Photo: Osama bin Laden sits on the floor with his AK-47 rifle in his hide out in Afghanistan Nov. 8, 2001. Osama bin Laden's son has been dead for months, U.S. officials believe, but the CIA has tried to keep it a secret as a way of "messing with al-Qaeda." Saad bin Laden was likely killed in a Predator drone strike earlier this year in Pakistan, though U.S. officials cannot say for sure.(AUSAF NEWS PAPERF/AFP/Getty Images)
From ABC News:
U.S. Officials Believe Tactic Meant to 'Mess' with al Qaeda.
Osama bin Laden's son has been dead for months, U.S. officials believe, but the CIA has tried to keep it a secret as a way of "messing with al-Qaeda.".
Saad bin Laden was likely killed in a Predator drone strike earlier this year in Pakistan, though U.S. officials cannot say for sure. Determining whether Saad bin Laden was killed in a drone attack will be difficult. If he was a victim of a missile attack, it will be unlikely that there will ever be any DNA testing to confirm his death.
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Update: Pakistani jihadis deny Osama bin Laden's son killed -- Long War Journal
My Comment: If he is alive .... he will pop up in the next year or two.