Washington Whispers

What Osama bin Laden Might Look Like in Disguise

By Paul Bedard

December 19, 2008 RSS Feed Print

By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers

Ever wonder what terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden might look like if he shaved his trademark beard and turned in his robes and camouflage for a western business suit? Well, apparently so did the intelligence analysts at the National Counterterrorism Center. In their popular annual desk calendar, just received at Whispers, a page about the al Qaeda leader features an altered photograph, showing a neatly trimmed bin Laden in a dark suit and tie, looking more like a used-car dealer than a guerrilla fighter.

Bin Laden has a $27 million bounty on his head and a distinctive visage that has become remarkably familiar over the past decade, but the Westernized Osama looks surprisingly different. Still, it's a face only his mother could kiss. And there are some things he won't be able to disguise. The NCTC's calendar points out that he remains unusually tall (somewhere between 6 foot 4 and 6 foot 6) and walks with a cane. The NCTC, which is the U.S. intelligence community’s primary analytical shop for terrorism, has not yet posted its 2009 calendar, but the 2008 version is on its website.

Tags:
Osama bin Laden,
terrorism,
national security terrorism and the military

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I agree that Osama's death (if he is actually dead) is not the end of it and that we are on the brink of destruction, unfortunately the U.S. also holds blame. As long as our government keeps systematicly blindfolding the people as to what it actually does all over the world, WE THE PEOPLE will keep scratching our heads wondering why the rest of the world has dislikes Americans. Thats right-NEWSFLASH- if you leave the country (not just Mexico or Canada) you'll find out that we're constantly thought of as "pricks":meddling in other countries affairs like we're boss of Earth. Just look at how much of our economy is based of "war", whether it be with another country or even on drugs. Its like we have to keep picking fights just to keep the juice flowing. Look at other countries like England or France: healthcare and medicine are a suitable replacement for that chunk of the economy and are obviously more positive for humankind.

By NO means do i condone terrorism or excuse it due to our behavior, but given that our goverment has such advanced intelligence shouldn't we know that we're pissing off other countries and that Americans will die from retaliation? Yes, our government DOES know, but.....we have to keep the juices flowing.

I love my country but i fear my government.

dave u. of TX 5:45PM May 03, 2011

of course Islam is not religion of love and peace?

if someone was able to live among muslims population,that those people would experience cold,predujicial outside smily neighborhood with children spew in your head from balconas or porches,and never say to you Hi/or good morning

past 9 years I experienced this cold bloody fear to be among them in germany

just carefful reading Quaran let everybody to understand basics of this religion created earlier to unit all broken appart arabic tribes against holy crusades,and west europa/if someone knows little bit about those turks muslimic hords is europa?they would know/how bloody and deadly shariah laws is this religion is.

death of osama bin laden is not a end or start to have quiet time,on his place are 3 or 5 more and worse-this world is on the brink of complete destruction

bobby st. of MD 9:38PM May 02, 2011

he looks kinda like (very much like) Barak Hussein Obama. interesting.

notcrazy? of MN 1:50AM July 21, 2010

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