OBL dead from pancreatic cancer?

[IdesOfOctober]

Last night, I spent several hours on deep background with a gentleman whose news organization has a global reach.

As our conversation winded down, he told me that his news organization has very credible information suggesting that OBL died approximately three months ago from pancreatic cancer, but that his news organization has been "leaned on" not to broadcast that yet.

Clearly, I have no way of knowing one way or the other, but thought I'd throw that out there as a placeholder in case the Administration tries to trot it out right before the mid-terms. That way, if you have unthinking Dittoheads you love, you can point them to this and ask, "Why did the Administration wait to announce it? Why didn't we get him at Tora Bora?"

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[Beelzebud]

1. Sounds like the same BS we've heard since about 12/01

I mean, if you can't get the job done, just spread rumors of your foe's demise...

[IdesOfOctober]

3. I took it with a huge grain of salt...

... but on the off chance it turns out to be true, figured I'd put the placeholder out there, so the Rove Revisionists could be confronted with it.

Ides

[leesa]

2. He had a terminal renal disease that killed him years ago.

[MidwestTransplant]

18. Until it didn't

[whistle]

4. OBL = Osama Bin Laden, lol Shrub has been chasing a corpse

[crikkett]

5. Wow, he died again.

I know you're serious, I couldn't help it. OBL seems to be the "most dyingest" person in history.

Welcome to DU, good luck with your investigation!

[LynneSin]

9. And the #3 guy in Al-Qaeda we've captured more times

It seems we capture #3 and a new one steps into his place

[rosesaylavee]

20. And #2

is forevering being offed or sent to Gitmo. There are 15 #2s there now, right?

Missed the cowbell - good to see you again!

[mnmoderatedem]

16. He's Kenny from south Park (nt)

nt

[IdesOfOctober]

17. You bastard!

That was funny.

LOL.

Ides

[MGD]

6. Sounds like he needs some Gemcitabine. nt

[station agent]

7. Natural causes? That's not very impressive for the Bush Admin.

Wow, they really nailed him with that pancreatic cancer.

[SpiralHawk]

8. bin Laden dead from lack of attention by BushCo

Commander AWOL too busy sucking up to bin Laden's family and raking in the massive oil and munitions profits for himself and his republicon cronies...

[Generic Other]

10. This was reported on DU a few weeks ago

I too think it's true, but that Rove is waiting to spring it on us as the October Surprise. Don't think it will help the GOP though.

Remember that picture of the Taliban funeral that our side DIDN'T bomb?

[seabeyond]

11. this rumor has been out for a month from many different sources

who knows. we will see. but bushco gonna look pretty bad if they kept this quiet

[mmonk]

12. If he did die, they wouldn't want that released as it

might affect their power play and new dictatorial powers using fear.

[rosesaylavee]

21. Unless OBL comes back as a

ghost for Halloweeen! Boo! That would be some October Surprise. :)

[rpannier]

13. If he is dead

it's not from anything scrub did.
Although he'd probably still take credit for it.

"Our war on terra has finally caught the leadur of al-ka-eh-da. Ozama bin-laden. We made the decision to wait him out. We know eventuly he'd die of old age or illness."

Rummy, "My stars. I was right. I said we'd get him and we did. We found his grave 100m inside the Pakistan border. Sakes alive. This is a great day."

[IdesOfOctober]

14. Heavens to Murgatroid, Even!

Rummy is the master of the Snagglepuss Soliloquy.

; )

And their entire spin machine is one great big Laff-Olympics!

(A shout out to Gen Xers on DU.)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=snagglepuss+laff-olympics

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=snagglepuss&sa=N&tab=wi

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[SheilaT]

15. Yawn.

This has been out there for years, and probably back in May it was put forth here as what would be the "October Surprise".

The only October Surprise is that Dems are dumb enough to believe that there is one, and so greet every single news item all month as if it's the OS.

Tell us something that is actually new. And confirmed. Or at least confirm-able.

"On deep background with a gentleman whose news organization has a global reach" does not impress me.

[obreaslan]

19. This guy has more lives than an F-ing cat!!!!!

He has died from Pancreatic Cancer, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Liver Disease, Bombing, Suicide, Murder, Car Accident, Assassination, Loneliness and a Broken Heart.

He's not a terrorist, he's a freakin' Zombie!!!!

:rofl: