Quote Originally Posted by Buffalobiian View Post
That requires them to have access to other DNA samples to compare to. If his parents or other close relative gave permission to use theirs as a comparison it would work, though in my mind it's still short of "proving" that it's Bin Laden.
There are many Bin Laden's with close ties to the U.S. Osama came from one of the wealthiest families of Saudi Arabia, and broke off as a renegade (I think). There were many Bin Ladens that attended Harvard in fact.