A French newspaper is reporting that bin Laden died of typhoid fever last month:
Osama bin Laden is dead. At least according to Saudi intelligence sources cited by a French newspaper, which in turn claims to have obtained a document leaked to them by French counter-intelligence services.If this report is true, then it would be amazing that he died from a disease and not in battle. Does he get virgins if dies of a disease? And it would be telling if the leader of the organization dies of a disease, while the foot soldiers died by blowing themselves up.
The news of the death of al-Qaida's chief was reported in the Saturday edition of l'Est Republicain, a respected regional daily. The French paper cites a memo they claim was obtained from the French counter-espionage agency, the Direction Generale des Services Exterieurs, or the DGSE.
Bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist is believed to have died last August as a result of typhoid fever while he was in a remote part of Pakistan, according to the French newspaper.
The report of bin Laden's death was however not confirmed by official sources in either Pakistan or Saudi Arabia.
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The Saudi intelligence report states that bin Laden's geographic isolation "rendered all medical assistance impossible. Indeed, U.S. intelligence sources have long believed bin Laden was hiding in remote parts of Pakistan, close to the border with Afghanistan, areas where sophisticated medical help would be difficult to obtain.
And Bush and our military would still be able to claim victory since he died from lack of medical help because he had to remain in hiding.
BTW, do you think the Democrats will believe bin Laden is dead since it's the French who are reporting the news?
(Link via Polipundit.com)
And in related news, Clinton picked this time to admit he failed in capturing bin Laden and complains that Bush didn't capture him either:
Former President Bill Clinton, angrily defending his efforts to capture Osama bin Laden, accused the Bush administration of doing far less to stop the al Qaeda leader before the September 11 attacks.He had years to get bin Laden and didn't; his excuses are pathetic. Bush didn't even have his full cabinet together because he was battling the Democrats and the nation was still at war with each other over chads. Imagine if he had launched a war with a nation? With a Democrat Senate that was looking for any excuse to undermine his presidency.
In a heated interview to be aired on Sunday on "Fox News Sunday," the former Democratic president defended the steps he took after al Qaeda's attack on the USS Cole in 2000 and faulted "right-wingers" for their criticism of his efforts to capture Osama bin Laden.
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"But at least I tried. That's the difference in me and some, including all of the right-wingers who are attacking me now," Clinton said when asked whether he had failed to fully anticipate bin Laden's danger. "They had eight months to try, they did not try. I tried. So I tried and failed."
You can see Clinton's righteous anger here, with finger pointing, too. And for bonus fun, compare it to Clinton's press conference in which he declared he did not have sex with that woman. Same anger in his voice, same finger pointing. Hmmm, yes he is so believable :-)
(Links via Drudge Report)
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