I think I'm the only one who doesn't think Osama bin Laden appears to be at death's door in his latest statement. (Why do reporters insist on calling it a "home video"?)
"He looks gaunt." He always did. He's 6'4".
"His beard's grey." Yes, it is, in exactly the same places it was the last time we saw him. Try to remember that most of the video we see of him is months or years old.
"His face is pale." Well, yes, but so are his clothes. This leads me to think it's more a function of the color of the lighting than his health.
"He never moves his left arm, and he's left-handed." He always did move stiffly. He doesn't come across to an American audience as exactly the most charismatic speaker the world has ever known.
Come on, people. Just say "I don't know" and move on.
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