06-15-2010, 06:08
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American On Mission To Kill bin Laden Arrested
Gawd! 
And so it goes...
Richard 
American On Mission To Kill bin Laden Arrested
AP, 15 June 2010
An American armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword was detained in northern Pakistan and told investigators he was on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden, a police officer said Tuesday.
The man was identified as 52-year-old Californian construction worker Gary Brooks Faulkner, said officer Mumtaz Ahmad Khan.
He was picked up in a forest in the Chitral region late on Sunday, he said.
"We initially laughed when he told us that he wanted to kill Osama bin Laden," said Khan. But he said when officers seized the pistol, the sword and night-vision equipment, "our suspicion grew."
He was questioned Tuesday by intelligence officials in Peshawar, the main northwestern city.
Faulkner told police he visited Pakistan seven times, and this was his third trip to Chitral.
Police alleged the American intended to travel to the eastern Afghan region of Nuristan, just across the border from Chitral.
The area is among several rumored hiding places for the al-Qaida leader, who has evaded a massive U.S. effort to capture him since 2001. Bin Laden is accused of being behind the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, as well other terrorist acts.
Khan said Faulkner was also carrying a book containing Christian verses and teachings.
When asked why he thought he had a chance of tracing bin Laden, Faulkner replied, "God is with me, and I am confident I will be successful in killing him," said Khan.
Faulkner arrived in the Chitrali town of Bumburate on June 3 and stayed in a hotel there.
He was assigned a police guard, as is quite common for foreigners visiting remote parts of Pakistan. When he checked out without informing police, officers began hunting for him, said Khan.
U.S. Embassy spokesman Richard Snelsire said the mission had received notification from Pakistani officials that an American citizen had been arrested. He said embassy officials were trying to meet the man and confirm his identity.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100615/...n_laden_hunter
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06-15-2010, 07:09
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Double posted
You beat me to it Rich. I actually double posted over to the Middle East forum.
I get a hilarious visual when I think about how the arrest went down.
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06-15-2010, 07:15
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I am really impressed that he actually made it from the bar to the airport after the night of drinking that spawned the plan.
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06-15-2010, 07:44
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I'm just suprised that Dog the Bounty Hunter hasn't shown up over there with his pepper spray and paintball guns.
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06-15-2010, 08:57
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The guy must be related to moron and useless idiot, Jonathan (jack) Keith Idema.
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06-15-2010, 10:00
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This guy is right. God WAS with him. Had he not been arrested, that sword of his would have set his empty head free. I wonder if he had business cards explaining his Rogue Assassin status.
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06-15-2010, 10:59
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Most likely watched to many Steven Segal movies and didn't use the correct type of coathanger to make the antenna on his aluminum foil hat
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06-24-2010, 08:59
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I wonder why there are so many nutz in Colorado?
'Course I used to wonder why there were so many nutz in Florida when I lived there. 
This goober is loving the attention.
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Quote:
Gary Faulkner , the American who was detained in Pakistan while on a one-man mission to kill Osama bin Laden , is resting back home in Colorado today but told ABC News he plans to return to Pakistan and continue the hunt for the world's most wanted man.
Gary Faulkner returns to the U.S. after detainment in Pakistan.
On his way home, an obviously exhausted Faulkner said he is undaunted by critics who maintain that a civilian with no formal training attempting to track down the elusive al Qaeda leader was mission impossible.
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"It's not like people think it is I woke up one day and said, 'I've got nothing better to do with my life, why not this?'" he said. "People who think it's unrealistic never get off their couch and [stay] in front of the TV set and the movies and do something with their life."
The 51-year-old was arrested June 13 while attempting to cross into Afghanistan from the mountainous region of northern Pakistan. He was armed with a pistol, sword, night-vision goggles, a map, and was reportedly carrying Christian literature.
When he was arrested, Faulkner told police he was intent on avenging the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks by killing Osama bin Laden.
Faulkner told ABC News he left the 40-inch sword in Pakistan because he said he might need it again after he rests and receives medical treatment for an ailing kidney. For him, killing bin Laden is a "personal endeavor."
"Right now, I'm out of wind," he said. "I need dialysis and some rest. Thank you and for all those who had something negative to say -- sucks to be you." continued
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06-24-2010, 10:21
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06-24-2010, 11:16
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Originally Posted by jw74
This guy is right. God WAS with him. Had he not been arrested, that sword of his would have set his empty head free. I wonder if he had business cards explaining his Rogue Assassin status.
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JW,Your absolutely right,this guy would of had that 40 inch sword first stuck up his ass and then used to chop his head off............ He was damn lucky they stopped him.................  What a dumb f#*k!!!! ............... 
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06-24-2010, 16:30
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Originally Posted by dr. mabuse
Why did I imagine hearing the song " Turkey in the Straw " on a kazoo and mouth harp when I saw a pix of Gary Faulkner.
Perhaps he is a member of the "Our Lady of the Immaculate Persecution Church"
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He's definitely Double Nought Spy material.
Which is probably his IQ range.
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06-24-2010, 17:04
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I saw the guy on the news this morning. I figured it was 'Dalton Fury' in a clever disguise. 
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06-24-2010, 18:14
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How did Dale Peterson get to Afghanistan?
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06-24-2010, 20:03
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I wonder why there are so many nutz in Colorado?
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I wonder that too. I speculate that it may be related to CU Boulder is some way.
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06-24-2010, 22:18
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Originally Posted by Utah Bob
He's definitely Double Nought Spy material.
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LOL, very bazaar man!!!
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