Bin Laden dead?

Is this part of Karl Rove's October surprise? Bin Laden died of typhoid in August in Pakistan?

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Defense Ministry said on Saturday a secret service report saying al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died could not be confirmed but said it would launch an inquiry into the leak of secret documents.

The Defense Ministry issued the statement after a French regional newspaper, L'Est Republicain, published a report quoting a French secret service report as saying Saudi Arabia is convinced al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden died of typhoid in Pakistan last month.

Now, let's see how Karl could paint Bush as the hero in this. Maybe Bush asked God to strike bin Laden down, and God, being Bush's faithful servant, did so.

[A hat tip to Talking Points Memo]