Of course this sounds quite absurd to us. However I worked in KSA with quite a few of the worthy oriental gentlemen who had upwards of 50. Do the math. 4 wives at a time, almost instant divorce, and in connected clans, unlimited financial resources. One could easily father 10 children a year. That isn't an unattainable number for own inner city fast breeders, either, as any social worker might tell you.
Osama bin Ladn was married to so many sets of cousins and their sisters that it would make your head spin. BTW, ObL himself was one of 75 children! His inbred congenital defects: poor eyesight, deaf, kidney disease, extreme ectomorph, joint problems, a severe tic, and of course, mental problems.
The weasel, "al-harbi" in the photographs absolutely COULD be a an ObL offspring.
BTW, this talk of Saudi "a" and Saudi "b" ... Gosh, could it be deliberate confusion?
IIRC, earlobes do not match.
IIRC, earlobes do not match.
Interesting backgrounder. I thought that the white hat bomber(one still alive) looked like a young Bin Laden when the picture of him younger came out. Would never have thought that of Saudi in hospital though. Anything is possible in these strange times.