Following up on Mr. Heppler's story, Powerline directs us to Time. Here is what they have:
Fugitive al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, believed to be on the run in rugged terrain in the Afghan-Pakistani border region since the September 11 attacks five years ago, has become seriously ill and may have already died, a Saudi source tells TIME, echoing earlier reports in the French media.
The source, speaking on condition of anonymity, says that Saudi officials have received multiple credible reports over the last several weeks that Bin Laden has been suffering from a water-borne illness. The source believes that there is a "high probability" that Bin Laden has already died from the disease, but stressed that Saudi officials have thus far received no concrete evidence of Bin Laden's death.
I share the skepticism of my SDP colleague and John Hinderaker at Powerline. But if the story is true, wouldn't it be nice if the "water-borne illness" turned out to be a company of U.S. Marines?
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