Bin Laden Said to Have Suffered Shrapnel Wound

Reuters (London) ^ | 7-15-02

[Free the USA]

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[GeneD]

Here's how MSNBC puts it:

July 15 — Osama bin Laden is alive and in good health after being wounded in an attack on his base in Afghanistan in December, an Arab journalist with close ties to the Saudi-born dissident’s associates said on Monday. However, the veracity of the report could not be immediately confirmed as the reporter did not see or speak with bin Laden himself.

This did not prevent Reuters from running this full-blown press release, which is even more egregious than the example above.

[Momaw Nadon]

[RJCogburn]

I do not know if he is alive or dead, but I do not agree with those who say if he were alive he would have shown himself somehow, video or otherwise. He has demonstrated the ability to be quite patient and plan his activities years ahead of time.

[Coop]

The longer he's kept alive by the media, the easier it is for the U.S. to continue with its war against terrorism. I'd rather hear about Al Zawahiri pushing up daisies than OBL.

[pfflier]

They also said Bin Laden would not appear in a video and just speak words.

That is a line for the suckers that follow him. If he was alive, they would love to rub our (the US) noses in it by plastering his pictures everwhere.

This appears to be the first admission that he will eventually show up dead. I hope all of his followers see him there soon.