THE GLOBAL ELITE

42: Osama bin Laden

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The manhunt may not have been successful, but it has driven him far underground. Once a glutton for publicity, bin Laden hasn't shot a new video since September 2007, and no audio message from him has been heard since May 2008. Knowledgeable Taliban sources say "the sheik" (as acolytes call him) rarely has contact with even his top lieutenants, who are steadily being eliminated: in 2008, at least eight of the 20 most wanted Qaeda operatives died in Predator attacks along the Afghan border. The underlings who have replaced them don't match their brains or planning skills, Taliban sources say. But as the Mumbai attacks showed, bin Laden's ideology continues to inflict monstrous harm.

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  • Posted By: jasmineb @ 12/30/2008 5:32:58 PM

    Wow... I was wondering why every time I hear the name "Joseph", I think of Stalin. Get educated people! Travel more; it might open your eyes, with any luck. The world is really much bigger than your trailer park.

  • Posted By: saratoga1975 @ 12/30/2008 1:18:47 PM

    And it's spelled "whole" not "hole". Not only are people small-minded and bigoted, but illiterate to boot.

  • Posted By: Combat Goldfish @ 12/29/2008 1:49:02 PM

    I love the close minded uneducated people who continue to make reference between Osama and Obama. That's like saying Jon Scott and John Williams must know each other because the first names are similar. There is NO connection between the two. Thanks for your mindless ramble.

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