Phone bugs show Osama is alive

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Publication: The Indian Express
Date: October 7, 2002
 
Suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and regularly meeting Mullah Omar, the fugitive leader of Afghanis-tan's ousted Taliban, according to a phone call intercepted by US spy satellites.

The former Saudi Arabia intelligence service chief corroborated the fact, when in remarks published on Sunday he said bin Laden was alive and preparing for a surprise comeback. "I believe he is alive ... and waiting for the appropriate time. It will come as a surprise like he did before," Prince Turki al-Faisal told the' Saudi owned Ashraq al-Awsat newspaper in an interview. According to the London- based paper, the prince said his opinion about Saudi-born fugitive bin Laden was based on "his own information".

In the intercepts, Omar and a senior aide were discussing the US-led hunt to track them down. Omar then turned to a third person, the Observer weekly reported from Jalalabad, Pakistan. After exchanging a few words, Omar said "Sheikh sends his salaams". Senior Taliban figures refer to bin Laden as "Sheikh".
 

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