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February 24, 2006

Is Bin Laden in China?

These guys seem to think so:

According to an anonymous Vice source (yes, we have sources, just like “real” journalists) with ties inside the Pakistani ISI (it’s their CIA), Osama Bin Laden has been tracked to a mountain hideaway in the Taxkorgan Tajik region of China’s predominantly Muslim Xinjiang area and has been under US, British, and Pakistani secret-service surveillance since mid-September of last year. The source also reports that top US officials have been trying to open a dialogue with the Chinese government since positively identifying Bin Laden sometime in the middle of last September, but to no avail.

The Chinese government has refused to talk to the Americans about the report, but recently moved troops into the area for what it describes as “antiterrorist training activities.” In an effort to monitor these troop movements without escalating the tension between the Chinese and Americans, the Pakistani government, under the direction of US Special Forces, has also moved troops close to the border area in the past several weeks.

I don't know how much cred these guys really have. The peeps at the Mediabistro blog seem to think they've got some chops..so take that into consideration.

I did try Google Searching US troop activity or exercises in the area...and didn't come up with anything later than 2004, but that doesn't mean much. Its not as if the US military is announcing its movements. But I was hoping to get an Asian news story with a possible link. No dice.

Posted by Carla at February 24, 2006 05:39 PM