posted by Chris @ 6/22/2005 02:09:00 PM  
Our Excellent Ideas

CIA Director Porter Goss recently said that he has an excellent idea where Osama Bin Laden is hiding, but that getting him involves the problem of "sanctuaries in sovereign states."

Many in the intelligence community seem to think Osama is in Pakistan, and that Pakistan is not doing enough to find Bin Laden. But if the CIA knows the general region where Bin Laden is hiding, one would think that Pak would be more than happy to help the US get Bin Laden and get the US out of Pak's back yard. Perhaps Goss was referring to another state?

But where? There aren't many nations where Bin Laden could hide, but here are a few candidates:

Iran: Sympathizers could be hiding Bin Laden in Iran, perhaps in a compound in a city or town, and not in a cave as many suspect. Zarqawi had a compound in Fallujah that even had a sign out front indicating who was in the compound. Prior to "liberating" Fallujah, the US apparently did not even know of this compound.
North Korea: It would be incredibly difficult to get Bin Laden in North Korea. A US attack to get Bin Laden in this state could start a war between both Koreas.

Related news? A U-2 Spy Plane has crashed in the UAE after conducting a mission over Afghanistan. But is a U-2 Spy Plane needed to hunt for small bands of Taliban rebels? Perhaps, but there are other aircraft possibly better suited for the job. Perhaps the U-2 was flying over Pakistan in search of Bin Laden?

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