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CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Osama Is

By Jeralyn, Section War on Terror
Posted on Sun Jun 19, 2005 at 09:10:29 PM EST
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Bump and Update: Time Magazine's interview with Porter Goss is here.

Via Reuters:

CIA Director Porter Goss said he has an "excellent" idea where Osama bin Laden is hiding, but the al Qaeda leader will not be brought to justice until weak links in counterterrorism efforts are strengthened, Time magazine reported on Sunday.

Here's what he might look like, according to this Pakistani paper:

Goss thinks he's in the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan. But, the border's a pretty big place.

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    • CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Osama Is | 16 comments (16 topical)
    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#1)
    by Al on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:13 PM EST
    The suspicion that Osama is somewhere in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region has been in the news for a long time. Kudos to the CIA chief for watching TV. He's right that there are "weak links" in the counter-terrorism network. Like the Pakistani government. Or the Saudis.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#2)
    by DawesFred60 on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:13 PM EST
    "You don't want to know what i think', about bin laden and where he is, but i will tell you anyway, he is in the white house with bush. Who paid Bin Laden one billion from 1987 to 1991? who helped to make Old Bin? the CIA Who was running Bin Laden in the 80's? we will have 2 to 7 cities disappear soon and you will understand someday what is happening. Bush/Fox/Laden the real axis of evil. but one thing i do like about bush he has not done a waco on kids here yet.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#3)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:13 PM EST
    That series of disguises is hilarious. Did you see the homo erectus version? LOL

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#4)
    by krazycory on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    Fred; i'm not sure if he's in the white house but i'm sure that bush and the boys know where he is. i've always wondered if they have the real suddam or if its one of his body doubles? kinda makes ya wonder

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#5)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    Fred, what do you have against the president of Mexico!? Looking at the rotating composites, was anyone else reminded of a couple of games we played as kids? One was with metal filings and the other had facial flip cards (and yes, I know I'm showing my age;-) Seriously folks, " Osama is somewhere in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region" isn't news, it was always the party line. Of course Pakistan is a 'partner' in the war on terrorism. I guess by that they mean they will sell WMDs to terrorists just like we did.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#6)
    by Dadler on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    Um, how about they stress that he's six foot six, which will stand out whatever disuise he's wearing. Utterly ridiculous. They couldn't find their noses with a head-cold and a box of Kleenex.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#7)
    by Repack Rider on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    Porter Goss never had an "excellent idea" in his life.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#8)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    I personally like Usama in that Jamacan dreadlock look, yeah, one love and get all irie with your bad terrorist self...lol

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#9)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    Osama BL is still a Bin Laden, after all. He's still a Saudi (they haven't taken away his citizenship, have they?). He's still no doubt in contact with his family -- you know, the same family that has been a Bush family business partner for decades. He still no doubt receives his inheritance in Saudi oil income, which he still no doubt uses to kill Americans. He's a real pal to Bandar and the other Bushes. I'm glad the grossly underequipped Porter Goss is keeping an eye on him. It's important to keep CIA-assets safe.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:14 PM EST
    these fools have no clue where he might be hiding. if they did they wouldn't be telling us where they think he might be located. however paul from what I have read I dont think that Osama stays in touch with his family, in fact he is dead set against many of the Saudi policies.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#11)
    by aw on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:15 PM EST
    With these disguises the mystery of where is OBL is solved: he's in the cast of the britcom "Chef."

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#12)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:16 PM EST
    Greg, naivete is cute. Sure, OBL is a real ideologue. He's 'deadset against Saudi policies,' which is why he is still a citizen of SA, probably still receiving the cash benefits of being from the second most powerful family in the Kingdom of Saud, and probably still in contact with rogue elements (are there any other kind) of the CIA. The idea that he is ideologically pure is for the rubes. He's an oil baron, like the rest of the rich Sauds. He's also probably as much of a Muslim as Bush is a Christian, which is to say, for the cameras.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#13)
    by Che's Lounge on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:17 PM EST
    He's in Pakistan? So why are we sitting here? Go get him! Here's a chance, Bill. er, I mean George.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#14)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:21 PM EST
    et al... If they had just listened to me...and lobbed a couple of low yield nuetron bombs up in the hills.... No more Osama...nobody escapees into Afgan... No fuss no muss! Problem solved.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#15)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:21 PM EST
    You are a happy racist, BB. Hitler solved your sort of problem more or less the same way.

    Re: CIA's Porter Goss: Has Excellent Idea Where Os (none / 0) (#16)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:00:21 PM EST
    Paul..in La La I'm a realist. And it's not my problem, it's all of ours! If wanting to kill the people that are trying to kill me first makes me a racist.... I guess I am? Funny I (with my limited mental capacity) always thought racism was something else?

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