WASHINGTON: The US will launch a new effort to capture or kill Osama Bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding along the mountainous borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan, US National Security Adviser James Jones said on Sunday. Asked in an interview if the administration planned a fresh attempt to go after Al Qaeda’s leader, Jones said, “I think so.”| Just lead us to the man's grave, we'll do the rest ... |
| I still think the man is cranberry jam in a cave in Tora Bora. No way a man who liked the camera that must is skulking about. He'd be releasing videos every other week just to taunt us. |
Jones said the US was working closely with Islamabad to disrupt militant networks inside the countryÂ’s borders.
Despite JonesÂ’ vow to track down Bin Laden, Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday said in an interview that Washington did not know where the Al Qaeda leader was and had lacked reliable information on his whereabouts for years.
Immediately after the attacks, US government officials named Bin Laden and the Al Qaeda network as the prime suspects and offered a reward of 25 million dollars for information leading to his capture or death. In 2007, the reward was doubled to 50 million dollars. But so far, the Al Qaeda founder has avoided capture.