US, Pakistani Officials Deny Knowing bin Laden’s Whereabouts

Yesterday, Britain’s Sunday Express reported that US forces had Osama bin Laden surrounded. Today, U.S., Pakistan Deny They’re Closing in on Osama.

Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts remain a mystery to U.S. and Pakistani forces as they crank up efforts to flush out al Qaeda and Taliban rebels hiding near Afghanistan’s eastern frontier, officials said on Monday.

I don’t remember where I first read this idea, but someone out there suspected that the US will hold off on capturing or announcing the capture of bin Laden until closer to the election. Personally, I think that would be going a bit far as political stunts go, and I think that unlikely. But, if bin Laden is captured close to the election, I just hope that people will keep things in perspective. Capturing bin Laden is not going to stop a decentralized group like al Qaeda.