Osama's greatest loves were his golden Mercedes, growing best sunflowers: Wife

Report: bin Laden was within U.S. reach in 2001

By: BiodunIginla

Sunday, November 29, 2009 by Biodun Iginla, BBC News<

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Did we allow bin Laden to escape?

By: CaliforniaMike

As we struggle with the decision of what to do in Afghanistan, it might help to look back to December 2001. That's when we had Osama bin Laden (remember him?) and his leadership bottled up in Tora Bora only to let them escape by outsourcing the job of capturing him to local warlords. Of course bin Laden escaped, which I would argue is exactly ...

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Pakistan: "The Taliban's Godfather"?

By: genius-world

A collection of newly-declassified documents published today detail U.S. concern over Pakistan's relationship with the Taliban during the seven-year period leading up to 9-11. This new release comes just days after Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, acknowledged that, "There is no doubt Afghan militants are supported from Pakistan soil." ...

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Najibullah Zazi in Contact with Al Qaeda's Leader

By: WordSlinger

According to the Associated Press, Najibullah Zazi, 24, had contact with Al Qaeda's leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, who has been reported to have worked closely with Osama bin Laden. Al-Yazid is known as a top of the list terrorist leader.  Zazi's suspected of plotting to bomb New York City's transit system. Through a ...

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