February 28, 2004
Bin Laden rumors are nothing new, but may be true
Lots of people believe that Bin Laden is on ice, just waiting for W to decide it is an opportune moment to unveil him. This report is intriguing, and similar reports have been coming out for weeks. It is strange that a man who requires daily dialyses treatments has supposedly been able to stay alive while essentially camping with no access to modern medicine.
Pentagon and Pakistani officials on Saturday denied an Iranian state radio report that Osama bin Laden was captured in Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan "a long time ago."Posted by Norwood at February 28, 2004 11:16 AMThe claim came as Pakistan's army hunted terror suspects in a remote tribal region along the border, believed to be a possible hiding place for the al-Qaida's leader.
The director of Iran radio's Pashtun language service, Asheq Hossein, said the report was based on two sources - one of whom later told The Associated Press he was misquoted.
The report said bin Laden had been in custody for a period of time, but that President Bush was withholding any announcement until closer to November elections.
