An interesting theory re: Bin Laden
From
The Times of India:
Zawahiri betrayed Osama bin Laden: Saudi paper
Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden was betrayed by his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri who led US forces to his hideout as the two were involved in an intense power struggle, a Saudi newspaper has reported.
The two top al-Qaida men had differences and the courier who led US forces to bin Laden was working and had more loyalties for Zawahiri, al Watan newspaper reported quoting Arab sources.
"The Egyptian faction of al-Qaida led by Zawahiri was de facto running the militant group, after bin Laden was taken ill in 2004 and they were trying to take full control," the paper said.
The courier was a Pakistani national and not a Kuwaiti as the US suspected and the man knew he was being followed but disguised the fact.
The paper claimed it was Zawahiri's faction which had persuaded Osama to leave tribal areas close to Afghanistan-Pakistan border to take shelter instead in Abbottabad, where he was finally killed by US Seals on Monday.
That bt about falling ill in 2004 reminded me of something I had heard floating around the internet that he needed kidney dialasys on a regular basis and that is why I thought he died around Tora Bora.
I guess not... There is no conclusive proof either way.
Posted by DaveH at May 5, 2011 3:34 PM