03-31-2005, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by FunForOne
"Federal agents seeking bin Laden had developed a plan to have a plane fly in and attack a compound in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where the terror leader was believed to have been holed up back in 1998 ? three years before the devastating attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. But when the plan went up the chain of command for approval, it was killed by then-Attorney General Janet Reno.
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I can see why you didn't link it:
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Using a desert area outside San Antonio, Texas, similar to the terrain in Afghanistan, the Alex Station team actually practiced the short takeoff and landings that would have been necessary. A US plane would have flown in from Uzbekistan containing the commandos and would have been used to carry bin Laden back. Doctor would have analysed his physical and mental state. Next, an FBI agent would have placed him under arrest. Cloonan said that the plan may not have seemed perfect to observers. ?I suppose to some people who might listen to this, it may have even seemed harebrained or too extreme. It just was not possible. But we never thought it was not possible,? he told ABCNEWS.
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