Post by Steve Gardner on May 27, 2008 23:03:25 GMT
I did check The Spectator's source - Al Arabiya - and couldn't find the item in question.
Still, is it possible that Osama bin Laden - our modern-day Emmanuel Goldstein - is really going to be found?
Nah.
If there's a follow-up to this story, I'd put money on it being that it was either a false alarm or else he managed to escape. He's simply too vauable a propaganda tool to sacrifice and, when looking for a replacement, even Ahmadinejad isn't a big enough bogeyman yet.
Still, definitely one to watch.
Source: The Spectator
Still, is it possible that Osama bin Laden - our modern-day Emmanuel Goldstein - is really going to be found?
Nah.
If there's a follow-up to this story, I'd put money on it being that it was either a false alarm or else he managed to escape. He's simply too vauable a propaganda tool to sacrifice and, when looking for a replacement, even Ahmadinejad isn't a big enough bogeyman yet.
Still, definitely one to watch.
Source: The Spectator
The Dubai-based satellite TV channel Al Arabiya is reporting that Osama Bin Laden has been “located” by US intelligence in the Kararakoram – a mountain range that spans the borders of Pakistan, the Kashmir and China (K2 is one of its peaks). There was a high-level meeting last week in Doha including General Petraeus, the recently-nominated Commander of US Central Command, and it is reasonable to speculate that – if there is truth to the report – it flows from this piece of intelligence. Whether the latest rumours about the tracking down of OBL have foundation will quickly become apparent. If they do have substance, Al Arabiya will have scored a huge world scoop – and have its rival Al Jazeera spitting nails.
