The messages on the
tapes are often long and
complicated. Most of the time bin Laden uses
silence. “The silence makes people think they are
ready to attack again.
It is a very powerful and
clever approach,”
said Michael Scheuer, former
head of the CIA’s bin Laden unit. Meanwhile, in
the mountain forests
and remote valleys of the
tribal region, the hunt continues.
© Guardian News & Media 2007
First published in
The Guardian, 10/3/07
Dead or alive, Bin Laden haunts US
Level 1
Elementary
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Comprehension check
3
Match the beginnings and endings of the sentences.
1. America’s spies believe ____
2. Many Afghans believe ____
3. A Spanish newspaper said ____
4. A French newspaper said ____
5. Most Afghans ____
6. Some reports say ____
7. Many Muslims ____
8. Bin Laden is probably ____
a. ____ hiding in the mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
b. ____ bin Laden had died of typhoid.
c. ____ bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan’s tribal region.
d. ____ have a negative opinion of bin Laden.
e. ____ bin Laden was in western China.
f. ____ do not believe bin Laden was responsible for 9/11.
g. ____ bin Laden has kidney problems.
h. ____ the Americans have already caught bin Laden.
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