I stopped counting the number of times terrorist leaders (in various countries) have been nailed trying to escape dressed as women.

Even covering up as much as possible, it's not going to be as easy with a beard.

This raises the distinct possibility that bin Laden (assuming this is actually him) has pulled such a "Tootsie Book" in recent times.

This whole video thing is nuts. Any damn amateur with a cell phone camera can pull off better and more consistent sound and production quality than what we've been seeing. We see examples every day on YouTube. How hard could it be for al Qaeda to produce something that didn't look like it was cut from floor cuttings in an 8mm film studio? I think that we are being faked out on at least some level.

Now, for something interesting:

I assumed intelligence people were responsible for "leaking" bin Laden's videos before they were released. Was surprised, and a little impressed, to find out I was wrong.