Osama and Franco: Still Dead?

We remain intrigued that the Osama-died-of-typhoid rumor has had no clear affirmation or denial, particularly from Osama.

Could it be that the old man is dead? And that the Bushies know it? And that the Evil Genius Karl Rove is waiting to reveal it as his crowning October surprise (after having engineered the whole NoKo nuke thing to get Foley off the front page)?

No, no, it couldn't be. If Osama were dead, CNN would tell us.