World News 22-11-2001 Bush And Bin Laden Fight To The Death who: Terrorist Osama bin Laden what: Says he would rather have "a martyr`s death" than be captured alive where: Afghanistan when: Yesterday snippet: "Terror chief Osama bin Laden has vowed NEVER to be taken alive," reports The Sun today. "The al-Qa`ida warlord has said he would rather face a `martyr`s death`... And the blunt message he got back last night from US leaders determined to smash him and his organisation was: That`s fine with us, pal." Bin Laden`s deathwish was reported in Saudi newspaper al-Wattan, which claims that the terrorist has ordered his lieutenants to execute him if there is imminent risk of him being captured. Meanwhile, as Taliban soldiers prepared to surrender to the Northern Alliance in the besieged city of Kunduz, Mullah Mohammed Omar`s closest aide told the press in Kandahar that the Taliban would never surrender. But Tayyeb Agha claimed that they had lost contact with bin Laden. "We have no idea where he is," he said. "There is no relation right now. There is no communication." On the eve of Thanksgiving Day at Fort Campbell in Kentucky yesterday, Mr Bush issued a solemn warning that "the most difficult steps in this mission still lie ahead" and warned that bringing Bin Laden and his crew to justice would require "sacrifices by our men and women in uniform," says The Telegraph. And it won`t stop there. "There are other nations who will not be secure" until the threat of terrorism "is dealt with," he warned. [... more]

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