Bin Laden Trail “Stone Cold”

Finding a single individual who could be hiding anywhere in the world is a difficult task. Put this individual in some of the harshest, most remote terrain on earth, among people sympathetic to his cause, and the task is more challenging. The US has stepped up efforts to hunt for Osama bin Laden, suspected hiding in Pakistan along the Afghan border, and many intelligence analysts are frustrated that US technological might has not quickly overcome the rudimentary tactics of bin Laden and his followers. Many factors foil the US attempt to capture bin Laden, according to “Washington Post” staff: “the lack of CIA access to people close to al-Qaeda's inner circle; Pakistan's unwillingness to pursue him; the reemergence of the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan; the strength of the Iraqi insurgency, which has depleted US military and intelligence resources; and the US government's own disorganization.” The capture of bin Laden won’t end terrorism in the world, but would serve as a powerful symbol about justice and the futility of terror. – YaleGlobal