Following Seymour Hersh’s claim that the raid on the Osama bin Laden compound in 2011 was “one big lie,” the following quotes from mainstream media outlets offer conclusive proof that the government and media knew that bin Laden had died in December 2001 in Tora Bora due to kidney failure. All sources are from the mainstream media, many of which have since been “scrubbed” from the internet. 2000 to September 2001: Reports Emerge of bin Laden Dying From Kidney Disease In March 2000 the Chicago Tribune reports that an Afghan witness and “Western intelligence official” say bin Laden is suffering from severe kidney and liver failure: Chicagotribune.com This story was also picked up by CBS News in 2000, who outright lead with the title that “Bin Laden Reported to be Dying” from “kidney disease:” Cbsnews.com In July 2001, the South Asia Analysis Group reports: “Bin Laden, who suffers from renal deficiency, has been periodically undergoing dialysis in a Peshawar military hospital with the knowledge and approval of the Inter-Services Intelligence, (ISI) if not of Gen.Pervez Musharraf himself”: Saag.com September to November 2001: bin Laden is Trapped in Afghanistan, Unable to Receive Kidney Treatments In September 2001, PBS’ Frontline interviews the former general counsel for [...]