Osama bin Laden is living in relative comfort in the far north-west of Pakistan, according to a Nato official who has day-to-day responsibility for the war in Afghanistan.

The official, who has access to sensitive intelligence information, told CNN that Bin Laden was not holed up in a cave, but has been moving between houses in the Chitral district and the Kurram valley, which neighbours Tora Bora in Afghanistan, from which he fled in 2001.

Recent reports had placed him much further south, in North Waziristan, the base for many Taliban insurgents moving back and forth across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Many of the US drone attacks on suspected al-Qaida and Pakistan targets have taken place in North Waziristan.

The Pentagon, acknowledging that a senior official had given a background briefing on the issue, refused to confirm or deny the CNN report.

The official said Bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are both in the same region – but not at the same location. Both are living in relative comfort. "Nobody in al-Qaida is living in a cave," the official said.

The Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, is also in Pakistan, moving between Quetta and Karachi over the last few months, the official said.

The Pakistan government has repeatedly denied there is any evidence that Bin Laden or his deputy are in the country. Pakistan's interior minister, Rehman Malik, said today that similar reports in the past about the whereabouts of al-Qaida's leadership had proved false. If anyone had any information about the whereabouts of Bin Laden or Al-Zawahari, he said, they should inform the Pakistan government so "immediate action" could be taken to capture them.

Richard Holbrooke, the special US envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, said there was nothing new in what the official was saying.

"We hardly have a day that goes by where somebody doesn't say they know where Osama bin Laden is," said Holbrooke.

The US administration has privately expressed concern that the Pakistan government and intelligence services are not doing enough to combat the Taliban and al-Qaida.

US and Pakistani officials are to hold talks in Washington this week on improving co-operation.

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So basically, if you own a relatively nice villa in northwest Pakistan, the value of it just came crashing down like a drone-launched missile through the roof.

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

2001? That's a little early. I'd believe 2002 - if he died at all. But since he hasn't been seen in many years, I'd bet he's dead.

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

2001? That's a little early. I'd believe 2002 - if he died at all. But since he hasn't been seen in many years, I'd bet he's dead.

Well your close as it was December 2001 that many claim he died. Including US military personnel.

Too lazy to look it up but there was a high ranking Army Major with Delta Force who said he was dead at the battle of Tora Bora

This Major was in charge of many spec ops there & they also oversaw the dropping of that 15,000 pound bomb..? Which they assured had killed him & those with him. As those in the caves were vaporized.

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

2001? That's a little early. I'd believe 2002 - if he died at all. But since he hasn't been seen in many years, I'd bet he's dead.

Well your close as it was December 2001 that many claim he died. Including US military personnel.

Too lazy to look it up but there was a high ranking Army Major with Delta Force who said he was dead at the battle of Tora Bora

Osama bin Laden is dead. The news first came from sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan almost six months ago: the fugitive died in December [2001] and was buried in the mountains of southeast Afghanistan. Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, echoed the information. The remnants of Osama's gang, however, have mostly stayed silent, either to keep Osama's ghost alive or because they have no means of communication. With an ego the size of Mount Everest, Osama bin Laden would not have, could not have, remained silent for so long if he were still alive. He always liked to take credit even for things he had nothing to do with. Would he remain silent for nine months and not trumpet his own survival? [New York Times. July 11, 2002]

FOX News Report: Bin Laden Already Dead

Usama bin Laden has died a peaceful death due to an untreated lung complication, the Pakistan Observer reported, citing a Taliban leader who allegedly attended the funeral of the Al Qaeda leader.

[Fox News. December 26, 2001]

http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/osama_dead.php

FOX News Report: Bin Laden Already Dead

Usama bin Laden has died a peaceful death due to an untreated lung complication, the Pakistan Observer reported, citing a Taliban leader who allegedly attended the funeral of the Al Qaeda leader.

I wonder what that "untreated lung complication" was - shrapnel?

"FOX News Report"

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So basically, if you own a relatively nice villa in northwest Pakistan, the value of it just came crashing down like a drone-launched missile through the roof.

My first thought.

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

2001? That's a little early. I'd believe 2002 - if he died at all. But since he hasn't been seen in many years, I'd bet he's dead.

I don't believe he died at Tora Bora.....but there is some credence behind the theory that Osama alive is worth more, politically, than Osama dead.

Terror master mind Osama Bin Laden is obsessed with diva Whitney Houston and plotted to kill then -hubby, Bobby Brown, his former sex slave claims!

http://www.nationale...celebrity/67245

The content of this website is not available in your area.

tough luck!

Osama and Elvis were seen last saturday in Walking Street, Pattaya.

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You can be funny sometimes, Naam.

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

2001? That's a little early. I'd believe 2002 - if he died at all. But since he hasn't been seen in many years, I'd bet he's dead.

I don't believe he died at Tora Bora.....but there is some credence behind the theory that Osama alive is worth more, politically, than Osama dead.

How so? From a US perspective, he hasn't been "Wanted: Dead or Alive" in over 5 years. They've moved away from focusing on him maybe because if they did catch him, then they would be expected to claim victory and go home. Obama isn't that important anymore for fund raising and planning. He's just a figurehead - but it would still be a great coupe to kill or capture him (if he's still alive).

this was also featured in the daily mail this morning, but alot of comments beneth suggest he died in 2001 of Liver failure, and its all a massive cover up by the americans

2001? That's a little early. I'd believe 2002 - if he died at all. But since he hasn't been seen in many years, I'd bet he's dead.

I don't believe he died at Tora Bora.....but there is some credence behind the theory that Osama alive is worth more, politically, than Osama dead.

How so? From a US perspective, he hasn't been "Wanted: Dead or Alive" in over 5 years. They've moved away from focusing on him maybe because if they did catch him, then they would be expected to claim victory and go home. Obama isn't that important anymore for fund raising and planning. He's just a figurehead - but it would still be a great coupe to kill or capture him (if he's still alive).

freudian slip?

He might be the worse of the two.

He might be the worse of the two.