Actionable Intell and the People Who Produce it.

In the long hunt for Osama Bin Laden , actionable intell was a precious commodity . The people who have the talent and chararacter to consistently produce it are valuable beyond measure.
This looks like a pretty good deep background story concerning the UBL hunt.

AP Enterprise: The man who hunted Osama bin Laden - CBS5 - KPHO - Phoenix News, Weather and Sports

Kind of reminds me of some of the people in the Milsurp history field.

Thanks for the thanks.
The founders and the other most valuable players in the GCA and the Carbine Club have saved me some money over the years.

Bump for 9-11.


Ahmed Shah Massoud , the national hero of most of A-stan was murdered by two al-Qaeda operatives on 9-11 . A smart move by the bad guys.
Out of time.

Ahmed Shah Massoud was one of the best of the good guys .
[ Standard wiki disclaimer].

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amed_Shah_ Massoud#Warning_the_world_.28September_11.2C_2001. 29

If the link gets broken , just go wiki and search for Ahmed Shah Massoud.

Via con Dios , Jefe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwp1rbW_K74

The Byrds , Chimes of Freedom ( circa 1965 ) also on the Byrds' Greatest Hits.
...Greatest Hits includes classics like: Turn , Turn , Turn - Tamborine Man and Bells of Rhymney .