bin Laden Death Rumor Unconfirmed

The rumor that Osama bin Laden is dead has been circulating prominently starting with a leak from the French intelligence service DGCE, and published by the French newspaper L'Est Republicain. The Associated Press however is reporting the rumor is unconfirmed. President Jacques Chirac said Saturday that information contained in a leaked intelligence document raising the possibility that Osama bin Laden may have died of typhoid in Pakistan last month is "in no way whatsoever confirmed". Despite that caveat from President Chirac, the rumors continue to spread like a firestorm. CNN is saying OBL is very ill but not dead, and Time Magazine quoting a source from Saudi Arabia says: Saudi sources tell TIME that credible reports suggest the fugitive Qaeda leader has contracted a serious 'water-borne illness,' and may have already died.. Well if these rumors are true and OBL has gone to meet up with all those supposed virgins on the otherside I am sure King George will find some way to claim credit. Perhaps this "water-borne illness" was a secret CIA action he authorized. Remember - he said he wanted him "dead or alive", and there is an election coming. Could this be Karls' "October surprise" just a few day early?