Isn't it odd that the Saudi's are able to establish the legitimacy of the claim that Bin Laden died?

Question

Seems that if they can ascertain the status of his health or whether he is dead or not, they just may have been able to tell us where the dude was hanging out. Or maybe we just didn't really want to know. The friendships with the Bush's and the Saudi family are long-established...

Answer 1

I do not think so. The Saudi government wants to get rid of OBL more than Bush! OBL has been a menace to the Saudi kingdom for a very long time, long before 9/11 and his citizenship was revoked and he can not go anywhere near Saudi.

What you have been hearing in the news is basically; no news is good news. If OBL was dead, word would surely reach his family first. It is simply a tradition that OBL would want to do. Family is very important in this part of the world.

The fact that Saudi doubts his death is based on the fact that his family did not get any word about his death, therefore they denied the french rumors.