I found this on
Drudgereport.com today:
Bin Laden fate still unknown
DUBAI (AFP) - The fate of the Western world's most wanted man Osama bin Laden remains uncertain after Al-Jazeera television admitted that a videotape
of his right-hand man claiming the Al-Qaeda leader was still alive was three months old.
Al-Jazeera said a videotape it aired Wednesday showing Al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri claiming that bin Laden was still alive and leading
"jihad" or holy war against the West dated back to September.
In the tape, Al-Jazeera said Zawahiri also called for attacks on oil installations, remarks that sent oil prices higher on international markets.
"We got the videotape in September, and back then we aired what we thought were the important parts," Al-Jazeera editor-in-chief Ahmad Sheikh told
AFP.
"There was a misunderstanding today, and we aired these extracts today by mistake."