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17 Mar 2004, 22:35
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Oh Canada!
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CIA had video of bin Laden
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4540958/
He was already wanted for the first attack on the WTC and the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa...so, why didn't they get him then?
they had proof of where he was, why wasn't he taken care of? From what the article says, 9/11 could have possibly been avoided...I'm sure this will upset a large number of people
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17 Mar 2004, 22:38
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The Twilight of the Gods
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
9/11 could have been avoided?
Old news.
CIA being incompetent?
You see where I'm going with this.
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17 Mar 2004, 22:40
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
Incompetance can only be assessed when you have knowledge of the intented goals and outcomes, which you clearly dont.
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17 Mar 2004, 22:41
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
If Osma was a piece of ass, Clinton would have nailed him years ago. LOL!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111
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17 Mar 2004, 22:43
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
Lack of evidence? He was useful for doing other things? Indeed, Saddam could have quashed al-Qaeda in Iraq, but didn't for fear of upsetting the Americans and other al-Qaeda supporters.
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17 Mar 2004, 22:52
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
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Originally Posted by KraKto$is8
Lack of evidence?
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lol and that would have really made a difference
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17 Mar 2004, 23:41
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
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Originally Posted by Dilly_D
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4540958/
He was already wanted for the first attack on the WTC and the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa...so, why didn't they get him then?
they had proof of where he was, why wasn't he taken care of? From what the article says, 9/11 could have possibly been avoided...I'm sure this will upset a large number of people
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couple points. first, having footage of him doesn't necessarily mean you know where he is. an analyst could have been reviewing old footage from the predator months later before realizing that it was bin Laden.
second, how do you 'get him'?
the whole tomahawk thing had been tried. we didn't really have anyone in afghanistan, and the predators were unarmed back then.
soon after they got this, someone up top determined it would be worthwhile to equip predators with hellfire missiles. this is, in my mind, the correct step to have taken. testing was basically finished february-march of 2001. so the question is, why, starting in maybe march of 2001 didn't we take out bin Laden?
answer's pretty obvious.
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18 Mar 2004, 02:28
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
CIA didnt want to kill their former best mate??
How cute.
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18 Mar 2004, 03:55
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edited for readability
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
this proves that democrats (and liberals) are pussy peace loving pricks. It makes me angry, and i hope that Bush will use it to his advantage.
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18 Mar 2004, 05:57
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Klaatu barada nikto
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
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Originally Posted by acropolis
soon after they got this, someone up top determined it would be worthwhile to equip predators with hellfire missiles. this is, in my mind, the correct step to have taken. testing was basically finished february-march of 2001. so the question is, why, starting in maybe march of 2001 didn't we take out bin Laden?
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The simplest answer is that they probably just lost track of him. In the dozen or so years they were looking for him, they only identified his precise location--what, a handful of times? Going months or even years between sitings was probably not at all unusual.
Nevertheless, people want to believe in the omniscience of the CIA (even in spite of their recent and rather glaring shortcomings).
Naturally, no one opts for the simplest answer. :/
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18 Mar 2004, 10:13
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
Seeing as the American military has been hounding this guy for over two years now in a country they occupy I think it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that the CIA under the Clinton administration had "an enormous opportunity to kill or capture bin Laden.".
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18 Mar 2004, 10:50
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
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Originally Posted by ChubbyChecker
Seeing as the American military has been hounding this guy for over two years now in a country they occupy I think it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that the CIA under the Clinton administration had "an enormous opportunity to kill or capture bin Laden.".
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I don't see how that follows.
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18 Mar 2004, 13:35
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Vermin Supreme
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
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Originally Posted by ChubbyChecker
Seeing as the American military has been hounding this guy for over two years now in a country they occupy I think it's a bit of an exaggeration to say that the CIA under the Clinton administration had "an enormous opportunity to kill or capture bin Laden.".
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i guess they could have crashed the predator into him:/
the fear is that parts would have been taken and sold to china or somesuch.
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18 Mar 2004, 14:38
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
I wouldnt be surprised if they had captured him, that way they KNOW videos of him etc are false/old without ensighting others!
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18 Mar 2004, 14:41
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And you expected Kittens?
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
Bin Laden has "Teh Ghey"
How else would you explain the fact that he likes "dark caves", hangs around with men all the time, and hates women?
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18 Mar 2004, 15:05
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And you expected Kittens?
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
He wairs a fruity turban
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18 Mar 2004, 22:41
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
if he gets captured we may never find out about it.. that however will hurt president bush politally.
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18 Mar 2004, 23:57
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Made of Twigs
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Re: CIA had video of bin Laden
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Originally Posted by Toccata & Fugue
Yeah but I've never seen him in a hiawian shirt drinking mineral water.
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I'd pay to see it though
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