| Germany's intelligence chief said Thursday he believes that Osama bin Laden is alive and continues to exert influence in his al-Qaida terror network. "All indications are that he is alive," August Hanning, head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service, said at a news conference. German intelligence officials believe, as they have for some time, that bin Laden is living in the Afghan-Pakistani border area, Hanning said. He did not specify which side of the border. "We continue to see traces of his activity. He tries to organize, to motivate" his followers, Hanning said. He did not elaborate. |