Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Questions: Is Osama bin Laden really dead, and if so, what proof shows it?
Is Osama bin Laden really dead, and if so, what proof shows it? He hasn’t made any videos or recorded statements since May 2011. As the charismatic leader of a large terrorist organization which uses propaganda and psychological warfare, bin Laden’s silence (which has gone on for over seven and a half years and is not going to break any time soon) is a dead giveaway. Al-Qaeda, the group of radical Islamists Osama bin Laden led for more than 20 years, named a successor, Ayman al-Zawahiri, on June 16, 2011. The terrorists themselves said their “Sheikh” was dead. The CIA, the Special Operations Command, and the U.S. Navy SEALs, as well as then-President Barack Obama, confirmed Osama bin Laden was dead.