If Osama were truly dead, the Saudis would be celebrating the death of an extremist local-born militant who not only threatened the very existence of the monarchy but also could have publicly jeopardized their covert support for militant Moslem orgs outside of Arabia. They would be happy and helping the USA and Britain to get rid of whatever remains of Osama's orgs in the Gulf and ME. THE COLD SHOULDER THEY'D BEEN GIVING THE USA FOR AN INV OF IRAQ STRONGLY IMPLIES THEY FEAR RETALIATION BY THE AL-QAEDA, AND SINCE OSAMA WAS BOTH THE SPIRITUAL AND MIL LEADER AND EGO OF THAT ORG IT MEANS THEY FEAR A TERROR RESPONSE BY OSAMA HIMSELF,WHICH IIMPLIES THEY BELIEVE HE IS ALIVE! |