Last week, it was reported in the national media that the Defense Department had dropped hundreds of thousands of leaflets over Afghanistan in order to encourage the surrender of any remaining al-Qaeda fighters. The fliers had been doctored to show Osama bin Laden without his beard and wearing a suit and tie--a move apparently intended to make followers believe he had abandoned his beliefs. Here are copies of the actual leaflets, provided by the Department of Defense.

Middle-East experts have questioned the wisdom of such blatant manipulation, citing that many people in that region already have grave distrust in the United States government. However, The Stranger has recently learned the situation could've been MUCH WORSE. Thanks to sources deep within the Pentagon, The Stranger has come in possession of leaflets produced by the United States government that didn't make the cut. The question we would like our readers to ask themselves is, "Has our government gone TOO FAR?"