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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (6962)	3/13/2004 5:46:17 PM
From: tonto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

FYI: OBL. U.S. Steps Up Hunt for Osama Bin Laden 1 hour, 17 minutes ago By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan - The American military stepped up efforts to find Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and destroy his al-Qaida and Taliban supporters, announcing Saturday a major new sweep across lawless southern and eastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) involving thousands of troops. The military insisted their net will eventually close on the al-Qaida leader, who has vanished since melting into the Afghan mountains months after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. A spokesman said the new operation also will prepare the way for reconstruction in impoverished provinces along the Pakistani border — a reward the military hopes will loosen villagers' tongues. "It's certainly about more than one person," Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty said. "We do have confidence, though, and the leaders of al-Qaida and the leader of the Taliban need to be brought to justice — and they will be."...