Yeah, I know. Today seems to be Conspiracy Theory Day at Classical Values...

Anyway, I don't know what to make of this, but our State Department has been playing some sort of head games -- literally -- with PhotoShopping. As José Guardia demonstrates, they have stolen the hairdo from the head of Spanish Communist Party boss Gaspar Llamazares, and placed it on a hypothetical version of how Osama bin Laden might look today.

Take a look.

As you can plainly see, the hair is identical (as is the line in the middle of the forehead). José's amusing post has the details for those who are curious.

So why the makeover with the Spanish Commie hairdo?

They could just as easily have given him a haircut like the ones shown here:

And for that matter, what makes them so sure that he has a full head of hair, anyway? When was the last time anyone saw him without his turban?

But I guess we'll never know the answers to any of these questions.

Another day, another hairy conspiracy theory!

MORE: Not to toot my own horn, but since a commenter below noted that "these fuckers took over 60k from me last year for this shit," I think it's probably fair to remind readers that Commie/Osama PhotoShops are not new to this blog!

The caption was "72 virgins my ass!"

And the State Department never paid me so much as one lousy dime!

MORE: The Detroit Free Press has picked up on the PhotoShop in a story today headlined today "Bin Laden photos outrage Spanish politician."

MADRID, Spain -- A Spanish lawmaker said he was horrified to learn that the FBI used an online photograph of him to create an image showing what Osama bin Laden might look like today.

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Gaspar Llamazares said at a news conference Saturday that he would no longer feel safe traveling to the U.S. after his hair and facial wrinkles appeared on the bin Laden image.

"I was surprised and angered because it's the most shameless use of a real person to make up the image of a terrorist," Llamazares said.

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Llamazares said he has "no similarity, physically or ideologically" to bin Laden. They do share one trait -- both are 52.