BIN LADEN - The Firearms Forum

BETH · 03-08-2010, 04:32 PM

talked to a guy that is in the service and he told me he and the rest of his crew had bin laden on a walkie talkie and had him surrounded ready to take him in and they never sent for others and cancelled the mission? they let him go

topper · 03-09-2010, 07:51 AM

I believe Bin Laden is living in america on a ranch of a wealthy ex-president in central texas. Probably serves drinks, mops floors, fixes fence, etc.

Agentwil · 03-09-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BETH

talked to a guy that is in the service and he told me he and the rest of his crew had bin laden on a walkie talkie and had him surrounded ready to take him in and they never sent for others and cancelled the mission? they let him go

The above story has been mentioned in several books on Al Qaeda, including The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. If this person is claiming firsthand knowledge I would be highly suspicious because the team that had captured his radio traffic was a small Special Forces team in the mountains of Afghanistan. An interesting note is it was former President Clinton who gave the order to pass on Bin Laden because Clinton believed he wasn't a threat to the US.

Terry_P · 03-09-2010, 04:38 PM

Actually they had him out in the open and in the crosshairs for a missle attack and Clinton said no because of the possibilty of collerateral damage to civilians. My opinion the people close to him aren't civilians, fire in the hole.

Helix_FR · 03-09-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Terry_P

Actually they had him out in the open and in the crosshairs for a missle attack and Clinton said no because of the possibilty of collerateral damage to civilians. My opinion the people close to him aren't civilians, fire in the hole.

Do you think that if it were Russia that had him in their crosshairs that they would have pulled the trigger? Hell yeah, PC works against you 90% of the time.

jack404 · 03-09-2010, 05:19 PM

Beth at what time period do you refer

it was widely beleived that Bin Laden was at Tora Bora when the assault was pulled back on the paki side and many terrorists got free that way , but i do not have any firm proof of this and i've looked hard at it, i personally beleive he was there but again as for proof .. who knows

hogger129 · 03-09-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BETH

talked to a guy that is in the service and he told me he and the rest of his crew had bin laden on a walkie talkie and had him surrounded ready to take him in and they never sent for others and cancelled the mission? they let him go

as far as i have heard, he's suspected of being in northern pakistan just across the afghanistan-pakistan border.

BETH · 03-09-2010, 06:24 PM

Jack don't know the time period this soldier i was sitting next to told me about it?

03-08-2010, 04:32 PM	#1
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	BIN LADEN talked to a guy that is in the service and he told me he and the rest of his crew had bin laden on a walkie talkie and had him surrounded ready to take him in and they never sent for others and cancelled the mission? they let him go -->

03-09-2010, 07:51 AM	#2
topper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: deep in the woods Posts: 748	Re: BIN LADEN I believe Bin Laden is living in america on a ranch of a wealthy ex-president in central texas. Probably serves drinks, mops floors, fixes fence, etc.

03-09-2010, 04:38 PM	#4
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: BIN LADEN Actually they had him out in the open and in the crosshairs for a missle attack and Clinton said no because of the possibilty of collerateral damage to civilians. My opinion the people close to him aren't civilians, fire in the hole. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle

03-09-2010, 05:19 PM	#6
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: BIN LADEN Beth at what time period do you refer it was widely beleived that Bin Laden was at Tora Bora when the assault was pulled back on the paki side and many terrorists got free that way , but i do not have any firm proof of this and i've looked hard at it, i personally beleive he was there but again as for proof .. who knows

03-09-2010, 06:24 PM	#8
BETH Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: naugatuck,Ct. Contributor Posts: 6,668	Re: BIN LADEN Jack don't know the time period this soldier i was sitting next to told me about it?