Why can't the US capture Osama Bin Laden?
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George Bush invented Bin Laden. He's the enemy Americans are conditioned to hate. George Orwell understood this State-operated brainwashing - read '1984'.\n\nOsama exists, he's a nutcase extremist, but he's just a man. The Bush Administration created the legend and the very concept of Al Qaeda to focus the gullible American public on the Bush terror-war. This is not a war to wipe out Islamic terrorists. Its a war designed to secure the oil fields of the Middle East before they fall to unfriendly Islamic Governments. But to pull off this expensive, brutal stunt, Bush needed the American people on side - so he invented the bogeyman. Its worked quite well so far.\n\nThus it is unlikely he'll be captured any time soon!
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I hope discussing this doesn't land us both in Gitmo!\n\nIt is international law, not the US, that determines who is a POW.  The reason the Gitmo detainees are not POWs is because they were generally not uniformed soldiers in the armed services of some nation, which is roughly the international law definition.  They also aren't ordinary criminals, though, because they are considered part of an armed conspiracy against the US and many were captured outside of US territory.  This puts the detainees in a category that isn't really provided for in internat'l or US law, which is why neither the US Bill of Rights nor the Geneva Conventions really apply to them.  Hence, Bush's insistence that the Geneva Conventions don't apply, but that the detainees will be treated "consistently with" the GC.\n\nA legally similar category might be (oddly enough) pirates.  Piracy is a crime against international law, and internat'l law provides for "universal jurisdiction" against them.  That means that any government who catches them can try them for their crimes in practically whatever manner is provided in that government's law.  Stateless, armed combatants can be treated the same way without violating any international law.\n\nAs for boosting US leadership, in my opinion, the US gov't might have been listened to and trusted more on the Guantanamo detainees if it had not been so apparently dishonest on torture, secret surveillance of US citizens, illegal arrests outside the US ("rendition" in Bush-speak), bogus justification for war in Iraq, and so on and so on and so on.  It is hard to believe the US's claims that it treats the detainees fairly when so many other claims have turned out to be misleading.  Instead, we have a gov't that can not be trusted asking us to trust them that the detainees are being handled properly.  That doesn't do anything to boost US leadership; it undermines it.
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They don't want to because that would interfere with them being able to violate privacy laws based on the fact we r in 'a war on terror'. If they caught him, the opposing side would have an argument for ending this war on terror.\n\nAn example is recently in the news, the Bush administration has been illegally examining and illegally has access to ALL financial bank transactions. They have the entire database; although, they claim they are only looking at international transactions. BUT, the do have access to domestic transactions.\n\nThis is a violation of privacy laws here. It's not that they couldn't get this information, it is that they were required to go before a judge and get approval before invading someone's financial records.\n\nBush has defended it stating 'we r at war'. That's just one example. His administration has continually violated laws like this using the war on terror excuse.\n\nAlso, the Taliban offerred to surrender B. Laden the month before we invaded Afghanistan. Their stipulations were that he be given to a nuetral country in order to receive a fair trial and also to be recognized internationally. Bush said NO. \n\nSo, if Bush really wanted him, he had the chance right after 911. That is proof enough.
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they don't want to catch him. If they catch him who would they blame terrorist attacks on. I don't think he even had anything to do with the terrorist attacks. He is a terrible militia commander he could never of planned out the attacks of 9/11.
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why does america hate osama bin laden
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He said he did it.  Duh!  And more than that the terrorists captured that couldn't make it with the rest were linked to Bin Laden.\n\nAnd, since Bin Laden isn't an American citizen (Thank goodness!) he isn't entitled to the right layed out in the constitution.
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Red herring. This was 30 years ago and it doesn't explain why Osama hates the US now, or why Bush didn't go all out to find and kill him after he plotted the murder of thousands of Americans.
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I'll take a shot or two:\n\n1. He won't be able to funnel cash to the organization like before and they LIVE on his money. Many operations and camps would be force to shut down.\n2. It will put a dent in their morale and could cause dissention within the ranks\n3. He will not be able to communicate with them anymore and there are things that only he knows that are crucial to their plans, especially when masterminds most of their activities\n4. The organization could possibly fall into disaray from a lack of leadership or a fight over who would take over\n5. It might scare many of the terrorist into leaving the organization. It would definitely send a message that America will not stop until we bring them to justice\n6. Bin Laden may decide to cooperate (we can always hope and who knows what that evil creep will do to save himself), and tell all to save his own hide because he knows he's facing American justice, and this may cause some doubt within the organization itself. Is he going to rat us out? It could lead to many more arrest and the uncovering of many more terrorist plots and cells throughout the world.\nI hope this helps you/ =)
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yes. you will find out where osama bin laden is hiding on yahoo answers. but the united states and every other freedom loving country cant seem to find him.
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As some one once pointed out "the big difference between Bin Laden and Saddam is that we don't have Bin Laden's zip code" i.e. The USA couldn't find him, so they opted to go after some one else who they knew where to find.
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The USSR invaded Afghanistan, but never captured it as you claimed. That is because the United States assisted the Afghanis against Russia. After all, Russia was our enemy at that time in the cold war and the Afghanis had done nothing to warrant an attack. In return for our assistance, Bin Laden decided to bite the hand that fed him and turn on America in his quest to commit terrorist acts. Is it wrong to try to help someone and be a friend? Is it Americas fault that Bin Laden wanted to commit terrorist acts against us? Just goes to show that you can nothing to help these people. They are the enemy of the world. And you are a stupid jackass!
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Osama is nothing but a puppet....\n\nit is because of him that so many innocent people in afghanistan were killed due to carpet bombing...\ncarpeting bombing people who can't even find a single bread to eat..and after all that he is still safe n sound...comes on international TV channels and gives lectures..telling people what they should do and what they shouldn't...where as he can't even come out from his own hole...\n\ni being a muslim would shoot him right in the head coz of him so many people r now withouth their father and mothers and brothers and sisters......he is not doing any good to anyone.....\n\nand tell me one thing....the most wanted guy in the whole world....how does he records his own lectures and those lectures are deleieved to internaional TV channels and they don't know who brought the video....do u think thats possible?? if america was so anxious to catch him all the CIA agents would have been around AlJazeerah round the clock checking each and evertything which comes in and goes out.....\nso its just a political drama...nothing else...
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What in the hell did any of that mean? What did the USA do to Osama bin Laden except become the victim of his plots on at least three different occasions? The USA is not a "victim of its past deeds" it's simply the target of all the hate-filled wackos in the world because the USA is the ONLY country of significance economically and militarily left in the world.\n\nWhen the USSR still existed the same fringe groups that hate the USA hated the USSR just the same.\n\nWhat the USA should do is STOP giving money to the United Nations and stop giving money directly to other countries and see how well they all do without the generous assistance given to them by the American people every year.\n\nBy the way, did you notice how much assistance and money the Taliban and Al Quada gave to the Muslim victims of the hurricane in SE Asia last year - ZERO. And yet the USA was the first on the scene trying to help.
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Simple....because then Russia would look like it is in control of the problem and the west cant have RUSSIA looking like they can keep tabs on the terrorists.  After all, aren't we still looking for OSAMA? meanwhile russia has an address on every person that had something to do with the attacks.
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Because Bush turned his attention to Iraq as it was an easier target.  Plus Osama has the support of a vast network of terrorists willing to do anyhting to keep him hidden.\n\nAnd Bush is a GIANT loser whether he catches him or not.
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i think it is bush and bin-laden. not america. dont get us confused.
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Because US gives them bonuses, as you may remember they declared their nukes just a few monthes ago without any protests and there are some other bonuses that I've heard of but I can't remember now.\nBut I must add that this good US friend government was the main human source of Taleban and Bin Laden a few years ago.\nAgain I must add that when Bin Laden was friend of US an Islamic country named Iran did all its best to help anti Bin Laden groups in Afghanestan but they failed because US was supporting Bin Laden and Iranians told that these people are dangerous but who cared?\nDo you know that there are some Islamic countries that have no armies Like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,Qatar and UAE? Do you know how they protect their countries? They pay US and US protect them. Saudi Arabia Airports are always open for US military aircrafts.\nAnyways it seems you think all Muslims are natural born terrorists. \nYou are wrong.