Bin Laden - the beard thing
OK - why hasn't anyone noticed what I noticed right away??
For those guys who have beards, you may or may not have noticed, that, for each person, the growing pattern is totally different - places hair does or does not grow, direction, etc.
That being said, in walks a new video from the infamous Osama Bin-Laden. We all noticed that his beard did not have any gray in it.
Well - here's what I really believe. First of all - he's been practically invisible now for years. I believe that when he went into hiding the last time, he shaved off his beard (is this ok for his level of orthodoxy in Islam?). Therefore, when this new video was about to be recorded, he needed to conceal that point, so he obtained a 'store-bought' beard to work in place, so people would recognize him, the way he wanted people to recognize him.
The new fake beard he has contains a very different growing pattern and is quite different from his natural beard.
(And besides, wouldn't the process of dying his beard to cover the gray hair fall under 'pride'?)
Anyway - that's why the beard looks so different. It's probably very hard to come by an exact replica beard, up there in the mountains.
:)
And that's my opinion - take it or leave it!