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Osama bin Laden in Tibet

Osama bin Laden is dead. The news first came from sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan almost six months ago: the fugitive died in December [2001] and was buried in the mountains of southeast Afghanistan. Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, echoed the...

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28 May 08 visit Osama hiding in K2?  »  YouTube video5/27/2008 1:45:07 PM Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is hiding in the "rooftop of the world", the Karakoram section of the Himalayan range along Pakistan's borders with Afghanistan and China, a media report has claimed. The Central Investigation Agency...
28 Jan 09 visit Bin Laden in Beijing  »  YouTube videoI found Osama bin Laden! He's fallen so far... working as a carnie selling rubber masks and animal-themed hats at the Ditan Park Temple Fair in Beijing. Also spotted: a mask of George W. Bush, and a huge inflatable piece of poop. What else can you spot?
21 Sep 07 visit Khartoum  »  YouTube videoIntelligent action epic about "Chinese" Gordon and the siege of Khartoum by the followers of the Mahdi (a kind of 19th century Osama Bin Laden). The music is by Frank Cordell. If you don't already know, try to guess who plays the Mahdi before you look...
28 Jan 09 visit Osama bin Laden spotted in Beijing  »  Shanghaiist Michael Manning of The Opposite End of China finds Osama bin Laden hawking face masks at a Chinese New Year fair at Ditan Park Temple yesterday.
31 Oct 08 visit China: Open for Osama’s Business  »  Biz Cult Osama bin Laden has been pursued doggedly in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and well – that’s just about it. He won’t come out of hiding from impenetrable tribal areas for obvious reasons – the U.S. is hell bent on killing him. It’s not difficult to w...
30 Nov 07 visit Chinese president congratulates Musharraf on re-election  »  People's Daily Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday sent a message to Pervez Musharraf, congratulating him on his re-election as Pakistan's president. In the message, Hu said that China and Pakistan have always respected, understood, trusted and s ...

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