Someone mentioned the other day that he had been killed, so I looked it up.

According to
Time Magazine, on 11/23/2006 the CIA Director said NOPE. Iraq's intelligience says NOPE. It was guessed he died in November 2001, from lung complications.
He's been reported as dead quite a few times over the last 5 years.
Most think he died in December 2001.
Check out:
What Really Happened.com.
It looks like this site tries to decifer the truth from the news.
Good luck with that! lol