This is fascinating - does Director of National Intelligence John M. McConnell hold any indirect sway over President Musharraf's decisions regarding the deals made with pro-Taleban tribal leaders?

Does ABC News want to politically bust the Pakistani government's chops?

So can we take this to mean that they do not think they got OBL and Zawahiri in the Mandaghel strike?

If true, this should not be in the news. Shame on you ABC News.

So our beloved leader is under pressure because of the treatment of our Heroes when they come home needing our help.

So all of a sudden we think we might know where OBL and his henchmen might be.

I think Karl (I didn't leak the identity of the CIA agent honest) Rove has been on the telephones again.

When OBL's head is on a platter at the Rose Garden at the White House will i believe a word of these so called leaders.

So what's the deal? Are we close to catching Osama or not?

What next?-a map showing the exact location of the CIA operatives in Pakistan? Shame on ABC..

Yeah! right! I will belive it when OBL and Ai Zawari is killed or captured. Remember ISI (Pakistani Intelligence) is the mother of Taliban and Al-Quida.

I certianly hope this pans out...Capturing one or both of them would provide a moral and psychological victory over militants everywhere, although I doubt it will stop attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, Europe or even the US again.. it looks like decenteralization has become the norm

Why on earth would you post this on the web? These people need to be found and killed. Why on earth you would do this we'll never know.

Again, How old is Osama. Its the cause ,not the leader, that motivates those against the US.Do away with 1 leader and leave the cause and another takes his place. United states out of Saudi Arabia was what was first demanded. Now its west out of the mideast.Their territory,their country,their choice.We will fight forever if we stay. Marty Young combat Vietnam veteran

The very well-documented on-line video "Loose Change" very convincingly proves that Osama Bin Laden was, and has been, very well-protected by the CIA even before 9/11. More than that, he most likely had less to do with 9/11 than our own gov't officials who set up the "terror attack" to scare people into supporting the Patriot Act and giving up many of our civil liberties. I'm sure OBL is still being protected by the CIA in return for him being Bush'es scapegoat for 9/11

Osama Bin Laden is dead!! He died of kidney failure. This is all just crap that the Bush administration puts out there to give his war on "terror" a leg to stand on. He got his hand in the pocket of the Bin Laden family pocket way to deep for him to want to catch him even if he was alive...And oh yeah, Bin Laden is alive and we know where he is so lets tell the whole world we are going to this area to get him too. This whole thing reeks of more Bush Bull!

If it's in the news, it was meant to be. ABC is just complying.

Why in the world would the media even report information such as this?? OBL and Zawahiri read the news the same as we do, and this only aids them in their run and hide tactics. I second Steve's comment of "shame on you, ABC news!"

I agree, shame on ABC news. Responsible journalism has become an oxymoron

now if i was a terrorist and i read this, i would beat feet over to pakistan and offer my help...am i the only one to see this?

For sure it would be great to get these people - but how many of our young people will to die to accomplish this goal. I don't believe the 3172+ lives lost in Iraq justify the gains of the mission. I no longer trust the motives or the decision making abilities of the Bush/Cheney White House.

Thank you for posting this information. I am sure that no one in Bin Laden's group has internet access so this is no big deal. Good job ABC.

Great.....glad we broadcast our war plans...again. "CIA sources close to the operation"...That term should never be used.