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07/05/06 |
CIA gives up on bin Laden
From: Agence France-Presse
From correspondents in Washington
July 05, 2006
THE CIA has closed a unit tasked with capturing Osama bin Laden and his top deputies, the New York Times has reported.
Members of the unit, formed in 1996, have been reassigned to other duties, although hunting top Al-Qaeda leaders remains a priority, officials close to US intelligence agencies told the daily.
"There are still people who wake up every day with the job of trying to find bin Laden," one official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, was quoted as saying.
The decision was taken because US officials believe Al-Qaeda is no longer as "hierarchical" as it once was, and amid growing threats from Al-Qaeda-inspired groups acting independent of bin Laden and his number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the Times said.
"It reflects a belief that the agency can better deal with high-level threats by focusing on regional trends rather than on specific organisations or individuals," the daily wrote.
Bin Laden claimed responsibility for ordering the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States that killed close to 3000 people. |
Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 07/05/06 4:16 pm:
Judgement Day ;Nice thoughts about a Patton rush into Pakistan but not very realistic . Currently Pakistan is a fragile ally in the war against jihadists . It would not take much I beleive to tip the balance ,resulting in an overthrow of Pres.Pervez Musharraf and handing a nuclear power into the hands of the jihadists . Given that scenario the hunt for OBL pales compared to the greater strategic objective .
'Alec Station 'unit was organized pre- 9/11 when OBL really was catchable . WE will still have assets on the hunt but the unit has outlived it's usefulness.
Clarification/Follow-up by Judgment_Day on 07/05/06 11:09 pm:
Tom, I suppose in this day and age. But it's not important to me that "Pakistan is fragile ally." This is the same bunch that fought India tirelessly over land (Kashmir). If the Paki government is that good of an ally (and as you suggest that OBL is there, which I agree is a strong possibility) then Pakistan should welcome us in and accompany us on a man hunt. I know that I don't fit into the new mold of thinking so well. But I'm confident in my position even if it appears to straightforward or outlandish to Republicans, Democrats, and whomever.
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