I highly doubt he is dead. I think he is alive, yet not necessarily well in the northern portion of Pakistan. I also have a feeling that he will most likely be nabbed sometime next year. Or perhaps in 2008 before the elections.
Conspiracy? Nah. Act of god? Perhaps.
I like that!
Bush can probably secure the election by pulling the hat out of the rabbit trick
all things staing roughly the same as today
More likely than not, thats the jig