U.S. General Says Bin Laden 'Out of the Picture'

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U.S. General Says Bin Laden 'Out of the Picture'
Fri Nov 21, 9:23 AM ET


By Yousuf Azimy

BAGRAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A senior U.S. general said on Friday that al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden had "taken himself out of the picture" and that his capture was not essential to winning the "war on terror."

General Peter Pace, vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at U.S. military headquarters just north of Kabul that the 11,500-strong U.S.-led force hunting al Qaeda and Taliban militants was not focusing on individuals.

"He (bin Laden) has taken himself out of the picture," Pace told reporters after visiting U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan.

"It is not an individual that is as important as is the ongoing campaign of the coalition against terrorists," he said.

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Hmmm, I wonder why it is no longer important to "take out" the man responsible for the 9/11 attacks? Could it be that we have totally lost the trail and we give up? [img]graemlins/headshake.gif[/img]


Mark

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Originally posted by skywalker: "He (bin Laden) has taken himself out of the picture," Pace told reporters after visiting U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan.

I take it he 'took himself out of the picture' by disappearing into Pakistan? Where the US wont look because Pakistan is a great 'ally' on the war on terrorism. And what a great 'ally' they are what with them letting taliban fighters move back and forth across the boarder into Afghanistan who are attacking US forces.

"It is not an individual that is as important as is the ongoing campaign of the coalition against terrorists," he said.

I would of thought finding the man who is both the finance and brains behind terrorism right around the world would be priority one. Or is this simply a case of rule 5 of politics; if you promise to do something and you cant manage to do that something marginalize it, forget about it or lie about it.