A couple of months ago I told a friend that I wouldn't put it past the current administration to hide the capture of Osama Bin Laden until near the election. This ABC article appeared today. Here's the line that interests me:
"What I tell people, I would be surprised but not necessarily shocked if we wake up tomorrow and he's been caught along with all his lieutenants. That can happen because of the programs and infrastructure in place," he told Geo.
------------------Joseph Cofer Black, U.S. State Department
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040904_1031.html