White House: 'Inconclusive' Whether Osama Alive or Dead -- ABC News This Week
In his first Sunday interview, National Security Adviser Gen. Jim Jones told me it's "inconclusive" whether Osama bin Laden is alive or dead.
"The best intelligence is that we, we gauge our reaction based on what intelligence we have, and it is inconclusive," Jones told me this morning on "This Week."
"Secondly, we wait and see how long it has been before we've seen him actually make a statement, release a video, and make our judgments on that," he said, "The truth is, I don't think anybody knows for sure."
If alive, bin Laden is thought to be hiding in the mountainous region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This week during his visit to the U.S. Afghanistan Pre
"The best intelligence is that we, we gauge our reaction based on what intelligence we have, and it is inconclusive," Jones told me this morning on "This Week."
"Secondly, we wait and see how long it has been before we've seen him actually make a statement, release a video, and make our judgments on that," he said, "The truth is, I don't think anybody knows for sure."
If alive, bin Laden is thought to be hiding in the mountainous region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This week during his visit to the U.S. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said that he believes bin Laden is alive. But President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan said he thinks bin Laden is dead.
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My Comment: If he is alive, he is certainly lying very low.
"Secondly, we wait and see how long it has been before we've seen him actually make a statement, release a video, and make our judgments on that," he said, "The truth is, I don't think anybody knows for sure."
If alive, bin Laden is thought to be hiding in the mountainous region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. This week during his visit to the U.S. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said that he believes bin Laden is alive. But President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan said he thinks bin Laden is dead.
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My Comment: If he is alive, he is certainly lying very low.