The U.S. spy agencies have not known where Osama bin Laden is hiding for some time, the nationÂ’s top intelligence official said Friday in an Associated Press interview.
National Intelligence Director John Negroponte said the general view is that the terror leader and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, are still alive.
Yet “we are not certain where he is,” Negroponte said of bin Laden during a rare interview at his office. “I think it’s been a while since we had a fix on that. ... Every now and then they broadcast messages to their following and the world as a way of proving they are alive.”
“Clearly, they are operating in more difficult circumstances than before 9/11,” Negroponte said. “The successes we had in going after bin Laden’s top leadership over the past several years have definitely cramped his style.” |