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Bin Laden's exact location is known, says 9-11 panelist
By Jim Mohr, Staff Writer, L.A. Daily News , October 21, 2004.
CLAREMONT -- The Pentagon knows exactly where Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan, it just can't get to him, John Lehman, a member of the 9-11 commission, said Thursday.
Lehman's remarks echoed those made Tuesday by Secretary of State Colin Powell, who asserted that the al-Qaida leader was alive and operating in the western part of Pakistan.
Bin Laden is living in South Waziristan in the Baluchistan Mountains of the Baluchistan region, Lehman told The San Bernardino Sun after delivering a keynote speech on terrorism at Pitzer College in Claremont.
In the exclusive interview, Lehman noted, "There is an American presence in the area, but we can't just send in troops. If we did, we could have another Vietnam, and the United States cannot afford that right now."
"We'll get (bin Laden) eventually, just not now," he said. Asked how bin Laden was surviving, Lehman said he was getting money from outside countries, such as the United Arab Emirates and high-ranking ministers inside Saudi Arabia.
Department of Defense spokeswoman Capt. Ronnie Merritt confirmed that the U.S. military believes bin Laden is in Pakistan. However, she would not comment on Lehman's remarks, except to say that he normally didn't speak about these issues, and that she was surprised he had.
Lehman, former secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, was one of the 10 members of the bipartisan commission that examined the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001
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Osama’s whereabouts known to US Reuters
CLAREMONT (CALIFORNIA), OCTOBER 22 The Pentagon knows exactly where Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan ,but is unable to get to him, John Lehman, a member of the 9/11 Commission said on Wednesday.
Commissioner John Lehman’s remarks echoed those made on Tuesday by Secretary of State Colin Powell, who asserted that bin Laden was in western Pakistan. bin Laden is living in South Waziristan in the Baluchistan region, Lehman told The San Bernardino Sun.
He added, ‘‘There is an American presence in the area, but we can’t just send in troops. If we did, we could have another Vietnam.’’
He said the region was filled with militant fundamentalists who did not recognise the legitimacy of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
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Living Comfortably?
After reviewing bin Laden's demeanor, health and the backdrop in the video, one intelligence official said bin Laden looked as if he were now living comfortably in an urban setting in Pakistan. Newsweek
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