Awesome: American arrested in Pakistan for hunting Bin Laden
posted at 9:37 pm on June 15, 2010 by Allahpundit
The feelgood story of the day, and I mean that sincerely. There’s something a bit “off” about a dude who thinks he’s going to bust into Camp Osama and take out the big fish ninja-style, but hey, he’s trying. Almost 10 years later, in failing health, he still feels the pain acutely enough to risk beheading in the name of exacting justice. And not for the first time, either: As you’ll see from the interview with his brother, this ain’t his first rodeo in Bin Laden’s backyard.
His brother’s not kidding either about Faulkner having done his homework on Osama’s whereabouts. Dexter Filkins, one of the NYT’s top Middle East correspondents, took to their blog today to say that Chitral, where Faulkner was arrested, is indeed at the top of the list for U.S. intelligence of possible Bin Laden hideouts. (The Counterterrorism Blog counters that that might have been true a year ago but likely isn’t true anymore, now that the Pakistani army has established a presence in the area.) Either way, be sure to read the Journal’s profile of the man of the moment, especially the character sketch near the end. It’s downright touching. Exit quotation: “‘Who says, ‘Why do I rob banks? Because that’s where the money is,’ Dr. Faulkner asked. He said his brother went to Pakistan because ‘that’s where Osama is.’”
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Awesome. I was thinking about doing that too.
Narutoboy on June 15, 2010 at 9:39 PM
I thought Jerry Garcia died.
Dire Straits on June 15, 2010 at 9:40 PM
Certainly showing more initiative than Barack Obama and the Oil Spill. Just go over them and cut his goddamned head off already. And go with God.
GTR640 on June 15, 2010 at 9:41 PM
How long before he’s transferred to Gitmo?
platypus on June 15, 2010 at 9:41 PM
How many metrosexuals from Frisco or NYC would take this venture?
Ya.
Sushi and lattes anyone?
Holla!
artist on June 15, 2010 at 9:42 PM
I’ve been in Afghanistan several times and truly believe that gritty, gutsy and hard-as-nails dudes like this are likely going to be the ones that eventually turn over the last rock that this snake UBL is lying under. Ain’t nothing wrong with that one bit….I hope there’s more out there.
good for him, sorry he got nabbed.
ted c on June 15, 2010 at 9:42 PM
I’m so sorry that I don’t pay for the privilege to listen to Shepard Smith condescend, insult, and berate people who do things that require balls.
MadisonConservative on June 15, 2010 at 9:44 PM
He wasn’t packing very much. I recall hearing a handgun and a sword??
blatantblue on June 15, 2010 at 9:45 PM
Too bad Usama is already dead.
SouthernGent on June 15, 2010 at 9:45 PM
There are still some Dirty Harry types in the Country.
God bless them.
portlandon on June 15, 2010 at 9:45 PM
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Where there is one, there are many more.
james23 on June 15, 2010 at 9:45 PM
The movie deal is already done. Chuck Norris to star.
Emperor Norton on June 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM
That is awesome. Too bad Osama is living in a luxury apartment in Tehran.
peski on June 15, 2010 at 9:46 PM
Chuck Norris had the same idea.
Cicero43 on June 15, 2010 at 9:47 PM
This man has balls John Wayne would have been proud of.
madmonkphotog on June 15, 2010 at 9:47 PM
Give this man a reality TV show and a map to the stars’ homes.
Cicero43 on June 15, 2010 at 9:48 PM
6 years ago I spotted him in a restaurant eating chicken and waffles. I wanted to call the police but I was enjoying my food too much.
Narutoboy on June 15, 2010 at 9:48 PM
According to the brother, a sword is a common weapon over there. He also would have difficulty acquiring long guns or automatic weaponry unless he managed to make his way into some of the weapons markets over there, which are usually off limits to all but mujaheddin and their brethren.
MadisonConservative on June 15, 2010 at 9:48 PM
Shep should be working for MSNBC.
novaculus on June 15, 2010 at 9:49 PM
Onward Christian soldier.
logis on June 15, 2010 at 9:49 PM
This man is a hero.
GardenGnome on June 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM
I think hassish has sometyhing to do with this story . It’s why they call it shit .
borntoraisehogs on June 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Shep sounds like an idiot- to not think that there are not other men from our country trying to do the same thing is just insane.
CWforFreedom on June 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM
Soooooo, I guess this means he won’t be touring with the Doobie Brothers this summer?
YYZ on June 15, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Good for him.
Godspeed, Gary.
tru2tx on June 15, 2010 at 9:52 PM
God bless ya Gary.
Hog Wild on June 15, 2010 at 9:54 PM
That’s the American spirit. If the government won’t do the job…the American people will!!
katy on June 15, 2010 at 9:55 PM
Small world. I know Dr. Faulkner and we go to the same church here in Fort Morgan, CO.
Some one needs to bust this guy out of custody over there so he can finish the job.
CG - Colorado on June 15, 2010 at 9:56 PM
BAD.ASS
rickyricardo on June 15, 2010 at 9:56 PM
Who can condemn him?
Here is another piece of candy. Muslim wings are clipped and the whining tears are ceaseless.
BL@KBIRD on June 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Obama has created 1 job,but,it was moved to Puck E Ston!!
canopfor on June 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Grateful Kick-Ass
Philly on June 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
I seem to recall Obama saying that getting UBL would be his TOP priority and not some foolish war in Iraq…. he’d use the full might and power of the United States to do it.
Must be like everything else he said because I think this is the first I’ve heard of bin Ladin since bin Obama was elected.
CapedConservative on June 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
American HERO.
Have been wondering when the surfs would start taking things into their own hands.
EZnSF on June 15, 2010 at 9:58 PM
I appreciate the guy’s enthusiasm and all but haven’t we had SOG units looking for OBL for over 9 years? Guys with cool sniper rifles n’ stuff? Doesn’t OBL have something like 30 bodyguards near him at all times?
He gets an A+ for effort but it’s not like he even had a remote chance of getting to his target.
manofaiki on June 15, 2010 at 9:59 PM
Who can condemn him?
Here is another piece of candy. Muslim wings are clipped and the whining tears are ceaseless.
BL@KBIRD on June 15, 2010 at 9:57 PM
Bl@KBIRD: The tide is turning,reality is seeping back into
America!!:)
canopfor on June 15, 2010 at 10:00 PM
He brought a sword because it’s the smart thing to do if you’re in a place where you might run out of ammo and/or need a cutting tool. Very practical. Also, you’ll need a sword if you are intending to cut off some one’s head. Bet he meant to bring the head home, too. Booyah!
GTR640 on June 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Arizona starts enforcing federal immigration law and private citizens take on national security responsibilities. The president golfs.
Hell of a job you’re doing with the executive branch of the federal government, Barry!
Cicero43 on June 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
What was he arrested for? He had a visa. Is looking for Osama illegal??
MikeknaJ on June 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
I don’t support this sort of thing. It’s dangerous.
Spec ops, CIA and others have been looking for this tall fck for years. Let them.
This guy is lucky he didn’t end up dead.
blatantblue on June 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
He was arrested because he failed to disarm himself by following Obowma’s “Rules of Engagement”…
… and actually had a shot at killing that son of a bit%h!
Seven Percent Solution on June 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM
Jerry Bear never died, man.
He just got reincarnated as the spirit of a terrorist hunter-killer.
“Dug for him a shallow grave and lay his body down.”
Listen to your Dead for the answer :-)
Good Lt on June 15, 2010 at 10:02 PM
Well,hes doing the job,that Obama refuses to order!!
canopfor on June 15, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Too bad Usama is already dead.
SouthernGent on June 15, 2010 at 9:45 PM
DEATHERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
cableguy615 on June 15, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Kick ass!
Little Boomer on June 15, 2010 at 10:04 PM
Heh.
Takin’ It To The Streets (of Pakistan).
notropis on June 15, 2010 at 10:06 PM
Yep, and we have these things called, like, rules of engagement. We have actual situations where soldiers or operatives have HVTs have line of sight, and can take them out in a heartbeat…but their COs have to call and obtain permission to terminate. We could have taken OBL during Clinton’s administration under those very circumstances…but vacillation on the part of the bureaucrats lost us our opportunity.
MadisonConservative on June 15, 2010 at 10:08 PM
Wow! Tommy Chong’s hunting terrorist leaders?
thekingtut on June 15, 2010 at 10:09 PM
This hero is living my dream. The American spirit! Let’s DO IT!!
PaCadle on June 15, 2010 at 10:09 PM
God bless him and grant him good success.
paul1149 on June 15, 2010 at 10:22 PM
And how many incestuous redneck yahoo’s would? Oh, just the one.
ernesto on June 15, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Talk about rockin’ the dream…
Republican Yogi on June 15, 2010 at 10:27 PM
There goes that “trust the state” conservative duality again. If the violent arm of government is best let completely loose, why is it that in every other circumstance the state is simply not to be trusted? Would you suggest dumping our RoE entirely…just let the guys with the guns do their job, right? Why not afford the DEA or IRS the same latitude?
ernesto on June 15, 2010 at 10:28 PM
Awwwww damn!
“This close” to what would have been the most awesomest story in years!
12thMonkey on June 15, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Exactly.
TXUS on June 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM
George W. should grow a beard and join him.
profitsbeard on June 15, 2010 at 10:32 PM
But then those folks get their intel and orders from those in higher authority who are…….sensitive to Islam.
Ernesto, this guy isn’t from New york and it takes place far away from New york. Nothing to concern yourself with here.
BL@KBIRD on June 15, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Shep thinks because he stood in the rain and screamed about Boooooosh! that he has some sort of qualification to act like Gary is nuts. Shep is the typical limousine liberal, he FEELS the pain, but has no understanding.
csdeven on June 15, 2010 at 10:45 PM
I wonder about the latest reports of OBL being in Iran. God Bless this gentleman on his journey and I hope he succeeds.
Cindy Munford on June 15, 2010 at 10:45 PM
It’s like Eco Tourism, for the gene pool.
Kenosha Kid on June 15, 2010 at 10:47 PM
I thought Mack Bolan would be thinner…..
TBinSTL on June 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM
Right f#$%^&g on!
Saltysam on June 15, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Too bad UBL doesn’t travel around in an open air motorcade. Too bad Waziristan doesn’t have a school book depository building.
Buck Turgidson on June 15, 2010 at 10:52 PM
If he had succeeded, he would have ended up dead. I’m sure he was aware of his survival probability, besides…we all end up dead.
Saltysam on June 15, 2010 at 10:57 PM
FIFY
smellthecoffee on June 15, 2010 at 10:58 PM
But he’s over there because he’s internalized an attack on New York. Thus, here I am :D
ernesto on June 15, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Every enterprise has its risks.
This is what we should do with every gang banger over eighteen, 240 rounds, a box of MREs and a pack of photo playing cards, get the big guy, pick up 25 mil.
What’s the worst…you know the rest.
Speakup on June 15, 2010 at 10:59 PM
Why does the Federal government put a $25 million bounty on his head if they won’t let us hunt him?
What gives?
It doesn’t matter, though, becuase Osama sleeps with the fishes since being sent to his 72 virgins after the December 2001 Tora Bora bombing campaign.
molonlabe28 on June 15, 2010 at 11:27 PM
Why are new yorkers so insufferably stupid? How do you equate a restrictive ROE with IRS and DEA agents who cannot be bothered with following the rule of law or the Constitution? Why are liberals too shortsighted and narrow minded to see anything other than their pathetic little pigeon holes?
jdkchem on June 15, 2010 at 11:27 PM
So is bathing. Do you not support that as well?
Why are liberals such wussies?
jdkchem on June 15, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Now that gentleman is a bad ass MoFo.
True American patriot, heroic.
I have only fantasized about doing that.
TheSitRep on June 15, 2010 at 11:31 PM
The American fighting spirit lives!!
c3ichief on June 15, 2010 at 11:45 PM
This guy has, by his action, has silouetted the words “Shame and Failure” and underneath these words are the words republican and demorat party. A man in poor health with a 40″ sword getting that close to Bin Laden. Shame on our cowardly, inept, bungling government.
Is there a legal fund being set up for this guy? Anyone know? Darvin Dowdy
Darvin Dowdy on June 15, 2010 at 11:46 PM
Hero
tommylotto on June 15, 2010 at 11:47 PM
oh please, you dumbass
its not about being a wussy
good luck penetrating UBL’s inner circle with a sword and handgun. language skills? i dont recall him having any.
be all gung ho, and accuse people like me of being liberals.
i think ill support being smart, and letting the language-skilled, weapons trained, physically elite, and war-trained professionals take care of hunting HVTs.
fcks like you make me so sick
blatantblue on June 15, 2010 at 11:49 PM
rah rah rah
go git em right?
blatantblue on June 15, 2010 at 11:51 PM
American arrested in Pakistan for hunting Bin Laden
He should have waited a couple more days – bin Laden season doesn’t open ’til Friday.
Mr Purple on June 15, 2010 at 11:51 PM
good luck navigating the mountainous waziristan area.
does he speak urdu? any arabic? maybe some persian? those language are in that area.
any pashtun?
a handgun? a sword?
i mean SERIOUSLY. and im a liberal wussy for thinking this is a DUMB thing to do?
please.
blatantblue on June 15, 2010 at 11:52 PM
i dont doubt the guy’s intentions
but just not a worthwhile endeavor, IMO.
blatantblue on June 15, 2010 at 11:54 PM
I have fantasized about doing something like this since my best friend’s father on September 12th 2001, described in vivid horrible detail how he watched from his office window at the Department of Energy while American 77 impacted on the Pentagon.
Unfortunately both my friend and I are medically disqualified from military service, or else I guarantee you we would both be trying our damndest to get into the military to KILL THAT SOB!
SgtSVJones on June 15, 2010 at 11:59 PM
this comment is just so FREAKING pathetic.
i really can’t believe what i’m reading.
if someone on the news told me a guy with proper weaponry, connections, language skills and on the ground experience with combat, infiltration, and all that was caught trying to kill bin laden, and he was ex-mil or intel, yea, i’d be say
“good for him”
but you know what? i don’t support amateurs going into situations like that. it’s ill conceived, plain and simple.
blatantblue on June 16, 2010 at 12:10 AM
Sorry, but I’m not going to start doing cartwheels over this. It’s nice, but he was untrained and unable. Furthermore, with his capture, he’s almost sure to become some kind of Christian mercenary, or something. Maybe he’ll be a ‘new Crusader’. This isn’t going to help matters. Send him back to the US, and give him a kidney transplant, already, before ObamaCare kicks in.
Virus-X on June 16, 2010 at 12:17 AM
it’s the “rah rah rah” syndrome
blatantblue on June 16, 2010 at 12:21 AM
To take the reverse view:
If I was a jihadist who wanted “Death to America” I would want blah blah blah, not 19 guys with box cutters and rudimentary flying skills…
This dude decided he wanted to kill Bin laden, and he wasn’t gonna wait for our government to continue to fail to do so. I say, good on him. I’d love it if he was successful, but it seems he’s completely aware of what could happen to him, and has made peace with that. I only wish my balls were nearly as big as his.
Aquateen Hungerforce on June 16, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Kiss my dick, suckface.
Aquateen Hungerforce on June 16, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Git ‘er done, Boy. Git ‘er done.
BacaDog on June 16, 2010 at 12:38 AM
You’re being quite the douche about this, bud.
MadisonConservative on June 16, 2010 at 12:41 AM
Dude looks like Steven den Beste.
NahnCee on June 16, 2010 at 12:56 AM
I started to say it seems good for private Americans to engage in counter-terrorism, but “counter-terrorism” is an ambiguous expression, isn’t it?
Kralizec on June 16, 2010 at 1:20 AM
No matter the outcome Americans can be proud of this American.
DaMav on June 16, 2010 at 1:24 AM
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15301373
fastestslug on June 16, 2010 at 1:29 AM
I love this guy. Damn, I wish I could give him Adam Gadahn’s kidney.
Boxy_Brown on June 16, 2010 at 1:46 AM
[blatantblue on June 16, 2010 at 12:21 AM]
Now I know how to set off blue, call him a liberal. Haha.
Maybe this dude was just out hunting cougars, and the batteries in his GPS went out, and all of a sudden, he is like: WTH? Am I in Pokeestahn? Hey… I know who lives in Pokeeston!
bitsy on June 16, 2010 at 2:30 AM
I hear ya, it’s because Shep doesn’t have balls…
Liberty or Death on June 16, 2010 at 3:41 AM
Me thinks artist has struck a nerve in ernesto…what’s wrong ernesto, did artist describe you to a tee?
Liberty or Death on June 16, 2010 at 3:57 AM
For your information he’s not the only one that “internalized the attack” I myself did too just like MOST other Americans but like the typical liberal pacifist you are you attempt to downplay what occurred on 9-11 as if it was something that only happened to NY when the truth of the matter is (and always has been) that 9-11 was an attack on ALL OF AMERICA and not just and attack on its people but an attack against our very way of life, our freedom, our liberty, our nation!
The attack that occurred on 9-11 and those that perpetrated it (fascist Islam) isn’t some simple police action that can be dealt with and resolved by regular law enforcement, IT’S A WAR and the sooner you and the rest of you liberal ostrich’s come to terms with that fact the sooner we as a nation can come together to do what needs to be done and that is to defeat fascist Islam before it defeats us!
Wake up and smell that over priced latte of yours ernesto!
Liberty or Death on June 16, 2010 at 4:12 AM
Shhhhhh! Be VEWWWWWWY quiet. I’m hunting bin Waden.
Mr Purple on June 16, 2010 at 4:30 AM
Clever. Hunting for UBL at Pakistani dialysis centers.
Bill Mahr used to joke about the CIA not being able to track down a 6′ 5″ kidney patient pulling a dialysis cart through the mountains. They never bothered to check out the dialysis centers! /AS
(Note – I used the auto-scrub feature, so UBL’s techie henchmen won’t be able to read this)
fred5678 on June 16, 2010 at 5:43 AM
Maybe if we crusaders described ourselves as Community Organizers who didn’t want government money, we sould be received better.
Isn’t it amazing how the left lionizes murdering thugs like Che but ignores guys like William Wilberforce and Dietrich Bonhoeffer?
Yes, we have The One asking for innovation. I could give him a clue about the joy of being an inventor or entrepreneur. / Sarc
Like some of the guys here, Don Quixote is a hero to me for all time.
IlikedAUH2O on June 16, 2010 at 6:28 AM
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