Hunting Al-Qaeda From the Skies

Missile attacks from U.S. Predator drones in Pakistan have increased in recent months as part of an intensified campaign to cripple al-Qaeda's central command. Although U.S. officials say they have seen no sign of Osama bin Laden since late 2001, they suspect that he and other al-Qaeda leaders are hiding in Pakistan's tribal regions along the Afghan border.

SOURCE: News reports | RESEARCH BY ROBERT E. THOMASON, MAP BY GENE THORP - The Washington Post - September 10, 2008

This Story In Hunt for Bin Laden, a New Approach Article \| PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Frustrated by repeated dead ends in the search for Osama bin Laden, U.S. and Pakistani officials said they are questioning long-held assumptions about their strategy and are shifting tactics to intensify the use of the unmanned but lethal Predator drone spy plane in the moun... Transcript: Renewed Focus on Hunt for Bin Laden Interactive Graphic: Bin Laden Messages Hunting Al-Qaeda From the Skies		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: News reports \| RESEARCH BY ROBERT E. THOMASON, MAP BY GENE THORP - The Washington Post - September 10, 2008 ¬es=Missile attacks from U.S. Predator drones in Pakistan have increased in recent months as part of an intensified campaign to cripple al-Qaeda's central command. Although U.S. officials say they have seen no sign of Osama bin Laden since late 2001, they suspect that he and other al-Qaeda leaders are hiding in Pakistan's tribal regions along the Afghan border." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: News reports \| RESEARCH BY ROBERT E. THOMASON, MAP BY GENE THORP - The Washington Post - September 10, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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