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To: Moominoid who wrote (375)9/19/2001 11:41:37 AM
From: DOUG H  Respond to of 281500
 
""Directing the mission, Aman officers believe, were two of the world’s foremost terrorist masterminds: the Lebanese Imad Mughniyeh, head of the special overseas operations for Hizbullah, and the Egyptian Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri, senior member of Al-Qaeda and possible successor of the ailing Osama Bin Laden.

The two men have not been seen for some time. Mughniyeh is probably the world’s most wanted outlaw. Unconfirmed reports in Beirut say he has undergone plastic surgery and is unrecognisable. Zawahiri is thought to be based in Egypt. He could be Bin Laden’s chief representative outside Afghanistan."""

David, I'd submit that this changes nothing in regards to Afghanistan. The enemy is ANY terror group. Frankly, I what I'm hearing out of Washington is not a lot of blather about bombing and large scale military action.



To: Moominoid who wrote (375)9/19/2001 1:39:35 PM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
>>If this is true, Bush will look ultra-dumb. Will he bomb Afghanistan anyway?<<

I think military action is more likely against Iraq than Afghanistan. The Taliban is in a desperate economic situation, so the US has significant leverage to get them to turn over Osama bin Laden. Time will tell whether this is successful. Saddam is not going to surrender, so there is no chance of diplomacy with Iraq.