U.S. To Resume Hunt for Terror Leader bin Laden

There’s been a significant increase in talk regarding Osama bin Ladens possible location over the past few days, leading some to speculate the al Qaeda terror leader may be on the move.The National Post reports that the United States will launch a new effort to track down bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding in the mountains along the Afghan-Pakistan border, a senior U.S. official said on Sunday.

Intelligence reports suggest the Al-Qaeda chief “is somewhere inside north Waziristan, sometimes on the Pakistani side of the border, sometimes on the Afghan side of the border,” said national security adviser James Jones.

Asked if President Barack Obama’s administration planned a fresh attempt to go after Al-Qaeda’s leader, Mr. Jones said: “I think so.”

Bin Laden was a “very important symbol of what Al-Qaeda stands for” and it was crucial to make sure he was on the run or captured, Mr. Jones, a retired Marine general, told CNN’s “State of the Union” program.

His comment that Bin Laden sometimes crossed to the Afghan side of the mountainous border contrasted with previous accounts from U.S. officials that suggested the Al-Qaeda chief was hiding in Pakistan.

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Osama bin Laden To Provide A ‘Present’ to Muslims

A website often used by al Qaeda supporters said on Thursday it would soon carry a “present” to Muslims from Osama bin Laden on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The Islamist website gave no further details, but messages by the al Qaeda leader have usually appeared within about 48 hours of being announced on the Internet.

In his latest message in June, bin Laden said U.S. President Barack Obama had planted the seeds of “revenge and hatred” toward the United States in the Muslim world.

Bin Laden’s remarks were issued just before a major speech by Obama who said he sought a “new beginning” between the United States and the Muslim world.

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