American armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword arrested on a mission to kill bin Laden
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[QUOTE=USA Today]PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — An American armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword was detained in northern Pakistan and told investigators he was on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden, a police officer said Tuesday.
The man was identified as 52-year-old Californian construction worker Gary Brooks Faulkner, said officer Mumtaz Ahmad Khan.
He was picked up in a forest in the Chitral region late on Sunday, he said.
"We initially laughed when he told us that he wanted to kill Osama bin Laden," said Khan. But he said when officers seized the pistol, the sword and night-vision equipment, "our suspicion grew."
He was questioned Tuesday by intelligence officials in Peshawar, the main northwestern city.
Faulkner told police he visited Pakistan seven times, and this was his third trip to Chitral.
Police alleged the American intended to travel to the eastern Afghan region of Nuristan, just across the border from Chitral.
The area is among several rumored hiding places for the al-Qaeda leader, who has evaded a massive U.S. effort to capture him since 2001. Bin Laden is accused of being behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, as well other terrorist acts.
Khan said Faulkner was also carrying a book containing Christian verses and teachings.
When asked why he thought he had a chance of tracing bin Laden, Faulkner replied, "God is with me, and I am confident I will be successful in killing him," said Khan.
Faulkner arrived in the Chitrali town of Bumburate on June 3 and stayed in a hotel there.
He was assigned a police guard, as is quite common for foreigners visiting remote parts of Pakistan. When he checked out without informing police, officers began hunting for him, said Khan.
U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Snelsire said the mission had received notification from Pakistani officials that an American citizen had been arrested. He said embassy officials were trying to meet the man and confirm his identity.[/QUOTE]
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:wtc:
"I must find Sarah Connor"
Badass
Hahaha you crazy yanks.
Fair play to him, he is a determined man.
How did he even sneak that shit into Pakistan?
I'm sure it didn't have anything to do with the bounty on Osama's head.
[QUOTE=Gordy H.;22631496]How did he even sneak that shit into Pakistan?[/QUOTE]
Probably purchased them when he got there.
:raise:
Hey, The guy had a sword. A mother. fuckin'. sword. Bad ass.
The US government should hand out free plane tickets and handguns for people willing to find Obama bin Laden.
Would be incredible if he was the one who found him.
[QUOTE=rathat48;22631556]Would be [B] incredible[/B] if he was the one who found him.[/QUOTE]
Yes, incredible.
Incredibly dead.
Another religious nut I see.
[QUOTE=rathat48;22631556]Would be incredible if he was the one who found him.[/QUOTE]
yeah especially considering hes in JAIL
Who says he's in Pakistan?
"Burn the Heretic. Kill the Mutant. Purge the Unclean!"
Looks like we have a possible target for consideration for Assault Marine candidacy. Pistol in one hand, big-ass sword in the other and a pack full of quotes from Holy Scripture. Only thing he was missing was the jetpack.
[QUOTE=DarkWolf2;22631690]Who says he's in Pakistan?[/QUOTE]
Who says he's not.
-snip because I'm dum-
[QUOTE=koekje4life;22631747]Who says he's not.[/QUOTE]
Why would he be in Pakistan instead of somewhere else?
[QUOTE=DarkWolf2;22631690]Who says he's in Pakistan?[/QUOTE]
Pretty much everyone. As long as he's in there the US can't go looking for him and he has relative protection from the government. Plus he knows the area. It's probably one of the better places to hide for him.
[QUOTE=Dr.Strangelove;22631534]The US government should hand out free plane tickets and handguns for people willing to find Obama bin Laden.[/QUOTE]
That's a terrible idea.
Arrested?
But this man was doing the Lord's work.
Found a picture of this guy.
[img]http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/8715/spacemarinehu0.jpg[/img]
Why stop him? Let him go and find Osama, who knows, maybe he'll find him.
Damnit, the police need to stop arresting the wrong people...
[QUOTE=DanRatherman;22633274]Damnit, the police need to stop arresting the wrong people...[/QUOTE]
This.
I quite like the idea of handing out handguns and plane tickets.
:patriot:
Heh. It's been almost ten years, and the most powerful nation in the world can't find a damn hermit in the mountains.
Although I understand accountability, killing bin Laden will change nothing.
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