The Hunt for bin Laden Gears Up on a Trail Gone Cold — ‘For his part, Mr. bin Laden is where he has so often been since he proclaimed his holy war in the mid- 1990’s and set out to kill as many Americans as he could — everywhere, and nowhere, the subject of countless rumors and speculations. The only thing certain is that each passing day gives the world’s most wanted fugitive more opportunity to move and to hide.

As of today, 24 hours after the Taliban announced their “final decision” to refuse his handover, this much was known publicly about Mr. bin Laden’s whereabouts: virtually nothing.’ New York Times [name: “FMHreader”, password: “FMHreader”]

However, whom would you rather believe? “British intelligence agents have discovered the position of terror chief Osama bin Laden… PM Tony Blair’s official spokesman last night confirmed: “Bin Laden is in Afghanistan. We know he is there, put it that way.” ‘ News of the World

Or: Bin Laden ‘fleeing to Somalia’: “US officials believe Osama bin Laden is preparing to

leave Afghanistan to set up his terrorist operations in Somalia.” This is London