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...members of the Taliban can see him easily. In the past, he sat on his office carpet and received visitors. However, since being elevated to the status of Amirul Momineen, or Commander of the Faithful, he sits on a raised platform. He has learned to drive his luxury Land Cruiser and is adept at handling satellite phones and walkie-talkies. Inflexible and a believer in miracles, Omar is fond of telling followers how some of his dreams of Taliban military victories have come true. He says the Almighty will save him and his people from U.S. military strikes. This...
...leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden; surely it would soon be a target of whatever retribution the Americans were planning. "It's suicide to stay here," a neighbor shouted to her as she hurried inside to pack. "Look, even the Taliban are running." A Land Cruiser roared past, kicking up dust, heading for Pakistan. That same night, Barasna, in her early 30s, donned her head-to-toe burqa, or veil, padlocked her house and headed out into the night with her husband, five children and whatever provisions they could carry...
...most dangerous places on earth: both the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and suspected Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden have houses there. "What are you waiting for?" a neighbor yelled at Barasna. "It's suicide to stay here." A turbaned Taliban commander in a Land Cruiser roared by, kicking up dust, heading for the moonlit road across the desert to Pakistan. "Look at the Taliban run," the neighbor shouted before running inside to pack his belongings. Later that night, Barasna, an energetic woman in her early 30s, donned her head-to-toe burka veil, padlocked her house and headed...
...SHIPS Cruiser, destroyers, attack submarines, frigates and support ships...
...after the arrests, Davis said, a police cruiser passed slowly by his home once every five minutes. And while taking a walk with a friend that day, he saw two cruisers parked at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Foster Street, less than half a block from his home...