Is Bin Laden alive or not?

The Bush haters say the recently released video tape proves he is. This article from the US Newswire contains several statements by very high-ranking officials from the US and elsewhere who wanted us to believe that he had been killed.

Clearly, whoever released the tape wanted American voters to get the idea that Bush is a failure because Osama is still alive and orchestrating terror cells around the globe. Why does Bin Laden seem to use the Democrat talking points in his video?

Interestingly, for as much as the Democrats complain when conservatives insinuate that the terrorists are in favor of Kerry winning, Governor Rendell of PA says just the opposite.