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To: Elsewhere who wrote (126521)	3/18/2004 5:10:10 PM
From: slacker711	Respond to of 281500

What's the rationale of publicly talking about an impending capture? Some Pakistani officials are long some OTM March calls? ;-) Other than that....I have no idea. Slacker

To: Elsewhere who wrote (126521)	3/18/2004 6:24:57 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 281500

it is something like 20 sq. miles i wonder how many holes a person can hide in and not be found.

To: Elsewhere who wrote (126521)	3/18/2004 7:48:05 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Control of the News Cycle by Rove. Other Bush stories are not so great. Even the long walking entrance to the Tune of Hail to THe Chief at the 101st Airborn looked dodgy. Rascalita@ ICan'tBelieveHeWoreTheBomberJacketAgainToday.com

To: Elsewhere who wrote (126521)	3/20/2004 5:44:45 AM
From: boris_a	Respond to of 281500

What's the rationale of publicly talking about an impending capture? "Bin Laden's right-hand man slips net"; The Australian informationclearinghouse.info If true, may I politely ask you to ask again?

To: Elsewhere who wrote (126521)	5/3/2004 6:35:23 AM
From: Elsewhere	Respond to of 281500

Foreign fighters snub Pakistan's olive branch In a setback to Islamabad's new strategy, an April 30 amnesty deadline came and went without a single registrant. May 03, 2004 By Gretchen Peters \| Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor csmonitor.com ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban militants hiding out in this country's semiautonomous tribal belt have ignored an April 30 deadline for foreigners to register with the government and lay down their arms. Pakistani authorities this weekend quietly extended the amnesty offer, expressing hope that an extra seven days would convince the militants to live in harmony with the federal government here, and to cease attacking US troops over the Afghan border. Officials also encouraged local tribal leaders to vouch for the safety of those foreigners who cooperate. "This has been a farce from the start," says Ahmed Rashid, author of The Taliban. "I think it won't be long before we see some action from the Americans on this." ...