On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, Juan Cole was quoted as saying
> Afghan article says US Bin-Ladin hunt phoney
>
> The USG Open Source Center translates an article from the Persian Afghan
> press alleging that French troops were at one point close to capturing
> Usamah Bin Ladin in Afghanistan, but that American forces stopped them
> from doing so. It says that a forthcoming French documentary containing
> interviews with the French soldiers provides proof for the allegation.
It looks like this documentary is already out on DVD with English subtitles:
http://www.buy.com/prod/search-for-osama-bin-laden/q/loc/322/207656209.html
I ordered it. I'll report back.
Michael