Is Osama really dead on August 23 ?
L’Est Républicain, a french newspaper, reproduced today the content of a note from DGSE, the French Intelligence Agency, reporting the death of Osama Bin Laden on August 23 :
“According to a usually reliable source, the Saudi Intelligence services seem now convinced that Osama Bin Laden is dead. Elements gathered by Saudis indicate that Al Qaïda’s chief would have been victim, while staying in Pakistan on 23rd of August, 2006, of a strong Typhoid crisis”.
The French Governement is investigating on the origin of this leak..
I found a few interesting comments from the Blogosphere :
Us Can’t Confirm bin Laden Death report
“Of course they can’t! They still need him to scare the American people… wait, is this the October surprise that Rove had promised?”
Is bin Laden dead, very ill, or alive?
“Time will tell, I guess. Even if he is dead, his cohorts will continue the dirty work, I am sure. MSNBC is following this story closely.”
Why Bin Laden’s Death Doesn’t Matter
“So bin Laden’s death, now or later, means nothing in the overall fight against Islamic fascism. Killing or capturing him would be a nice moral victory but the effect on his movement would be slight. Any celebration would be very premature.”
Was it Bin Laden’s Funeral?
“Was it Bin Laden’s funeral that was being attended to by nearly 200 of the Taliban’s top leadership?”
Osama bin Laden Is Dead!
“Most likely, the neocons will put him in deep freeze until the end of October and thaw him out for the elections.”
Bin Laden is Dead?
“Apparently he contracted typhoid. It would ironically be a rather ignominious end to this gangster’s career, though it would be a blow to his enemies in that they would never have had the chance to catch or kill him themselves. One should be concerned, however, of the repercussions of his death. We may well see some tributary acts of terror in his name. We’d better be on alert for real as opposed to just playing with crayon colors.”
Bin Laden Dead
“If this is true, it is absolutely shameful that the Bush Administration failed to bring this man to justice.”
Bin Laden May be Seriously Sick
“MSNBC is now reporting that their reporters in the Afghan-Pakistan area are trying to contact their sources in Al Qaeda for verification. But oddly, none of the high up terrorist leaders are answering their cell phones. (which they apparently answer freely when things are normal) This is very odd behavior, according to MSNBC.”
Usama bin Dead for a month?
“With everything we pledged and tried, 3000 dead soldier’s later, 10′s of thousands of dead afghans and iraqis later, countless billions later, 5 YEARS later.. we still could not catch him. Hell, we cant even really be sure he’s dead.”
PLANET OF THE CHIMPS : Osama bin Laden is dead: French paper
“No shit.”
Typhoid Usama
“Whether it is true or not, the idea of usama Bin Laden dying of a stone age disease pleases me. At least when Arafat died, the rumors were about AIDS.”
The Wicked Bitch Is Dead?
“If I were the US, I’d offer a reward of 100 million dollars for his head.
And if DNA testing said I got it, I’d preserve it and spike it to the front door of the rebuilt World Trade Center.”
Bin Dood?
“Ies Bin dood of ies Bin niet dood?
Ik neem een slokkie Marie-Henriette.”
Osama Dead?
“The original article in French. If some one will post how to do a translation in the comments, I’ll post it here to help those whose French is as bad as mine. I can barely order escargot. Which does me no good because I have no interest in eating escargot. Le beuf is probably good with lots of vin, but that is about it as far as my French goes.”
Mistah bin Laden, he dead?
“In an ideal world I might have preferred to give the glory for “getting” UBL to the Special Ops who have searched for him so long, but then again maybe I shouldn’t be so choosy. Typhoid, eh? In a remote region where you can’t get the antimicrobial therapy that would clear it up because you’re being hunted like a dog? Not exactly a heroic martyrs death now, is it? And, after all, dead is dead.”
Not Yet
“Reports are saying French intelligence has information that Osama bin Laden has died of typhus.
Obviously, they didn’t get the memo. Word of bin Laden’s death is not supposed to be made public until just before our election.”
