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15 Jun 10
"ISLAMABAD – An American man armed with a pistol and a 40-inch sword was detained in northern Pakistan as he tried to cross the border into Afghanistan on a mission to avenge the 9-11 attacks and kill Osama bin Laden, police said Tuesday.
Police said Gary Brooks Faulkner, a 51-year-old construction worker, was also carrying Christian literature and a small amount of hashish.
Faulkner's sister, interviewed in Colorado, said her brother has polycystic kidney disease that has left him with only 9 percent kidney function and needs dialysis. ..."
Originally posted by zeeblebotHe thought he was going to survive?! LOL. I thought he was a suicide assassin.
"Deanna Faulkner said her brother usually gets dialysis every three days but can go up to two weeks without it.
"He was planning on getting back here before then," she said. She didn't know when he left the country. "