Look at his eyes, skin tone, and droopy facial features, looks like he's on his death-bed. Reminds me of the wax sculptures at Madame Tussuad's. I guess we now know why he hasn't released a video tape since 2004. If this is real, and it probably is, Osama may not be on this Earth much longer...
WASHINGTON - The White House has obtained a copy of a purported video by Osama bin Laden ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and has begun to analyze its contents, a Bush administration official said Friday.
The official would not discuss the contents or say whether any conclusion has been reached about whether it’s really the al-Qaida leader.
One difference in his appearance was immediately obvious. The announcement had a still photo from the coming video, showing bin Laden addressing the camera, his beard fully black. In his past videos, bin Laden’s beard was almost entirely gray with dark streaks.
Bin Laden’s beard appears to have been dyed, a popular practice among Arab leaders, said Rita Katz, director of the SITE Institute, a Washington-based group that monitors terror messages.
“I think it works for their (al-Qaida’s) benefit that he looks young, he looks healthy,” Katz said.
The announcement and photo appeared in a banner advertisement on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaida’s media arm, Al-Sahab, frequently posts messages.
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Looks to me like he's used just a bit of Grecian Formula on his beard... [And no, despite what was said about his 19 young men - it won't be enough for the 38% or whatever the number is up to now - to quit blaming Bush.]
Posted by: BT in SA | September 07, 2007 at 05:28 PM
The Grecian Formula is left over from the gift basket Reagan gave him.
Posted by: Crackpotpress | September 09, 2007 at 03:36 PM
Ah yes, because those evil neo-cons are secretly behind al-Qaeda for the sole purpose of turning America into a fascist police state.
How mom's basement?
Posted by: D Tap | September 09, 2007 at 03:43 PM