Would-be bin Laden assassin held in Pakistan

[PakSher]

Lone tourists as undercover agents need to caught and punished, so it is not repeated again. He should be put in the loonee for a while.

 

[brahmastra]

Is that S-2 or Solomon?

Must be that creature you mentioned 2nd.

why personal attack?

 

[Ghareeb_Da_Baal]

why personal attack?

 

[brahmastra]

sorry,couldn't resist.

 

[MastanKhan]

Hi,

Don't laugh at him people---brave men and brave warriors need to be respected. At least understand the courage of the man----all alone---with minimal equipment----but the heart of a lion---.

At least he had bigger balz than thse american special forces who let obl slip through the tora bora.

 

[All-Green]

Call him crazy but the man seems quite brave and motivated to kill someone all the world hates.
I especially like the sword...going medieval on Osama's a**

@MK,
He may have a heart of a lion but roaming in a foreign country with a weapon will not make it easy for the local agencies to give him benefit of doubt.
A new headache for Pakistan and USA.

 

[Mujahid]

Pakistan to psych test bin Laden hunter

PESHAWAR: Pakistani agents plan to conduct psychological tests on an American construction worker arrested on suspicion of wanting to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden, an investigator said Wednesday.

Gary Brooks Faulkner was detained Monday in the remote mountains of Chitral, once a rumoured hiding place of bin Laden, near Afghanistan's Nuristan province, armed with a pistol, dagger, sword and night-vision equipment.

He was taken to Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, where he is being interrogated by intelligence agents and investigators, officials said.

“They are asking him a lot of things, especially about the sword and dagger that look like ceremonial weapons. He said he wanted to kill Osama but killing Osama with a sword and dagger is not child's play,” one investigator told AFP.

“Carrying a pistol and such a long sword is definitely a crime but we need alot more clarifications.

“We will also try to examine him with a doctor to see whether he has any past psychological history or problems,” the official told AFP.

Police officer Mumtaz Ahmad Khan said the 50-year-old American from California, who has long hair and a beard, was sane but “frustrated”.

“Investigators in Peshawar are trying to read his mind and get answers to their questions,” Khan told AFP.

“He is already a blood pressure and kidney patient, and he needs a doctor,” said Khan when asked whether Faulkner needed a psychologist.

But Faulkner's brother told CNN that the would-be hitman - whom the US press quickly dubbed “the American Ninja” - was “not crazy”.

Scott Faulkner said his sibling was motivated by patriotism and a belief in God rather than the prospect of the 25-million-dollar bounty for bin Laden, the world's most wanted man.

“He's like a bulldog and when he got this idea to go after Osama he's not going to let it go,” Scott Faulkner said.

He said his brother, an independent contractor, was angered by the September 11, 2001 attacks and “taunts” by bin Laden against Christianity.

Police in Pakistan said Faulkner arrived as a tourist in Chitral on June 3, checked into a hotel, was given the customary security escort, then vanished.

The US embassy in Islamabad said American consular officials were working with the Pakistani authorities to gain consular access to the man. – AFP

DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Pakistan to psych test bin Laden hunter

 

[Icarus]

They should have let him go, he wasn't harming anyone innocent, if he had succeeded(However unlikely that may be) what would have been the consequence ?
We would have just had one less extremist to worry about.

MOD EDIT: words

 

[ajpirzada]

 

[M8R]

They should have let him go, he wasn't harming anyone innocent, if he had succeeded(However unlikely that may be) what would have been the consequence ?
We would have just had one less gutless son of a Bit** to worry about.

Are you crazy - IF he had ventured into Waziristan or something like that and then captured beheaded video released - How embarrassing would that be for Pakistan? and don't expect a fool to capture OBL how old are you?

 

[PracticalGuy]

self delete

 

[PracticalGuy]

Are you crazy - IF he had ventured into Waziristan or something like that and then captured beheaded video released - How embarrassing would that be for Pakistan? and don't expect a fool to capture OBL how old are you?

rightly said..

 

[Icarus]

Are you crazy - IF he had ventured into Waziristan or something like that and then captured beheaded video released - How embarrassing would that be for Pakistan? and don't expect a fool to capture OBL how old are you?

I was merely joking, slight sarcasm on my part, if you note in my original post, I also wrote "However unlikely that may be". I apologize for the misconception.
P.S: I'll give you a little hint, I'm old enough to have seen action in Bajaur.......

 

[pak-marine]

pocessing unlicensed weapons and drugs this man should be tried and punished acording to Pakistani laws .

 

[AgNoStiC MuSliM]

“Carrying a pistol and such a long sword is definitely a crime but we need alot more clarifications.

I wish our law enforcement agencies acted with such alacrity in all cases of 'publicly displayed weapons' (where display is illegal of course).

On a side note, hope we don't have a rush of crusading Westerners making a beeline for FATA, inspired by this guy.