Kabul
Several commanders of the elite Special Operations forces believe that Osama bin Laden is dead, and that further searching for him in Afghanistan is a waste of time, The New York Times reported this week. The forces have continued to scour Afghanistan for signs of bin Laden even though his voice has not been heard on local radio communications since December. The commanders said the highly trained troops—which include Navy Seals, Army Rangers, and the Army’s Delta Force—could be deployed more usefully. For example, in case of a war with Iraq, they could be sent in to seek out and destroy weapons of mass destruction.
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