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Article: Could bin Laden run for it? U.S. intelligence believes he has remained in Afghanistan, but fears he may flee to Caucasus or Africa
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 17, 2001
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WASHINGTON--Osama bin Laden uses misdirection, look-alike decoys
and fake caravans to foil pursuit. He is thought to have moved around
Afghanistan hidden in an ambulance.
U.S. intelligence officials believe bin Laden has remained in
Taliban-controlled areas of Afghani-stan since Sept. 11, the day
hijackers allegedly sent by bin Laden attacked the United States.
The officials are worried now, however, that bin Laden may be
planning to leave for Chechnya, Somalia or Sudan--all war-torn,
relatively lawless areas like Af-ghanistan where he can again hide.
His mobility is both a defense and a vulnerability, said Sen.
Richard Shelby, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
"If he's ...