This morning I was reading the free Metro newspaper in the train. Not much interesting news in there, until I got to page 6! Page 6 had the 5 most wanted men on them. Disappointed came fast when it came clear that these where the 5 most wanted from the US government… Isn’t it more interesting to publish our own 5 most wanted? But well, that’s besides the point, it proved to be interesting reading. The 5 men were broken down by the following points: “Wanted for”, “Also known as”, “Hiding place”, “Details” and “Reward”. The number one on the list was, who else could it be, Osama. A couple of things made the overview quite remarkable… “Hiding place” was the most questionable section. It’s a bit like predicting the weather in Holland. From 1 to 5 they were: “they think he could be in Afghanistan”, “likely to be in Iraq”, “probably where Osama is”, “no idea” and again “they think he is in Afghanistan”… well, like the weather forecast, they clearly don’t know! :-)
Then there was the “Details” section. It sounds promising, it was not… The only detail they could found about Osama, was the following:
“Bin Laden has trouble walking and moves around with a stick.”
?!?!?! *hahaha* I just had to laugh! :-) Is that truly the only detail they know about him?!? Very weird… It’s such a strange detail… almost like: “Osama prefers to drive around in a BMW” or “Osama loves to trim his beard with a Philips beard-trimmer”… they can’t possibly think that a detail like this can help lead to his arrest? That if we see an old man walking on the street, with a beard and a stick we should wonder: “Could it be him…???”
Then there was the reward. Osama now “does” 25 million US$… only 25 million I must say, as number 2 and 3 of the list “go” for the same amount! Very strange… If I would be the one to catch Osama I would never hand him in for that amount! I am sure the amount must be negotiable! :-)

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