Bert and Osama bin Laden

While this is a relatively trivial subject amidst the grief and concern related to the recent terrorist attacks, I thought I'd deal with it since so many e-mails have been circulating.
Pictures have appear on a number of news services showing protesters in Bangladesh with a poster showing images of Osama bin Laden with Bert of Sesame Street fame.

Bert Evil after all? A newswire hoax? A Bangladesh joke? Who cares? for the curious, information and an explanation are available at the following links:

De Twentsche Courant Tubantia	News story I originally forwarded to some friends showing the image. (Bert has since been cropped out by Tubantia.)
Ten Reasons Disney World is better than Mecca	Possible source of the Bert image?
Bert is Evil	Background: site which warns parents against "evil Bert"
Bert Is Still Keeping It Evil: Now Appearing On Osama Wire Photos	"Plastic Humor" site containing links to online news images and discussion
NIKKES INDEX::Bert in Bangladesh	Swedish site which includes an explanation of how Bert made his way to Bangladesh

As I said, we've got more pressing issues to deal with than this just now. Just thought I'd follow up on the original silly e-mail.