As many bloggers here at Fr would ask, where is the proof?
I am very suspicious of anything the French would say and, they must provide proof. This however will never be possible.
Those who are closely tied to OBL will never allow the truth of his death be made public, if in truth the event has occurred.
Besides, everyone knows that Carl Rove is to announce OBL death two days before the upcoming elections.
Rove knows that Osama is gravely ill, and also knows exactly when in October he is going to die. :)