Mr. V.T. sent this to me, and as I do not know Arabic, I am posting this article without comment today, since we have been feted to a dish of news from the Middle East from deals with Iran, to extensions of the war in Afghanistan... this article will speak for itself folks, without much commentary from me:

Bin Laden's 2001 Obituary Notice

Please note the second part of the article, under the header:

Israeli intelligence: Bin Laden is dead, heir has been chosen

SPECIAL TO WORLD TRIBUNE.COM

Wednesday, October 16, 2002

There I draw your attention to the following paragraph:

The Israeli sources said Israel and the United States assess that Bin Laden probably died in the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan in December. They said the emergence of new messages by Bin Laden are probably fabrications, Middle East Newsline reported.

And this:

The sources said Al Qaida has already determined Bin Laden’s heir. They said the heir has not been identified, but is probably not Bin Laden’s son, Saad. Saad is said to be in his 20s and ranked within the top 20 members of Al Qaida.

Within the context of yesterday's blog, one must wonder just what exactly is really hiding in the Bushes... But, as I said, I'm not going to comment. I'll leave you to connect the dots... but connect them carefully...

See you on the flip side.