OBL, I am sure most of our military has different feelings and would stop at nothing to get that SOB.
I doubt that one needs look any farther than the U.S. State Department for most of the boondoggle decisions that have been made thus far in conducting the WOT. For Gods sake, look at the decades they pussyfooted around with the Soviet Union, fearful of doing or saying something that might offend them, that is, until Reagan came along. Where in the hell is a Ronald Reagan when the country really needs one.
My guess is Bin Laden is either in Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, Bush really needs to open his eyes and see that these countries are not allies, never have been, they are wolves in sheeps' clothing.
I always see headlines like, "Saudi Police battle Fundamentalists" and think what a load of tripe, half the Saudi police force are probably members of Al-Qaeda. If Bush wants to get serious and tackle Islamic terror properly he needs to sort the Saudis out once and for all.
Social Security reform before catching and killing Bin Laden?
It makes you wish that the jihadis would take out the entire D.C. sleepwalking brigade so we might get some real fighting spirit infused back into this global contest of freedom versus theocratic tyranny.
And sweep the dithering pussyfooters off the board, to be replaced by supremely pissed defenders of human liberty.
Able to say to the whining Islamicists:
"Cut the crap, we know your intent. Sura 'nuff."
And:
"Freedom will not ever bow to any tyranny, whatever claims for divinity it drapes over its bloody hands."
The Keystone Cops would have at least killed Osama BY ACCIDENT by now.
The record is shameful, pitiful and disgusting.
Catch the bastard!
State Department = Perfidy
Solution:
B*tch slap the entire department then
PURGE!/b>
There is no honour among thieves or Muslims. Look at the criminal, psychopathic character of their prophet. Binny Laden is just a rich thug like Muhammed was.
That´s just uck.
But now with so many million in rewards at stake they must have realized that to the moslem world it´s "Saint Osama", and they can´t leave others to do the job.
HEY, CATHERINE! Good to see you back!
According to what i read, Bin Laden plan against us is to "ruin us financially" ,,,,,,,well the white house seems to be doing the best job of that that could be possible. They must be good buddies.