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France checks bin Laden 'death' From correspondents in Paris September 23, 2006 07:58pm

FRANCE'S Defence Ministry has said a secret service report saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has died cannot be confirmed, but it will launch an inquiry into the leak of secret documents.

The Defence Ministry issued the statement after a French regional newspaper, L'Est Republicain, published a report quoting a French secret service report as saying Saudi Arabia is convinced bin Laden died of typhoid in Pakistan last month.

"The information published this morning in the L'Est Republicain newspaper relating to the supposed death of Osama bin Laden cannot be confirmed," the Defence Ministry said.

"The Defence Minister (Michele Alliot-Marie) has asked that an inquiry be carried out to determine the origin of the leak that can be punished by criminal charges."

The newspaper printed what it said was a copy of the report dated September 21 and said it was shown to President Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin and France's interior and defence ministers on the same day.

"According to a usually reliable source, the Saudi services are now convinced that Osama bin Laden is dead," the document said.

"The information gathered by the Saudis indicates that the head of al Qaeda was a victim while he was in Pakistan on August 23, 2006, of a very serious case of typhoid which led to a partial paralysis of his internal organs."

The report, which was stamped with a "confidential defence" label and the initials of the French secret service, said Saudi Arabia first heard the information on September 4 and that it was waiting for more details before making an official announcement.

A senior official in Pakistan said no foreign government had shared information with Pakistan that would back up the report of bin Laden's death.

Saudi-born bin Laden was based in Afghanistan until the Taliban government there was overthrown by US-backed forces in 2001.

Since then, US and Pakistani officials have regularly said they believe he is hiding somewhere on the rugged border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The last videotaped message released by bin Laden was in late 2004, but there have been several low quality audio tapes released this year.

1 posted on 09/23/2006 5:14:13 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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Hillary knew it,
His White House staff knew it,
The FBI, CIA, and Secret Service knew it,
Most conservatives knew it,
And now it appears the rest of the world is finally waking up to the knowledge of how big a piece of human debris der Slickmiester is.

The truth hurts, doesn't it Slick.
45 posted on 09/23/2006 5:40:38 AM PDT by Tiny
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No question about the cargo in Sandy Burglar's pants brought from the National Archives?
46 posted on 09/23/2006 5:42:06 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (What's Russia's and China's part in all of this?)
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"Yes, it's me Monica!"

"Leave my Billy alone!"

50 posted on 09/23/2006 5:45:06 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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"All of President Bush's neocons that said I was too obsessed with Bin Laden; they had no meetings on Bin Laden for nine months after I left office," Clinton said, that is, not until after 9/11."

ALL lies... satanic in origin... and exactly how many times did you meet with the head of the FBI to discuss bin laden billy-jeff? Oh yeah, that would be a big ZERO times billy-jeff. How many time did you meet with the head of the CIA to discuss bin laden billy-jeff? That too would be a B I G * Z E R O billy-jeff... you left-wing lying sack of bull poop!

LLS


51 posted on 09/23/2006 5:46:10 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UwJabtvSUQ

Billy Bob in the flesh!


54 posted on 09/23/2006 5:47:50 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (What's Russia's and China's part in all of this?)
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"...... Clinton got in Wallace's face and told Wallace he would not get away with his line of questioning."


Buy a clue Chris...DON'T go anywhere near Ft. Marcy Park


57 posted on 09/23/2006 5:50:38 AM PDT by mo
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Lied, tried and.....(we're still waiting for the last)


58 posted on 09/23/2006 5:50:57 AM PDT by EGPWS
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You know, I'm glad that Bill is so upset about this. Obviously, it is eating him up. Good. Paybacks are rough, aren't they?


59 posted on 09/23/2006 5:52:55 AM PDT by Clara Lou (8-)
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He had Battle Plans drawn up to invade Trashcanistan, yeah right!

How do you invade from 50,000 feet?? He feared boots on the ground for fear of losing 1 soldier and having his poll numbers drop.

His entire Injustice Dept was being used to keep his sorry keister out of jail. Who had time for terrorists outside of pardoning them?

What a baby!

Pray for W and Our Troops


60 posted on 09/23/2006 5:54:32 AM PDT by bray (Voting for the Rats is a Deathwish)
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"I had battle plans drawn to go into Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban and launch a full-scale attack search for Bin Laden.

What the hell is a full scall attack search?But is there were such a thing,I'm sure there are Generals around who could verify this plan. We will probably be told later that only he and Hill drew up the plans.

But we needed basing rights in Uzbekistan, which we [only] got after 9/11.

Again - I'm sure the ambassador at the time could confirm this, unless Clintigula called the President of Uzbekistan hisself, permission was denied and he didnt brief the JSOS.

The CIA and the FBI refused to certify that Bin Laden was responsible."

It's everybodies elses fault, isnt it Slick? The sycophants on his team will be scrambling in the next few days to make sure everyone is on the same page with these doozies.

61 posted on 09/23/2006 5:56:22 AM PDT by capydick (Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse.)
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Clinton will end up with a pretty big section in Bartlett's.

I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.

I did not inhale

It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is.

"It was a real sort of Southern deal. I had AstroTurf in the back. You don't want to know why, but I did."

And now, to sum it up,

I tried and I failed

63 posted on 09/23/2006 5:59:52 AM PDT by Tribune7
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I just saw excerpts, he had THE EXACT look in his eye when he said;"I did not have sex with that woman...". Hey Bill, you really need to find the truth in your soul before it is too late. Unless it is too late already.


65 posted on 09/23/2006 6:02:44 AM PDT by hophead ("Enjoy Every Sandwich")
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Bill's efforts to 'stop bin laden' were no more sincere than teddy kennedy's efforts to save mary jo kopechne.

Both at hot air specialists in the liberal jihad against america.

67 posted on 09/23/2006 6:04:54 AM PDT by x_plus_one (Muslim immigration breaks democracy into a self-defeating system .)
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Bill Clinton has a history of losing his temper when he's embarrassed, when he wants to avoid answering tough questions, and when he's caught in a lie.

Exploding into an indignant rage is a Bill Clinton defensive tactic specialty, to change the subject, to throw his opponent off-stride. What he says during these theatrical moments is always a part of his deception.


Way back in Clinton's first presidential debate:
" That night in a debate, Jerry Brown accused Clinton of funneling money to his wife's law firm. Clinton exploded. He called it a "lying accusation" and said Brown wasn't fit to "be on the same platform with my wife."
(This explosion rescued Clinton from having to respond to Brown's allegation.)

Red-faced, snarling, finger-pointing Clinton, "I did not have sex with that woman....Ms Lewinsky"


"I tried, I tried", just the latest opportunity for Clinton to clear his record, and how clever of him! He manages to demonize "neo-cons" at the same time.


69 posted on 09/23/2006 6:07:35 AM PDT by YaYa123
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I saw an excerpt from this interview on Special Report yesterday. From what I saw, Slick Willie is good and pissed off in this interview. It will be well worth watching Fox Nes Sunday tomorrow to see the whole thing.


72 posted on 09/23/2006 6:13:35 AM PDT by Bean Counter (Stout hearts!!)
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This man is unstable.


76 posted on 09/23/2006 6:19:55 AM PDT by andyandval
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If only he had been "tried"- instead of given a pass- by the Senate.


79 posted on 09/23/2006 6:24:24 AM PDT by mrsmith
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"President Clinton fought back hard, just like any Democrat should when they are attacked with a baseless attack . . ."

But there isn't anything "baseless" about it, Mr. Carson. The facts of history bear out the ineptitude of your client in dealing with Bin Laden, and his amplitude in handling White House interns. Please go away. You and your client. You are a disgrace.

86 posted on 09/23/2006 6:39:20 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew
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The funny thing about it is, I'm sure Wallace went out of his way to avoid attacking Clinton with that question, and instead served it up as big fat hanging curveball right over the plate for Clinton to swat out of the park. Don't forget that it was Chris Wallace who called ABC's Path to 9/11 "disgusting" and expressed hope that Clinton would sue the network.
87 posted on 09/23/2006 6:40:44 AM PDT by CFC__VRWC (AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - Don't liberals just kill ya?)
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90 posted on 09/23/2006 6:47:57 AM PDT by Gritty (I’m sick of Karl Rove’s bullshit - Bill Clinton to New Yorker Magazine)
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