Iran can prove Bin Laden was dead long before US raid – Iranian minister

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi claims that Osama Bin Laden died from an illness before the US raid on his compound in Abbottabad. Iran has documents to prove it, he said.

"We have credible information that Bin Laden died some time ago of a disease," Moslehi said on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, as quoted by ISNA news agency.

"If the US military and intelligence apparatus have really arrested or killed Bin Laden, why don't they show him [his body]? Why have they thrown his corpse into the sea?" Moslehi asked rhetorically, FARS news agency reports.

Moslehi labeled the US raid in Abbottabad as a “PR campaign”, created to divert the attention of its citizens from domestic problems, such as the “fragile” state of the US economy.

"We believe that what the US is seeking, by dictated media programs, to overshadow the recent awakening in the region through the release of such reports," ISNA quoted Moslehi as saying.

Bin Laden was killed on May 2 in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, north of the capital Islamabad, during a special operation carried out by US Navy Seals. President Barack Obama announced the news in a special address to the nation.

The news of “justice having been done” sparked mass celebrations in the United States and then ignited a new wave of conspiracy theories after Washington refused to release Bin Laden’s postmortem photographs, claiming that they might instigate a new wave of radicalism.

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Clearly, I trust the information coming out if Iran. It's not like they have some axe to grind with the US.

[Vi-Jay 218]

Clearly, I trust the information coming out if Iran. It's not like they have some axe to grind with the US.

They are just trying to leverage for pic-proof.

They need to try harder. They're dealing with Americans. We breed the best desensitized con artists in the world right here in the USA.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

They are just trying to leverage for pic-proof.

They need to try harder. They're dealing with Americans. We breed the best desensitized con artists in the world right here in the USA.

If they need proof, they need to hire The Donald. He's the only person in the world who ever gets anything proof related accomplished.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I believe Iran, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, Gaddifi, BY and Paul, not the US government.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

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Edited May 12, 2011 by Paul and Vanessa

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I believe Iran, Pakistan, Al Qaeda, Gaddifi, BY and Paul, not the US government.

Except not BY. The longer Bin Laden has been dead, the better.

[spookyturtle 9,465]

Except not BY. The longer Bin Laden has been dead, the better.

BY wouldn't lie to us, would he?