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Musharraf: We Zeroed In on Osama, Then 'Lost Track'

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(Newser) – The US and Pakistan were this close to catching Osama bin Laden about 5 years ago, says former President Pervez Musharraf. "Then, suddenly, we lost track." In a question-and-answer forum following a speech in South Dakota, Musharraf said intelligence closed in on the al-Qaeda leader in a "broad location" before fizzling, notes USA Today. "I don't know whether he's dead or alive," he added. "It was a failure of Pakistan and a failure of US intelligence also."

 

A 1998 file photo of Osama bin Laden.
A 1998 file photo of Osama bin Laden.   (AP Photo)
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf gives a speech Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf gives a speech Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.   (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.   (AP Photo/ John Costello, Pool)
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DarkFrancis
Oct 3, 09 3:37 PM CDT
Mushy has been on record for years saying he think OBL is probably dead. Zardari came out a few weeks ago and he said he thought the same. Benazir Bhutto made a comment to Frost about it a few years ago. Keeping the idea of of a living OBL intact is not quite as important as it was a few years ago, but it's still a potent symbol. Reply
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DJM420
Oct 3, 09 3:52 PM CDT
GO SIOUX FALLS! i would've gone, but i was too busy commenting on newser... Reply
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I_hate_to_say
Oct 3, 09 4:43 PM CDT
Get a life....
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DJM420
Oct 3, 09 4:50 PM CDT
um, you're here too, silly...
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Liberal_Fascist
Oct 3, 09 6:38 PM CDT
My daughter is an Augie student who was an usher for the speech! Go SF! Go Augie!
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