Islamist insurgents fighting the Somali government patrol the streets at the Tarbunka area in Mogadishu, June 17, 2009. REUTERS/Mowlid AbdiFrom Reuters:
LONDON (Reuters) - Under pressure in his Pakistan enclaves, Osama bin Laden is facing a familiar quandary: Where to go next? The answer is unlikely to be Yemen or Somalia, despite their new prominence as regional al Qaeda sanctuaries.
U.S. drone attacks and a looming Pakistan army offensive against one of al Qaeda's main allies in a northwestern tribal area have stirred speculation that bin Laden's men are seeking a less risky refuge for their anti-Western campaign.
But simply leaving Pakistan's remote Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) could expose the world's most wanted man and his entourage of planners and bodyguards to satellite detection and the curious gaze of a local population of uncertain loyalty.
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My Comment: Osama Bin laden is one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. If he is hiding in a valley somewhere .... leaving it will expose him .... and I am sure that there are many who want to collect the bounty on his head.