Osama bin Laden Bootleg DVD

Even in China the death of Osama bin Laden is big news.

Newspapers had his image plastered everywhere for several days around Shangahi. The reaction to his death has been met with mixed feelings from the Chinese people, according to Al Jazeera. However, the Chinese government welcomes the news as they believe he is a source of inspiration for separatist rebels in the predominately-Muslim western province of Xinjiang.

Anyway, while taking a a walk on the streets near my apartment last night, my roommate Ian and I came across a bootleg DVD vendor. One in particular caught our eye.

On the cover was the now-infamous (and graphic) photoshopped bin Laden death photo that even duped a handful of GOP senators. The title, in Chinese, reads: Osama bin Laden, The World’s Terrorist.

So, a little more than a week after his death, someone was out to make a profit.

The slip cover included two discs. The first was a 3 1/2-hour special on the history of bin Laden, Al Qaida and the bombings of the World Trade Center. The second disc included breaking news reports from a Taiwanese news station and a CNN feed of President Obama’s White House speech. I didn’t really care for the content, but I was enamored by the cover.

Click for unedited version of the doctored photo.

 

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