As I mentioned earlier.

From this article:

OSAMA bin Laden's supporters say the al-Qaeda leader is dead.



Shahid Ayan, who was hiding in Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains with bin Laden during United States air raids in December, said the terrorist chief died 10 months ago.

"Yes, Osama bin Laden is dead, but the jihad will continue until Judgment Day," he told United Arab Emirates newspaper Al Bayan.

Shahid said that late on December 10 – "the 24th night of Ramadan" – there were "some scary explosions" in the area where bin Laden's cave was located.

"The cave was completely erased from the ground and became nothing," he said.



There is no rational reason that a living Osama would not have made some kind of an appearance by now, other than the pathetic "recordings" and other "proof" of his existence that has showed up.

It makes sense that his followers would try to preserve the illusion as long as possible, but it's wearing thin, and they're not very good at it.