Will Obama find Osama bin Laden?
Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 11/25/2008 5:00:00 AMBookmark and Share

Map of WaziristanA leading author on global terrorism believes Al Qaeda's top two terrorists are both likely hiding in the mountainous region of northwest Pakistan called Waziristan.

 

Terrorism analyst Dr. Walid Phares agrees with private sector and government intelligence analysts who contend Osama bin Laden has taken refuge in Waziristan, the rugged tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Phares, author of the book The Confrontation: Winning the War against Future Jihad, believes bin Laden is communicating with al-Qaeda's number two leader Ayman Zawahiri, but doubts the two are traveling together.
 Walid Phares
"[Bin Laden] made a decision since Tora Bora and since his health -- according to reports -- is going into decline, he made a decision not to move too much," he contends. "That's why we don't see his video; we don't see his face; he doesn't go to a studio, unlike Zawahiri, who most likely is in the general area, can move, can use studios. Actually last year he was able to produce a video with his face on [it]. Now…he's taking precautions, if you wish."
 
Phares says the "hard-core" leadership of al-Qaeda is holed up in Waziristan, so the challenge for the incoming Obama administration is to "handle the containment of al-Qaeda and the dismantling of the central force" of the terrorist group in Pakistan.

 


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