We’re in the process of questioning the Associated Press’ alleged sources, some of whom may not exists and others of whom almost definitely do not, but we must not forget our friends at Reuters. They see dead people.

Reuters would like for us to believe that it trades e-mail with former Taliban chief Mullah Omar. The same Mullah Omar of whom the Christian Science Monitor once reported:

Omar has given few interviews, rarely meets with non-Muslims, and there is only one known photo of him - as a young man. Diplomats describe him as shy and untalkative with foreigners.

Reuters tells us he answers his e-mail. Well, to be “truthful,” Reuters admits that they e-mailed Mullah Omar’s spokesman, Mohammad Hanif, who asked Mullah Omar, known as Amirul Momineen (Commander of the Faithful) then got back to them.

No one has been able to substantiate that Mullah Omar, as he has been represented since 1996, ever existed. If he did exist in some form, perhaps as a powerless symbol of a movement, he could not be dead or at least certainly not symbolizing much of anything.

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Retuers asked this “Mullah Omar” about Osama bin Laden:

“No, I have neither seen him, nor have I made any effort to do so, but I pray for his health and safety,” Omar said in an e-mailed response to questions sent by Reuters.

They asked this “Mullah Omar” about the Taliban spokesman who evidently suggested that the group might play along with the Afghan government:

“The only people who would participate are those who have sold out to foreign powers. Our participation is absolutely out of the question,” the fugitive militant leader said.

Quite a scoop for Reuters. But of course, Al Jazeera reports that a Pak news agency got its hands on a “Mullah Omar” audio cassette over the holidays. ‘T was his Eid message, which dealt mainly with destroying NATO.

Either way, I’ll get Mullah Omar’s e-mail address. Is there anything you’d like for me to ask him?

(Hat tip: Hot Air.)