Pakistan Official: Two of Bin Laden's Sons Captured

[Evilmav2]

The following is taken from today's Washington Post. Whether we got these particular Bin Laden's or not, this report strongly illustrates the effects that our crushing, military vice-hold on Southeastern Afganistan is starting to exert. Time is running thin for these murdering criminals...

If we did in fact snare these guys, we should expect that the U.S. government would not want that information to become public before we had a chance to exploit such a capture, and maybe find Bin Laden himself...

Pakistan Official: Two of Bin Laden's Sons Captured
U.S. Officials Strongly Dispute Report

By Kathy Gannon
Associated Press Writer
Friday, March 7, 2003; 10:23 AM


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A Pakistani provincial minister announced Friday that two sons of Osama bin Laden were captured in southwestern Afghanistan in a joint operation involving Pakistani and U.S. forces. U.S. counterterrorism officials disputed the claim.

Seven other al-Qaeda men were killed in the operation in which Saad and Hamza bin Laden were captured in the Rabat region, Zehri said. He said the sons may have been injured in the operation.

Saad, believed to be 23 years old and bin Laden's eldest son, is also on the American most-wanted list and has been said to be a rising star in the terror network.

The Al Qaeda leader is believed to have up to 23 sons by several wives.

"They were arrested from Rabat area in Afghanistan," Zehri told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Rabat is located in the extreme southwestern tip of Afghanistan where it borders Pakistan and Iran.

Zehri is the home minister -- in charge of security -- in Pakistan's Baluchistan province.

In Washington, U.S. counterterrorism officials strongly disputed the claim. They said they had no information that would suggest any of the sons had been detained.

A U.S. official told an AP Radio reporter at the White House: "We, in fact, think it's wrong."

© 2003 The Associated Press


Watching... Waiting... Hunting... Time is running out for Bin Laden...

[OutletPass]

Don't know what the real deal is Evil, but our folks are vehemently denying it, while the Pakistani's are confirming it. That's just the last I heard.

See ya tonight !

[Evilmav2]

Fox News is implying that the Pakistani minister contained so many specific details, that the claim is pretty likely. It looks like 8 hostiles were killed last night, and at least two were captured. Whether the two are actually Bin Laden's sons appears to be the doubtful point.

See you tonight Outlet!