Promoted by Steven D.
October may be coming a week early this year?
It’s being reported over at our sister site European Tribune that rumors are flying that Bin Laden has died in Pakistan of typhoid.
There is a link there to a French press report, for those that can read French.
CNN is reporting it as a story of the leak of a secret, unconfirmed French intelligence report:
PARIS, France (CNN) — French President Jacques Chirac said on Saturday he would investigate the leak of confidential French defense ministry documents containing a report that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead, and said that report has been in no way confirmed.
“I was rather surprised to see that a confidential note from the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security) was published and I have asked the minister of Defense to start an investigation immediately and to reach whatever conclusions are necessary,” Chirac said.
“Secondly, speaking of the source of the information itself, this information is in no way confirmed.”
U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday they could not confirm the report suggesting that bin Laden might be dead.
Oh those French! Just like them to go ruin the October surprise! </snark>
