From Geostrategy-Direct
Osama Bin Laden has been driven out of Afghanistan and has been given safe haven by Iran. He has been joined by his No. 2 Ayman Al Zawahiri. Bin Laden was seen in Iran as early as July 2003. Iranian sources said Bin Laden and Zawahiri escaped Iran during Pakistani military raids that month in northern areas along the Afghan border. The sources said Bin Laden has changed his appearance. In short, Iranian intelligence changed Bin Laden into a mullah. He has colored his beard black, gained a lot of weight and wears a black turban. Bin Laden, said to be near the western Iranian border with Pakistan, is under the protection of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. The corps has arranged for several doubles in Afghanistan and Pakistan made to look like Bin Laden to provide the impression that the Al Qaida leader is still in the frontier area. Zawahiri has also been seen in Iran. He is believed to be planning a series of attacks against U.S. interests in the Middle East.
We need more corroboration....and the US govt is not saying much. The main point is that he is on the defensive and that he has to hide in a rathole somewhere, or he is decomposing protein paste. Binny’s PR machine has been pretty lame after Tora Bora. |