Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: ROTFL e stra-ROTFL!

http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2007/08/texan-wants-to-.html
Bob Flournoy swore after 9/11 that he would wear the same patriotic
tie until the day Osama bin Laden was captured or killed.
He figured that it would take the USA a couple of weeks to find the
notorious terrorist leader.  Despite that miscalculation -- it's been
almost six years -- the city attorney has kept his word. He's been
wearing the same red-white-and-blue necktie since the attacks on
America.
"It looks like Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner," Flournoy
tells The Lufkin (Texas) Daily News. "It is faded, worn and tattered.
It has been reworked, patched and pieced together. Velcro has been
added around the neck because it is too fragile to tie and untie. It
is smaller and even a little smelly, but it is still a grand old flag.
Betsy Ross would be proud."
Flournoy thinks the "egotistical maniac" is dead and buried near Tora
Bora, Afghanistan.
"If Bin Laden is alive, I challenge him to prove it by Sept. 11,
2007," Flournoy says. "If he does not come forward with some proof, I
am personally going to declare him dead, and I will be able to take
off my tie and give it a proper burial."
We'll keep an eye on Lufkin just in case bin Laden accepts the
challenge.

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http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/stories/2007/08/30/30/bin_laden_dead.html
City attorney, bin Laden at high noon in city park? Lufkin lawyer, who
swore after 9/11 to wear necktie until 'maniac' was found, dares him
to prove he's alive
By BRITTONY LUND
The Lufkin Daily News
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
After six years, Lufkin City Attorney Bob Flournoy says enough is
enough and has challenged Osama bin Laden to prove within the next 13
days that he's still alive.
Flournoy has worn the same star-spangled tie since the day after the
9/11 attacks six years ago. The tie, which he bought at the Republican
National Convention in 2000, is made up of the same red, white and
blue that covers the American flag. As a symbol of his patriotism,
Flournoy swore that he would not take the tie off until Osama bin
Laden had been captured or was dead.
However, in light of six years and no sign of bin Laden, Flournoy has
decided that the man behind the 9/11 attacks must already be dead.
"I believe that he is in an unmarked grave somewhere in those
mountains near Tora Bora," Flournoy said. "If he were alive, we would
have heard from him because he is an egotistical maniac, ruthless and
hell-bent on destroying America and American's way of life."
When Flournoy first promised to wear the tie, he did so under the
assumption that it would only take a couple of weeks to find bin
Laden. However, when the weeks and years passed, he stayed true to his
promise and has not worn any other tie. The tie is so tattered and
dirty today that recently Flournoy has resigned himself to wearing
sweaters in the 100-degree heat just to hide it.
"It looks like Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner," Flournoy
said. "It is faded, worn and tattered. It has been reworked, patched
and pieced together. Velcro has been added around the neck because it
is too fragile to tie and untie. It is smaller and even a little
smelly, but it is still a grand old flag. Betsy Ross would be proud."
Flournoy said he has had enough of waiting for proof of bin Laden's
death. He thinks his friends and those around him every day will be
very happy once he stops wearing the tie.
"Flies kind of gather around me, and I don't have quite as many
friends," Flournoy said.
In an effort to end the suffering of those around him, Flournoy has
given bin Laden the ultimatum.
"If Bin Laden is alive, I challenge him to prove it by Sept. 11,
2007," Flournoy said. "If he does not come forward with some proof, I
am personally going to declare him dead, and I will be able to take
off my tie and give it a proper burial."
Flournoy promised that if he receives the $50 million reward for
capture of bin Laden, he will share it with everyone in Lufkin for
putting up with his promise to not change his tie.
"If by chance Bin Laden is not dead and proves it by Sept. 11th, I
offer to meet him, man to man, at the park at City Hall and fight him
to the death of one of us," Flournoy said. "He just can't kill
Americans and get away with it."
Flournoy doubts his challenge will reach Tora Bora, but wants a way to
put his tattered old flag tie to rest once and for all.
"It's been fun, but the fun's about to end," Flournoy said.

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