Gary Brooks Faulkner, the Californian who was arrested after traveling to Pakistan with a 40-inch sword to hunt Osama Bin Laden, has been released by Pakistani authorities, just in time to take over the Afghanistan War from General McChrystal. [CNN]

Gary Brooks Faulkner, the sword-wielding patriot arrested in Pakistan while hunting Osama bin Laden, may have been near his prey in the mountainous Chitral district. Said one American spy, "If you're looking for Osama, you might try Chitral." [AtWar]

A 52-year-old California man, Gary Brooks Faulkner, was arrested Sunday in northern Pakistan carrying a 40 inch sword, a pistol, night vision goggles, and a book of Christian verses. He told police he was looking for Osama bin Laden. [AP]