Why Haven't We Caught Osama bin Laden?

spooked911

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Mon May-02-05 07:05 AM
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Poll question: Why Haven't We Caught Osama bin Laden?

You know, the guy who supposedly murdered three thousand Americans over three and a half years ago.

What kind of message does it send to terrorists and to the world that we appear not to be interested in bringing him to justice?

So Exactly Why Haven't We Caught Osama bin Laden?

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sellitman

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Mon May-02-05 07:08 AM
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1. I still have my duct tape and plastic sheeting!!!!

:sarcasm:

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rfranklin

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Mon May-02-05 07:09 AM
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2. The tall, thin Osama or the short, fat Osama or...

Sammy Van Laden, the exchange student or the one that Georgie Bush had cultural relations with?

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mark11727

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Mon May-02-05 07:09 AM
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3. Because he hasn't tried to bug out of a wedding...?

Because he hasn't molested any teenaged boys like Michael...?

Because he hasn't gotten pregnant like Britny...?

Because he hasn't gone into detox in Beverly Hills...?

Inquiring minds want to know!

</snark mode off>

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ET Awful

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Mon May-02-05 07:09 AM
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4. There's no choice for "It's HARD WORK finding Osama."

Edited on Mon May-02-05 07:10 AM by ET Awful

There's also no choice for The Clenis, The Clenis, The Clenis.

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Career Prole

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Mon May-02-05 07:13 AM
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5. He's an official "useful idiot".

Rove would probably cut him a check if he knew the address.

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mopaul

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Mon May-02-05 07:15 AM
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6. he obviously didn't do 9-11 or we'd be after him like ugly on a ape

the greatest hoax of all time.

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gollygee

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Mon May-02-05 07:15 AM
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7. I'd like to see an option for "The Powers That Be don't really care enough

Edited on Mon May-02-05 07:16 AM by gollygee

to spend too much time searching"

aka We'd Rather Be In Iraq Where the Oil Is

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baldguy

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Mon May-02-05 07:24 AM
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8. Because the BFEE is very loyal to its friends.

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0007

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Mon May-02-05 08:06 AM
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12. You got it Toyota!

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trotsky

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Mon May-02-05 09:33 AM
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22. Exactly. n/t

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me b zola

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Mon May-02-05 09:57 PM
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30. that about sums it up

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marmar

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Mon May-02-05 07:26 AM
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9. If he owned an oil field...

He'd be a bigger priority.

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smoogatz

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Mon May-02-05 07:27 AM
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10. There's no option for: Our "allies," Saudi Arabia and Pakistan,

are protecting him.

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spooked911

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Mon May-02-05 09:03 AM
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18. the question would be WHY are they protecting him?

the answer will be #3 or #4.

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smoogatz

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Mon May-02-05 09:12 AM
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19. Maybe.

Or maybe they're protecting him because they're sympathetic to his Islamist/US-out vision. But then I'm not convinced by MIHOP/LIHOP.

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spooked911

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Mon May-02-05 04:30 PM
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23. I think if we REALLY wanted bin Laden, they would hand him over.

Particularly since they are our great "allies".

The fact is that our government does not seem partciularly interested in getting him-- sure some people say they want him, but Bush/Cheney sure are not interested, and CIA honcho Buzzy Krongard says it is better to leave him alone.

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smoogatz

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Mon May-02-05 04:50 PM
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28. Musharraf serves at the whim of the Pakistani military

Which is full of high-level Islamists and bin Laden supporters. He has infinitely more to fear from them than from Bush.

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radwriter0555

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Mon May-02-05 08:04 AM
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11. The Kidney-Less model please. The one who can miraculously live for

YEARS with no kidneys, in a cave!!!

Maybe he's a new god?

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lectrobyte

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Mon May-02-05 08:10 AM
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13. We need him as much as he needs us: Terrorist Strategy 101

http://www.gurus.com/dougdeb/politics/TS101.html

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Media_Lies_Daily

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Mon May-02-05 08:15 AM
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14. Because the Bush and Bin Laden families are very close.....

...and despite reports to the contrary, Osama was never disowned from his family.

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newportdadde

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Mon May-02-05 08:16 AM
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15. He is Goldstien.

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mopaul

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Mon May-02-05 08:55 AM
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17. they really are going by orwell

and hitler. they see the whole fascist totalitarian government thing as a GOOD thing.

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yella_dawg

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Mon May-02-05 08:41 AM
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16. H's a still CIA asset

But unlike Saddam, he's still following orders?

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sabra

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Mon May-02-05 09:26 AM
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20. Even FBI doesn't think he was behind 9/11

Edited on Mon May-02-05 09:36 AM by sabra

http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/laden.htm

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lonestarnot

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Mon May-02-05 09:30 AM
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21. Why no none of the above or a choice with the deal he's made with

bushitler never to be caught? Didn't vote.

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spooked911

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Mon May-02-05 04:35 PM
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24. Sorry, I guess that would be a different option, but really, if the

US is specifically not after him, then we're saving him for another attack.

I personally doubt very much Bush made a "deal" with OBL not to capture him.

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lonestarnot

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Mon May-02-05 09:41 PM
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29. You haven't been reading enough... Just last week there was a thread

here at D.U. with regard to bushitler's AWOL buddy in Houston... scary dude and copy of the signed contract allowing him charge of business deals in Houston with Bin Laden family.

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tex-wyo-dem

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Mon May-02-05 04:39 PM
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25. Other:

LHGOP = Let Him Go On Purpose

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spooked911

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Mon May-02-05 04:42 PM
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26. Of course there are other options--

5) Bush/the powers that be doesn't want to get Osama because then people would think the war on terror is over and Bush/the powers that be need it to keep going until we've invaded all the major oil-rich countries
6) Bush/the powers that be made a deal with Osama not to capture him
7) Bush/the powers that be don't think he's that important (and thus he probably wasn't the mastermind behind 9/11)
8) Pakistan really doesn't want OBL captured because it would be too destabilizing for Musharref and thus we've decided we don't want OBL that much
9) any combination of the ones in the poll and the ones here

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B Calm

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Mon May-02-05 04:48 PM
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27. He's probably hiding out on a ranch in Crawford, Texas..

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