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Osama bin Laden has died, according to the L'Est republicain
AP France ^
| September 23, 2006
Posted on 09/22/2006 10:33:45 PM PDT by confrico
PARIS (AP) - The head of terrorist network al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, has died, according to information from the Saudi police, transmitted by the Directorate-General of External Services (DGSE), and reported on the Lorraine daily newspaper L'Est republicain in its Saturday edition.
"According to a commonly reliable source, the Saudi police believes that Osama Bin Laden has died," said a September 21st confidential note from the DGSE classified as "defense." L'Est republicain will publish it in its Saturday edition. The note, specified the daily newspaper, would be re-printed "un-edited."
According to the note to be published by the L'Est republicain, the Saudi police "would try to obtain more details, in particular the location of the burial site, and then announce the news officially." The DGSE specified in the note that no "jihadist Internet site has for the moment been made aware of the death of Osama bin Laden."
According to the note, "the head of al Qaeda may have fallen victim to a strong case of typhoid fever while in Pakistan, on August 23, 2006," and may have died within a matter of days.
The French news organization transmitted this note to the President of France, to the Defense and Prime Minister and the Ministers of the Interior Department on September 21, according to the regional daily newspaper, which added that a prior note transmitted on September 19th to the leaders of France explained why the Saudi police "sought to confirm the death of Osama bin Laden."
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To: cardinal4
No shiite, he's dead! He died at Tora Bora in 2001..
I was one who thought he died there
am deeply saddened :(
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:31:36 AM PDT
by
LynnHam
To: confrico
Wish it were true, but he's been dead many times before...
Did he supposedly die before or after recording his next audio/video appearance?
282
posted on
09/23/2006 3:31:48 AM PDT
by
Donna Lee Nardo
(DEATH TO ISLAMIC TERRORISTS AND ANIMAL AND CHILD ABUSERS.)
To: justa-hairyape; Miss Marple
Granted, the way he died may somewhat subdue the anti-American and anti-Israel sentimentsI doubt it. Won't they just get all bent out of shape because we forced Osama to the place where he got ill?
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:32:48 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: Beckwith
I personally believe this. I tend to believe it too ........ but I thought Sandy Fancy Pants Berger would be behind bars today.
;-)
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:35:30 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: beyond the sea
I am really interested in the effect of this story, and also the source.
You are quite right about the street reaction. If he IS dead, we should see some signals in the demonstrations that are bound to occur.
285
posted on
09/23/2006 3:36:50 AM PDT
by
Miss Marple
(Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)
To: cardinal4
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:37:21 AM PDT
by
Beckwith
(The dhimmicrats and liberal media have chosen sides and they've sided with the Jihadists.)
To: confrico
Actually, bin Laden is/was a dead ringer for Julia Roberts with a beard. R.I.P..
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:41:03 AM PDT
by
hershey
To: confrico
"remember, you saw it first on Free Republic ;)"
Well, no actually it was "you saw it first on l'Est Républicain" ! ;)
To: Miss Marple
My nose is telling me that this story is either true or is a setup cover story of an Osama who has been dead for an even longer time.
But, in the end I'm just guessing.
I think we will know one way or the other rather soon.
289
posted on
09/23/2006 3:43:16 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: beyond the sea
They seem to get all bent out of shape whenever any potential bad news comes their way. That is how they handle the problem. It is true that when he ran into the mountains, his health care was severely limited. He was the one however that launched the 911 attack that ended up making him a fugitive in the first place.
To: Beckwith
What about that funeral a while back where our military chose not to nail all those guys all lined up in neat lines? Could that have been an Osama "funeral formation"?
Does that time line fit with this report?
291
posted on
09/23/2006 3:46:05 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: beyond the sea
If true, they'll say that Pope Benedict did it...
292
posted on
09/23/2006 3:46:50 AM PDT
by
WestVirginiaRebel
(Common sense will do to liberalism what the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki-Rush Limbaugh)
To: beyond the sea
No, it does not fit. The funeral was in July.
293
posted on
09/23/2006 3:47:31 AM PDT
by
Miss Marple
(Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)
To: hershey
I can see it..... those dreamy and sad brown eyes, the sensual pouty mouth.........
;-)
294
posted on
09/23/2006 3:48:01 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: justa-hairyape
295
posted on
09/23/2006 3:49:16 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: WestVirginiaRebel
If true, they'll say that Pope Benedict did it...LOL.
But maybe this is just another: It's Bush's fault. He did not rid the world of typhoid in time.
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:51:14 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: Miss Marple
Thanks for that. You are one of the reasons I love FR.
:-)
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posted on
09/23/2006 3:52:03 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: Miss Marple
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1706830/posts
Have you seen this thread?
298
posted on
09/23/2006 3:53:37 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: Miss Marple
Btw, FoxNews just led their news program with the speculation about this story. The very first words from the gal's mouth.
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:01:11 AM PDT
by
beyond the sea
( Nancy Von Trotsky on Chavez ."................ but all he is is an everyday thug.")
To: Valin
PARIS (Reuters) - France's Defense Ministry said on Saturday a secret service report saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died could not be confirmed but said it would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret documents.
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So there was a leak of a secret document, but the story could not be confirmed.
OK.
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posted on
09/23/2006 4:11:17 AM PDT
by
Cringing Negativism Network
(Tehran: Iran leader insists development of gas chambers, ovens marked "Jews", is for peaceful use.)
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