Bin Laden sets alarm bells ringing
By Syed Saleem Shahzad (Asian Times)
ISLAMABAD - After a prolonged lull, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has launched a series of covert operations in the rugged Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan following strong tip-offs that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been criss-crossing the area in the past few weeks for high-profile meetings in militant redoubts.
The US has been on Bin Laden's trail ever since he fled Afghanistan when the US invaded the country in 2001 to oust the Taliban, but the 54-year-old with a US$50 million reward on his head has always remained several steps in front.
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Hat tip to my friends at National Terror Alert Center..
Technorati tags: pakistan, north west frontier province, nwfp, al-qaeda, militants, islamic shari'a, shari'ah, jihad, jihadist, Waziristan, united states, troops, afghanistan, coalition troops, hindu kush, taliban, Usama bin Laden
By Syed Saleem Shahzad (Asian Times)
ISLAMABAD - After a prolonged lull, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has launched a series of covert operations in the rugged Hindu Kush mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan following strong tip-offs that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been criss-crossing the area in the past few weeks for high-profile meetings in militant redoubts.
The US has been on Bin Laden's trail ever since he fled Afghanistan when the US invaded the country in 2001 to oust the Taliban, but the 54-year-old with a US$50 million reward on his head has always remained several steps in front.
Read More
Hat tip to my friends at National Terror Alert Center..
Technorati tags: pakistan, north west frontier province, nwfp, al-qaeda, militants, islamic shari'a, shari'ah, jihad, jihadist, Waziristan, united states, troops, afghanistan, coalition troops, hindu kush, taliban, Usama bin Laden
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