From Counter Terrorism Blog:Since I began writing about Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda in the late 1990s, and particularly after the 9/11 attacks, I've been dogged by a basic question posed by countless friends, colleagues and kin: "Where's Osama and why can't we just kill him?" I've often struggled with a tortured explanation of his suspected hideout in Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains, which I knew from my mountaineering and trekking experience to surely be one of the most austere places on Earth. Any effort to nail Bin Laden there would be limited by high elevation, harsh terrain and severe weather, not to mention the difficulty of operating in a stealthy manner and raucous Pakistani politics. But it's no worry for Bin Laden, who knows the goat trails well.
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