Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — 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 Usama 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 Usama 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 Qaeda 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://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/06/15/american-hunting-osama-bin-laden-gun-detained-northern-pakistan/
Awesome.6/15/2010 12:59:40 PM |
BlackDog All American 15654 Posts user info edit post |
k 6/15/2010 1:00:04 PM |
lafta All American 14880 Posts user info edit post |
lol, that guy has seen one too many hollywood movies 6/15/2010 1:02:28 PM |
jataylor All American 6652 Posts user info edit post |
haha would be bad ass if he actually found him. would look bad for the troops though 6/15/2010 1:07:11 PM |
LunaK LOSER :( 23634 Posts user info edit post |
6/15/2010 1:08:29 PM |
sparky Garage Mod 12301 Posts user info edit post |
wow i wonder who is funding him. seems a bit extravagant for a construction worker. 6/15/2010 1:09:49 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
I bet the flight was expensive, but once you get there you probably can't spend much money if you tried. 6/15/2010 1:27:10 PM |
BigHitSunday Dick Danger 51059 Posts user info edit post |
6/15/2010 1:41:24 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Isn't there a massive bounty on Bin Laden?
1. Kill Bin Laden with flea market sword. 2. Collect Bounty. 3. Book deal. 4. Talk show circuit. 5. Profit!
Pretty sure this is the job that will make it so that you, your children, and your grandchildren never have to work again.
Seems like a pretty solid plan for fame and wealth to me. Too bad those Pakistani police are protecting Bin Laden.
[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 2:19 PM. Reason : l] 6/15/2010 2:17:54 PM |
mofopaack Veteran 434 Posts user info edit post |
There is a $50 million bounty on OBL 6/15/2010 2:20:10 PM |
sawahash All American 35321 Posts user info edit post |
Well fuck...if I had known there was a bounty on him I would've turn in his body after I killed him. I just dumped him out in the ocean...I didn't want to get in trouble for murdering the guy that everyone else wanted to murder. 6/15/2010 2:24:23 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
Before sept 11, they had that dude in the crosshairs plenty of times. Won't do any good to kill him. Plenty more where he came from. It'll just make the sheep sleep a little better at night 6/15/2010 3:01:13 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Are you suggesting that sheep can't count sheep? 6/15/2010 3:56:24 PM |
timbo All American 1003 Posts user info edit post |
I bet he was going to try to kill him and sever his head as proof he got him. 6/15/2010 4:33:16 PM |
wwwebsurfer All American 10217 Posts user info edit post |
This man deserves a medal 6/15/2010 4:37:15 PM |
GenghisJohn bonafide 10247 Posts user info edit post |
yeah lets start encouraging our mentally unstable citizens to go off the grid and turn up in foreign countries 6/15/2010 4:43:55 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
What makes you think he is mentally unstable? Sounds like someone hates our freedom and loves the terrorists to me, but we're not going to fall for your bad mouthing people you don't even know. 6/15/2010 4:51:43 PM |
GenghisJohn bonafide 10247 Posts user info edit post |
perhaps because his family had no idea he had gone and when he turned up it was a complete shock
also, he has 9% use of his kidneys and needs dialysis, yet he decided to go halfway round the world
[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 5:22 PM. Reason : oh, just saw your source, that explains a lot] 6/15/2010 5:22:08 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148252 Posts user info edit post |
I only trust stories on foxnews.com or msnbc.com or newsmax.com or huffingtonpost.com when they agree with my opinions on issues 6/15/2010 5:35:57 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
I only trust Foxnews stories if they end up on the first page of Fark.com. 6/15/2010 5:36:39 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89741 Posts user info edit post |
I saw this on the news a while ago. I don't think the guy was insane... just overly passionate. I believe he was operating under the assumption that he, as an individual, would be successful because he can go into areas that the u.s. military cannot. Also, apparently he was fairly knowledgeable about the area... specifically certain caves gaurded by "shepherds" with walkie talkies, radios, and guns.
Passionate, but foolish.
[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 5:54 PM. Reason : phone] 6/15/2010 5:53:19 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
This man deserves a medal 6/15/2010 6:01:16 PM |
adultswim Suspended 8379 Posts user info edit post |
I wanna know how a construction worker can afford to go to Pakistan 7 times. Plane tickets ain't cheap!! 6/15/2010 6:05:31 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "40
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DICK SWORD" |
6/15/2010 6:12:52 PM |
pimpmaster69 All American 4519 Posts user info edit post |
That is one Bad Ass Mother Fucker! 6/15/2010 7:14:36 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I wanna know how a construction worker can afford to go to Pakistan 7 times. Plane tickets ain't cheap!!" |
I bet they're less than $3000 (probably a lot less). Most 52 year olds I know can come up with $21,000 if they really want to.6/15/2010 7:19:40 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Gary Faulkner was in and out of Colorado state prisons between 1981 and 1993, serving a total of about seven years in five separate stints for burglary, larceny and parole violations, state officials said.
The Larimer County sheriff released a mug shot from a 2006 arrest on charges of failing to have car insurance. " |
He is a common crook.
Quote : | "Hugo Corral, who owns a barber shop in Greeley, recalled cutting Faulkner's hair a few months ago. He said Faulkner was quiet and wouldn't answer his questions. After the haircut, Corral said, he saw Faulkner acting strangely outside his shop.
"He would walk, then stop, then do something like he was saluting something. It was kind of weird," Corral said. Through the glass of his shop, he said he could hear Faulkner cursing at no one in particular." |
And FUCKING INSANE.
[Edited on June 15, 2010 at 7:23 PM. Reason : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_pakistan_bin_laden_hunter]6/15/2010 7:22:39 PM |
EMCE balls deep 89741 Posts user info edit post |
I lol'd]
6/15/2010 7:27:37 PM |
ndmetcal All American 9012 Posts user info edit post |
Is it just me, or does he look like Bob Seger?
6/15/2010 7:44:36 PM |
hkrock All American 1014 Posts user info edit post |
Some of the baddest organizations in the world have been looking for OBL since Nov. 01, this guy thinks he's gonna waltz in as an old white guy and find him? Whew.. 6/15/2010 7:52:25 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
dude, didn't you read... he has an edge that the bad-asses don't:
Quote : | "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." |
6/15/2010 7:54:15 PM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I believe he was operating under the assumption that he, as an individual, would be successful because he can go into areas that the u.s. military cannot. " |
Obligatory"I have a friend whose brother is in the Army Rangers and they've run some covert missions in Pakistan"
(seriously)6/16/2010 2:30:02 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Faulkner underwent a medical exam Wednesday. A Pakistani doctor determined that he has psychological problems and has been undergoing dialysis every 20 days, said a senior Pakistani intelligence official, who is not identified because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
A U.S. Embassy spokesman said Embassy personnel still have not had access to Gary Faulkner and were not aware of the doctor's examination.
Faulkner's brother, Dr. Scott Faulkner, said Tuesday that Gary Faulkner does not have mental problems.
"He doesn't meet any of the DSM -- that's the psychiatric manual -- he doesn't meet any criteria for psychosis. He is not schizophrenic. He doesn't have schizophrenia. He doesn't hear voices. God isn't telling him, 'Oh, Gary, go get him, go get him.' He's a normal person. He handles himself in society," Scott Faulkner said.
"My brother is not crazy. He is highly intelligent and loves his country and he has not forgotten what Osama has done to this country," Scott Faulkner said." |
6/16/2010 3:20:31 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
^ his brother THE DOCTOR needs to read this:
Quote : | "Hugo Corral, who owns a barber shop in Greeley, recalled cutting Faulkner's hair a few months ago. He said Faulkner was quiet and wouldn't answer his questions. After the haircut, Corral said, he saw Faulkner acting strangely outside his shop.
"He would walk, then stop, then do something like he was saluting something. It was kind of weird," Corral said. Through the glass of his shop, he said he could hear Faulkner cursing at no one in particular." |
6/16/2010 3:24:17 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148252 Posts user info edit post |
you know who is even more insane?
Usama motherfucking bin Ladin] 6/16/2010 3:42:36 PM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah no one is denying that. 6/16/2010 3:43:33 PM |
pimpmaster69 All American 4519 Posts user info edit post |
I posted that story on my facebook page and said that I thought the dude deserved a medal and this liberal hippy douche bag I went to High School with posted this in response:
Tim Osmar commented on your link:
"at the risk of offering a dissenting opinion: if a Pakistani was caught in america and said he was on a mission to shoot general Petraeus we would call that terrorism. is this a double standard or am i just not getting the whole imperialism thing? everyone knows Usama Bin Laden is already dead, anyways. "
Is he really comparing Petraeus to Osama?!
BTW is it Osama Usama or what?
And I have one less face book friend 6/16/2010 6:59:34 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148252 Posts user info edit post |
^i'm gonna friend request him, then if he adds me, i'm gonna write something on his wall about how Faulkner is a hero and good for him for trying to put a boot up UBL's ass
Quote : | "BTW is it Osama Usama or what?" |
I'm pretty sure his name is "Usama Bin Ladin"
although it seems he's commonly referred to as "Osama Bin Laden"
[Edited on June 16, 2010 at 7:02 PM. Reason : .]6/16/2010 7:01:16 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
Obama Biden. 6/16/2010 7:42:22 PM |
hkrock All American 1014 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Obligatory"I have a friend whose brother is in the Army Rangers and they've run some covert missions in Pakistan"
(seriously)" |
That's not a Batt. job.6/16/2010 8:21:58 PM |
LeonIsPro All American 5021 Posts user info edit post |
What was he arrested for? Having guns in Pakistan? 6/16/2010 9:51:26 PM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Prolly for not being a terrist. 6/16/2010 10:54:19 PM |
LeonIsPro All American 5021 Posts user info edit post |
6/16/2010 10:54:57 PM |
dyne All American 7323 Posts user info edit post |
too much warhammer online imo...
6/16/2010 11:56:15 PM |
Apocalypse All American 17555 Posts user info edit post |
Someone should tell him to stick to World of Warcraft or Jedi Outcast. 6/16/2010 11:59:17 PM |