CIA Chief Says He Has Idea Where Bin Laden Is
The director of the CIA says he has an “excellent idea” where Osama bin Laden is hiding, but that the United States’ respect for sovereign nations makes it more difficult to capture the Al Qaeda chief.
In an interview with Time magazine, Porter J. Goss was asked about the progress of the hunt for Bin Laden.
“When you go to the question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states you’re dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play,” Goss said. “We have to find a way to work in a conventional world in unconventional ways.”
Asked whether that meant he knew where Bin Laden was, Goss responded: “I have an excellent idea where he is. What’s the next question?”
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