Even formerly sober Republicans are getting shit-faced drunk on the conspiracy koolaid. One new claim, heard from a guest on the Texas Overnight radio program is that the hospitalized ‘Saudi National” is actually Osama bin Laden’s son. The same guest, retired SF M/Sgt. Jess Johnson, asserted that the infra-red video technology used for the famous shot of the punk in the boat is so new that he couldn’t talk about it, and therefore proof positive of high-level military involvement in the Boston manhunt. In fact, the image is no better than what Vietnam era FLIR could produce at the same (short) range though the equipment is orders of magnitude cheaper and more reliable. Imaging IR systems for air, surface, and maritime use are regular catalog items for police and fire service equipment vendors.