-Caveat Lector- --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Barry Stoller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
AP. 16 December 2001. Al - Qaida Surrender Raises Suspicions. TORA BORA -- Besieged al-Qaida fighters offered again Saturday to surrender as a new report surfaced that Osama bin Laden could be in the region. Opposition commanders feared the offer was just another ploy, and U.S. bombers kept up a relentless attack from the air. American forces heard bin Laden talking on short-range radio this past week in the Tora Bora area of eastern Afghanistan, a U.S. official in Washington said, lending credence to reports the al-Qaida leader was cornered there along with his troops. Afghan commanders said they knew nothing of the radio transmission. "The Pentagon has their way of knowing things. I have no new information on Osama," said commander Atiqullah Rachan. Tribal commanders, meanwhile, said they feared being duped by a new surrender offer from the predominantly foreign fighters of bin Laden's terrorist bands in the Tora Bora area, the last major pocket of al- Qaida resistance in Afghanistan. Two earlier surrender negotiations proved pointless and gave al-Qaida vital time to regroup or flee the region. "Don't give them time! They're taking advantage of time," an eastern alliance commander could be heard saying over two-way radio. >From the air, there was no cease-fire as U.S. planes pummeled the region, particularly the area around a heavily guarded cave where tribal commanders think bin Laden may be hiding. Even as eastern alliance fighters streamed out of the mountains to pray on Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, B-52s dropped incendiary bombs in the surrounding forest Sunday. The bombardment continued an extremely heavy air attack over the previous two days in which 450 bombs were dropped in support of opposition fighters. --- End forwarded message --- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
