The CIA Director was referring to Bin Laden, Zawahiri and al-Zarqawi. It's not the first time he's made that claim. Detractors might say it's a stall tactic--that he has nothing, or that he's helping Bush prolong the GWoT while we're still in Iraq. If Bin Laden and Zawahiri are caught or killed, people will think the WoT is over, and it won't be.
Supporters might argue Goss is simply doing what spooks do and playing head games with UBL and his state sponsors. There is probably some truth to both outlooks.
In his summer interview with Time, Goss also said the following (which he's essentially still saying now):
But when you go to the very difficult question of dealing with sanctuaries in sovereign states, you're dealing with a problem of our sense of international obligation, fair play.
That's as clear as he can be-- these two fellers are either in Pakistan or Iranian Baluchistan, and we simply cannot roll tanks in there to get them. Yet.
Or for the conspiracists, maybe these AQ slugs have some powerful leverage over us that keeps them alive. That's usually how things work in the mean ole world.
BTW, out of fairness I'm posting a decent picture of Goss, because the picture included with the ABC story looks like it was taken after a two chili bowl-three beer lunch.
UPDATE 11/30
Harry Reid says Osama is dead. If so, wonder if the CIA will send a criminal referral to Justice to prosecute him for spilling top secret intel? Agents could be compromised by this admission. If not, he's an irresponsible imbecile and should step down.
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