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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93495)	12/10/2001 12:59:38 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

What A Gentleman UK Sun's Parker reports that bin Laden "ordered the wives" of al Qaeda to fight 12/6. He "told his henchmen to give guns to their burqa-clad women," and his "desperation was revealed when anti-Taliban tribesmen intercepted his radio messages." One "of his chiefs was heard to transmit": "The Sheik says keep your children in the caves and fight for Allah. Give guns to your wives as necessary to fight against the infidel aggressors." bin Laden "was said by local forces to have skulked out of Tora Bora on horseback at night" (12/7). Friday, December 7, 2001 What Will The Weekend Bring Could a number of loose ends be tied up in Afghanistan? The country is essentially sans the Taliban, as far as control is concerned. But while the country isn't being ruled by the Taliban and al Qaeda, the U.S. still faces the same problem they had when this operation began -- finding bin Laden. (#3) Some speculation has bin Laden slipping into the Taliban-friendly portion of Pakistan. But since there have been no confirmed reports of bin Laden sightings in weeks, who's to say anyone can know for sure. In some ways, the search for bin Laden is starting to take on Elvis-proportions. In today's coverage alone, four areas are speculated upon: Pakistan, Tora Bora, Milawa and Nigeria. Could it be that like Elvis, bin Laden's really dead? If he were alive, wouldn't he be bragging about his ability to slip the U.S. to any Al-Jazeera type that would listen? Quote of the Day "Stop playing around with the Americans. " -- Egyptian Pres. Hosni Mubarak, to Yasser Arafat in a telephone conversation, Israel Globes, 12/7 theatlantic.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93495)	12/10/2001 5:36:37 PM
From: Kapusta Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

O'Reilly, O'Leary. Whatever his name is, Tech certainly underachieved this year. I think they were even #1 in one of the pre-season polls (OK, they don't mean a hell of a lot). But Tech was supposed to be the team to dethrone FSU. This guy doesn't appear to fit with Rockne, Leahy, Parseghian, Devine, and Holtz; he'll probably take his place along side Davie, Faust and Hugh Devore. I was a bit surprised by a quote attributed to the AD (Kevin White?). He said something to the effect that, when it comes to football players, ND's admission standards are not all that tough. He was responding to a question about whether ND could still compete for recruits with the likes of FSU, etc. Foot in mouth? Not exactly Moose Krause. I think the Irish are in for more tough times. The worst AD in the country is the guy at Rutgers. A pure political appointment and as unathletic a nerd as you'll ever see. And from the way it was reported that he fired the last basketball coach, no spine, either.