From what I’ve gathered, it is not considered unusual for Muslim men to dye the Grey out of their beards. But some say that such dyeing is usually only done under specific circumstances. Personally, I know there is definitely something(s) not quite right about this video. But it is not just a straight unedited video of him being recorded within the last two months. This video is a doctored production.
I totally agree—the video is suspect. I know about the beard; that isn’t the part that bothers me, though it seems a lot fuller than his usual scraggly hair, so perhaps he had a hair transplant on his chin...;^)
The part that bothers me is the starts and stops of the first tape. He talks in sound-bites and not his usual fiery and flowery rhetoric to pump up his followers. All the current event stuff is done to a still. And the latest “video” is simply a still with his voiceover, where he complains about Madeleine Albright and troops in Saudi Arabia.
Ummm, Madeleine Albright? Am I missing something?