Man went on solo mission to kill bin Laden

**Justin Case** · 06-16-2010, 09:47 AM

Man went on solo mission to kill bin Laden

Published: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:49 AM MDT
DENVER (AP) — An American construction worker has been detained in the mountains of Pakistan after authorities there found him carrying a sword, pistol and night-vision goggles on a solo mission to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden.

Catching bin Laden was Gary Brooks Faulkner’s “passion,” his brother said, noting that the 50-year-old has been to Pakistan at least six times, learned some of the local language and even grew a long beard to blend in. Relatives and acquaintances said Faulkner is a devout, good-humored Christian who requires dialysis and did time in prison years ago.

“A lot of kids grow up and say, ‘I want to be Rambo,’ you know? Well, he is,” said Faulkner’s brother, Scott Faulkner, 43.

Gary Faulkner arrived June 3 in the town of Bumburate and stayed in a hotel there. The Greeley, Colo., man was assigned a police guard, as is common for foreigners visiting remote parts of Pakistan.

When he checked out without informing police, officers began looking for him, according to the top police officer in the Chitral region, Mumtaz Ahmad Khan. Faulkner was found late Sunday in a forest.
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**Justin Case** · 06-16-2010, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by Justin Case

“A lot of kids grow up and say, ‘I want to be Rambo,’ you know? Well, he is,” said Faulkner’s brother, Scott Faulkner, 43.

Obviously watches to much TV, Rambo always wins.

**Pal334** · 06-16-2010, 12:13 PM

I would venture a guess that he is also not the brightest bulb in the box either.

**Justin Case** · 06-16-2010, 12:41 PM

His brother was on the today show, said he wanted to do it because he is Patriotic,, Nothing was even mentioned about the Reward ,, I agree, not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

**justin_baker** · 06-16-2010, 12:41 PM

Swords are an underated weapon in today's world of missiles and machine guns.

**BENESSE** · 06-16-2010, 01:36 PM

Bright or not, I'd rather him try to be patriotic over there than over here.

**Old GI** · 06-16-2010, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Justin Case

Obviously watches to much TV, Rambo always wins.

That Rambo was a fictional character. The real CSM (Ret) Rambo, US Army Special Forces, made the movie version look like a, trying to think of the politically correct term, oh well, ... punk.

**Justin Case** · 06-16-2010, 02:30 PM

I didnt know the movie was based on a real person, at any rate, The guys brother was referring to the Rambo movie.

**Trabitha** · 06-16-2010, 02:33 PM

They believe that because he has very limited kidney function and needed treatment regularly...that he wanted to "do something for his country" before he died.

**Justin Case** · 06-16-2010, 02:40 PM

he has been going there for 7 years,

**Trabitha** · 06-16-2010, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Justin Case

he has been going there for 7 years,

I know. He's had kidney failure for longer than this year. LOL! His dialysis has only gotten to the point to where he's been told he was going to die soon, recently. They said this last trip had him believing that he was closer than before.

**trax** · 06-16-2010, 03:47 PM

and if he'd succeeded you'd all be holding parades for him.

**Rick** · 06-16-2010, 03:52 PM

I just hope he took a couple of cans of whoop azz and a jar of bacon grease. I would really like to see Bin Laden done up right.

**BENESSE** · 06-16-2010, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by trax

and if he'd succeeded you'd all be holding parades for him.

Amen to that.
My reptilian brain says he is a patriot for trying.

**Trabitha** · 06-16-2010, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by trax

and if he'd succeeded you'd all be holding parades for him.

Don't get me wrong, I wish he HAD succeeded. I'm just sad that he may die before we get him home...and I have to wonder if our government will even try to GET him home...

**Ole WV Coot** · 06-16-2010, 06:24 PM

That's a decent reward, buy a lot of beer and bubble gum. If I was in my 20s again it just might be worth it. I was shot at for a lot less. Maybe if he was younger, healthy and a tad bit smarter it might not be a bad play.

**Justin Case** · 06-16-2010, 06:59 PM

Originally Posted by Ole WV Coot

That's a decent reward, buy a lot of beer and bubble gum. If I was in my 20s again it just might be worth it. I was shot at for a lot less. Maybe if he was younger, healthy and a tad bit smarter it might not be a bad play.

REWARD
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/laden.htm

Yep, Thats a lot of money,

**Sarge47** · 06-16-2010, 07:17 PM

Soooo, did the old dude know where OBL was hiding? Even the CIA & our military can't find him, maybe they ought to re-think this:

(From the desk of the head of the CIA in Iraq; to all operatives.) "You guys are as useless as ****on a hog! Somebody go sharpen that geriatic's sword & let him "escape!" That way we might not look so bad if he does find him!"