Bin Laden dead?

Chirac: No evidence bin Laden dead - International Terrorism - MSNBC.com (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14963302/)

I think this is just another ploy. But if it is true, then that is great news, although i doubt the extremists would stop fighting over this.

I found it interesting that his family "close to the situation", said that these rumors are unfounded. Okay, fine. But how in the fuck do they know for sure, since they claim they don't know where he is. How can you not know someone's whereabouts and still know their condition with 100% certainty. The more this shit drags out, the more I'm convinced he has friends inside our government.

Mods, now you can lock the thread!

if you are not sure 100% then he isn't dead. I need to see at least a DNA authenticated body part to believe he is dead.

its probably better for him to "disappear" then to wind up dead, honestly. If there's one thing they don't need, it's another matyr.

true, but if he died from Typhoid, then I doubt he'd be a martyr ... gotta die in combat ...

I was thinking that it might be beneficial for the western powers (those in Iraq), to have Osama dead, but keep it a secret. he wouldn't be a threat, but he could still be used as a propaganda tool and as a way to instill fear in the people ... is that hard to believe (too much of a conspiracy)? what do you guys think?

They need to find him dead in a tent in an unfortunate position with two pigs and an empty wine bottle. That might help prevent him from being considered a martyr.

oh damn! talk about blasphemy!

They need to find him dead in a tent in an unfortunate position with two pigs and an empty wine bottle. That might help prevent him from being considered a martyr.

they couldn't possibly find a way to twist that into anti-western furor in any way :P I mean, after all, finding defiled corpses has never upset anyone before.