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To: Road Walker who wrote (184625)	3/13/2004 4:36:13 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572644

I guess Bush wants OBL delivered well before November. ted ******************************************* U.S. Launches New Afghan Push Against Bin Laden Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:34 PM ET (Page 1 of 2) By David Brunnstrom KABUL (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces have launched a sweeping new offensive in Afghanistan's remote southern and eastern mountains aimed at crushing the Taliban and al Qaeda and snaring militant leaders including Osama bin Laden. Operation "Mountain Storm" was given additional significance by concerns al Qaeda could be behind Thursday's bomb attacks on Madrid trains that killed 200 people. Spain's government, however, insists the blasts were the work of Basque separatists. U.S. military spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Bryan Hilferty told a Kabul news briefing on Saturday the offensive had begun on March 7 and involved troops from the 13,500-strong U.S.-led force backed by air support. Asked if it could lead to the capture of bin Laden, Hilferty said: "This operation is aimed like the rest at rebuilding and reconstructing and providing enduring security in Afghanistan, so it's certainly about more than one person. "The leaders of al Qaeda and...the Taliban need to be brought to justice and will be." It is unlikely bin Laden would be directly involved in detailed planning of any specific operation in western Europe, but he is considered the key figure of authority in al Qaeda.** reuters.com