The boldness of the thrust fed speculation about the intended target. But it was unclear whether any extremist leader was killed or captured in the operation, which occurred in one of the militant strongholds dotting a frontier region considered a likely hiding place for Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri.

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I predict Osama bin Ladin will be captured before Bush leaves office and with the help from high ranking people within the Iranian Government. My crystal ball suggest that perhaps two Russian agents will also be involved. (I give this prediction a 65% chance of being real.)