U.S. Near Seizing bin Laden, Official Says
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The United States and its allies have moved closer to capturing Osama bin Laden in the last two months, a top U.S. counterterrorism official said in a television interview broadcast Saturday...
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The U.S. would consider military force if necessary to stem al-Qaida's growing ability to use its hideout in Pakistan to launch terrorist attacks, a White House aide said Sunday.
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U.S. intelligence analysts are studying what is purported to be a new, videotaped message from al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, U.S. officials confirmed today.
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The U.S. government is unable to   confirm a French newspaper report that al Qaeda leader Osama   bin Laden is believed to have died last month in Pakistan, the   U.S. State Department said on Saturday.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The government dismissed a top American counterterrorism official&#39;s claim of progress in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, saying today that Pakistan does not have any information on the Al Qaeda leader&#39;s whereabouts.
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The top US military officer in Afghanistan said many suspected militants held at American bases could be freed in the new year in a bid to persuade the Taliban to surrender, a report said.
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Pakistan Tuesday dismissed a claim by a US counter-terrorism official that the United States and its allies were closing in on the world&#39;s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday rejected as &quot;politicking&quot; a US official&#39;s weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured.
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Osama bin Laden is "virtually impotent" and does not appear to be triggering a new attack against the United States despite the release of a videotape with his first message in a year, President Bush's homeland security adviser said Sunday.
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US intelligence officials have concluded a new audiotape said to be of Osama bin Laden is probably genuine. A technical analysis showed the voice on the tape was likely to be that of the al-Qaeda leader, an official said.
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Pakistan rejected a US official&#39;s weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured as &quot;politicking&quot;. &quot;He can say this, but we have no sound information.
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A key al-Qaida operative who was arrested last month is giving valuable insight about Osama bin Laden's terror network, officials have told The Associated Press, but investigators are still trying to learn whether the so-called "tiny Tanzanian" was on the rise or losing influence when he was nabbed.
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TOLEDO, Ohio  - The United States will make no  immediate change in its terrorism alert level following the  airing of a new video tape of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden,  a White House official said on Friday.
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FORT WORTH, Feb. 23 -- The Army's highest-ranking officer said Friday that he was unsure whether the U.S. military would capture or kill Osama bin Laden, adding, "I don't know that it's all that important, frankly."
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A day after the release of an audio tape, purportedly from Osama bin Laden, a CIA official indicates the voice is likely that of the world&#39;s most wanted terrorist.
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The United States and its allies have  put Osama bin Laden on the defensive, increasing chances of his  capture soon, a U.S. counter-terrorism official said in remarks  published in Pakistani media on Sunday.
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Senior U.S. officials, concerned over intelligence reports that al Qaeda and the Taliban are more intent on destabilizing Pakistan, are considering expanding the authority of the CIA and the military to conduct far more aggressive covert operations there, the New York Times said on Sunday.