Ex-soldier: Bin Laden was aided in escape

[susanbanks44]

A man who says he is a former Delta Force officer will appear Sunday on “60 Minutes” alleging that he was undermined by Afghan allies and U.S. superiors on a mission to kill Osama bin Laden in 2001.

The retired Army major goes by the pseudonym of Dalton Fury in the report, which airs at 7 p.m. on CBS.

Fury says that in October 2001, he and a team of Delta Force soldiers joined CIA operatives and Afghan fighters commanded by Hazrat Ali, a warlord to whom the CIA paid millions in cash.

In a video clip from the segment, Fury wears a Special Operations Warrior Foundation cap and has a thick beard. He describes Afghan forces listening to bin Laden’s radio communications: “These guys, in my opinion, were more in awe of Osama bin Laden than they were willing to kill him. ... They could almost see him and feel his presence and they just stood there with wide eyes and somewhat in awe that here is the leader of the jihad ... and they’re actually hearing his voice over the radio.”

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http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=306307

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Smirk." - Commander AWOL & cabal of republicon chickenhawk "leaders"

[KansDem]

2. This could have severe consequences for the Bush Administration.

No way was Bush going to capture a member of a family friendly to the Bush Family as well as business partners, not to mention perpetrators of a murderous act that advanced his agenda.

We'll see what Sen. John "The Surge Worked! It Worked! It Worked! Damn It" McCain and Gov. Sarah "White Flag of Surrender" Palin have to say about this...

[underpants]

3. CNN's Amanpour "In the footsteps of Bin Laden" said the following

BERNTSEN: In the first two or three days of December, I would write a message back to Washington, recommending the insertion of U.S. forces on the ground. I was looking for 600 to 800 Rangers, roughly a battalion. They never came.

AMANPOUR (voice-over): Also hunting bin Laden in Tora Bora, then Afghan militia leader, General Mohamed Zahir (ph).

(on camera) Do you have any idea how many American soldiers were at the battle of Tora Bora?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There was not more than 50, 60, I think. There was not more than that at that time.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0608/23/cp.01.html

[susanbanks44]

8. Unbelievable n/t

[underpants]

9. There's very little a battalion of US Army Rangers can't accomplish

especially in the search and destroy department

[susanbanks44]

4. 60 Minutes always

seems to get the best stories around election time.

[seemslikeadream]

5. now how could we have a great big war if bin Laden was caught

[susanbanks44]

6. So true. n/t

[leftofthedial]

7. no way bush wants to kill his most important partner