March 01, 2007
Top Taliban Leader Captured in Pakistan
Pakistan has captured Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, who was once Defense Minister under the Taliban. Akhund is said to be the Taliban's #3 in command and very close to Osama bin Laden.
Andy Cochran calls it a "huge capture". Roggio says his capture could be a boon for intelligence if the Pakistanis will give us access to him. But to really connect the dots as to why this is both good and bad news, go read Allahpundit's post.
And since I haven't mentioned it in months, who's willing to lay cash on the line that the reason bin Laden isn't meeting any one in al Qaeda or the Talliban face to face these days is for one simple reason: he's not on Tatooine anymore.
My money says Africa, but I'm willing to place a hedge bet somewhere between Indonesia and the Philippines.
I know you all think I'm crazy whenever I mention this. Yeah, crazy.....like a fox.
By Dr. Rusty Shackleford at March 1, 2007 05:47 PM | | l digg this
