British troops have now joined with U.S. and Pakistani soldiers in the hunt for bloodthirsty madman Osama bin Laden, according to this report:

"SAS (Special Air Service) detachments will join thousands of US troops - including a 'super-secret' special forces unit transferred from Iraq - and contingents of Afghan soldiers in a huge sweep of mountainous border areas where the terrorists are believed to be hiding," (The Guardian) said on Sunday.

According to the report, "the push will be the biggest such operation for 18 months. Attempts to find the fugitives last year were hindered by a lack of special forces soldiers - most of whom had been deployed in Iraq - and the failure of Pakistan to cut off escape routes by closing its border with Afghanistan. Harsh winter conditions in recent months have made movement in the high ground where bin Laden is thought to be hiding impossible.

Reports are all indicating a "getting warmer, getting warmer" mindset in the hunt. In any event, the more time and energy al Qaeda top brass have to spend running away and hiding, the less time they have to plan blowing up American women and children.