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heisst vermutlich, sie werden ihn vor den Wahlen nicht mehr"finden",
ähnlich wie sie von Saddam nichts mehr wissen willen ; der könnte sich ja verplappern.


"QUESTION: 'Mr. President, in your speeches now you rarely talk or mention Osama bin Laden. Why is that? Also, can you tell the American people if you have any more information, if you know if he is dead or alive? Final part - deep in your heart, don't you truly believe that until you find out if he is dead or alive, you won't really eliminate the threat of - '

"THE PRESIDENT: 'Deep in my heart I know the man is on the run, if he's alive at all. Who knows if he's hiding in some cave or not; we haven't heard from him in a long time. And the idea of focusing on one person is - really indicates to me people don't understand the scope of the mission.'"

Downplaying the significance of a man who plotted the murder of 3,000 Americans, Bush averred that"terror is bigger than one person," claimed that OBL is"a person who's now been marginalized," boasted that the Al Qaeda leader"has met his match," and continued:

"'So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. I'm more worried about making sure that our soldiers are well-supplied; that the strategy is clear; that the coalition is strong; that when we find enemy bunched up like we did in Shahikot Mountains, that the military has all the support it needs to go in and do the job, which they did….'

" QUESTION 'But don't you believe that the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead or alive?'

"THE PRESIDENT: 'Well, as I say, we haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I - I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him.'"