FBI releases 'aged' Osama pics

The FBI has released a new series of digitally aged mug shots of Osama bin Laden created by sophisticated forensic artists (i.e. photoshoppers) which show what the reclusive madman might look like today if he were not dead. "These new images are powerful examples of how advances in technology and science can be used to help find and bring to justice wanted persons," explained Louis E. Grever, head of the FBI's Science and Technology Branch. "And in addition to the justice part, the guys in the lab think they're really a lot of fun to make." "Okay, now the first one you see is no big woof, same old bin Laden, just a little grayer and older. But for the second one, we tried to think outside the box. What if bin Laden decided to throw away the headdress and get a nice haircut? And then he put on a clean white shirt and trimmed his beard to look like Ringo? I think this picture captures that look pretty well, much the way we hope to capture him." "Now, people often ask me, 'Hey Louis, what if Osama was to go and shave off his beard completely'? Unlikely scenario, I always reply, because the FBI firmly believes that bin Laden has an enormous chin. See, it's not a good look for him at all, at least not in our artist's interpretation. But that's why we've got picture number four, because we think if he is alive and he has shaved, he's probably dressing in drag to distract attention from his chin."