maybe this time?

[thebin]

"By Sophia Pearson
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf
said a ``high-value'' al-Qaeda target is surrounded at the
Pakistan-Afghanistan border, Cable News Network reported.
Pakistani armed forces and militia have been involved in
fierce fighting for the last two days, CNN said. Musharraf said
armed forces have surrounded a group of al-Qaeda fighters, CNN
reported."



that's it for now on my bloomberg line. I think Musharraf is too smart to make this announcement if it doesn't mean what we think it means.

[Badger Hoya]

Or perhaps not just yet...

"WANA, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani troops believe they have surrounded al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri in an operation near the Afghan border, three senior Pakistani officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.

The officials, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity, said intelligence indicated the Egyptian-born al-Zawahri has been cornered in an operation that began Tuesday in South Waziristan involving hundreds of troops and paramilitary rangers. "

[thebin]

If you remove symbolism from the equation, Zawahiri is as big a catch as bin laden. He is known to be the planner of 9-11 and the head of operations. Many experts think he is the brains, and bin laden the orator. Let's get em though first...