Suspected terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden is alive and regularly meeting Mullah Omar, the fugitive leader of Afghanis-tan’s ousted Taliban, according to a phone call intercepted by US spy satellites. FBI scans Muslim men NEW YORK: The FBI is tracking young Muslim men in the US in the belief that Al Qaeda-trained terrorists remain in the country, according to senior law enforcement officials. The surveillance is being carried out by every major FBI office in the country and involves 24-hour monitoring of suspects’ phone calls, emails and Internet use. (PTI) The former Saudi Arabia intelligence service chief corroborated the fact, when in remarks published on Sunday he said bin Laden was alive and preparing for a surprise comeback. ‘‘I believe he is alive.and waiting for the appropriate time. It will come as a surprise like he did before,’’ Prince Turki al-Faisal told the Saudi-owned Ashraq al-Awsat newspaper in an interview. According to the London-based paper, the prince said his opinion about Saudi-born fugitive bin Laden was based on ‘‘his own information’’. In the intercepts, Omar and a senior aide were discussing the US-led hunt to track them down. Omar then turned to a third person, the Observer weekly reported from Jalalabad, Pakistan. After exchanging a few words, Omar said ‘‘Sheikh sends his salaams’’. Senior Taliban figures refer to Bin laden as ‘‘Sheikh’’.
