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Forensics Expert: Osama Video Definite Fake
Stop The ACLU ^
| 12-Sep-0
| Jay777
Posted on 09/12/2007 5:45:55 PM PDT by Jay777
one of the first to question the authenticity of the latest Osama tapes. Well now a digital forensics expert validates our skeptism.
In analyzing the video, Neal Krawetz of Hactor Factor, an expert on digital image forensics, said in his latest blogs that the video contained many visual and audio splices, and that all of the modifications were of very low quality. Most striking is bin Laden's beard, which has been gray in recent images. For this video it is black. "As far as my tools can detect, there has been no image manipulation of the bin Laden portion of the image beyond contrast adjustment. His beard really does appear to be that color."
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The September 7 video shows bin Laden dressed in a white hat, white shirt and yellow sweater. Krawetz notes "this is the same clothing he wore in the 2004-10-29 video. In 2004 he had it unzipped, but in 2007 he zipped up the bottom half. Besides the clothing, it appears to be the same background, same lighting, and same desk. Even the camera angle is almost identical." Krawetz also notes that "if you overlay the 2007 video with the 2004 video, his face has not changed in three years--only his beard is darker and the contrast on the picture has been adjusted."
More important though are the edits....
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TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: osama
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:45:56 PM PDT
by
Jay777
To: Jay777
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:51:40 PM PDT
by
AmericanMade1776
( my opinions do not represent the opinions of the management at Free Republic, they are mine alone.)
To: Jay777
There is a similarilty to the pictures taken during his karaoke days at the Karaoke Kavern back in the 80s.
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:51:43 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The DemocRATS own failure and defeat. Success and victory really depresses them.)
To: Jay777
Definite?
Is that a scientific consensus?
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:51:51 PM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Jay777
Most striking is bin Laden's beard, which has been gray in recent images. For this video it is black.
To: AmericanMade1776
Okay, who faked it? Maybe he did, so we would call off the hunt.
To: Jay777
Perhaps the audio is actually bin Laden speaking, but they overlaid it on the old bin Laden video.
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:53:52 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
To: windcliff
To: popdonnelly
Let me take that back, the frequent audio splices would indicate somebody editing like crazy to create a fake.
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:57:01 PM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(Our first responsibility is to keep the power of the Presidency out of the hands of the Clintons.)
To: Jay777
I want to go on the record as saying that I think he colored his beard with mascara.
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posted on
09/12/2007 5:57:17 PM PDT
by
Jaysun
(It's outlandishly inappropriate to suggest that I'm wrong.)
To: Jaysun
Oh man you are so off target
GWB did it
get with the program.
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:00:24 PM PDT
by
JNL
(uot)
To: Jay777
We had our own expert on FR...
Latest Bin Laden Video Is a Forgery: All References to Current Events Are Made During Video Freeze Booman Tribune ^ | Sep. 9, 2007 | George Maschke
Posted on 09/09/2007 5:57:28 AM CDT by George Maschke
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:02:42 PM PDT
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife)
To: popdonnelly
Uh...........okay......why?
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:06:08 PM PDT
by
yldstrk
(My heros have always been cowboys--Reagan and Bush)
To: popdonnelly
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:08:03 PM PDT
by
Jay777
(My personal blog: www.stoptheaclu.com)
To: AmericanMade1776
Of course it’s a fake.
The only people gullible enough to actually believe Osama is still alive belong to the MSM.
Osama was killed at Tora Bora.
Ayman al-Zawahiri and that traitor Adam the Assho!e make these tapes as propaganda to the muslims to show that Osama is still around. It’s the only way they can keep up recruitments.
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:10:22 PM PDT
by
BuffaloJack
(Before the government can give you a dollar it must first take it from another American)
To: Jay777
The Skippy bin Laden movie might be fake but "most americans polled" believe this photo is real. They saw it on the internet so it must be true.
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:17:52 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(The DemocRATS own failure and defeat. Success and victory really depresses them.)
To: Jay777
Methinks Osama is pushing daisies.
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:20:53 PM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: Jay777
In before “He’s dead, Jim””!
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:23:10 PM PDT
by
neodad
(USS Vincennes (CG-49) Freedom's Fortress)
To: FlingWingFlyer
'Osama has left the building'
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:27:27 PM PDT
by
tflabo
To: Jay777
I now think all of them are fake...coming from where? A number of places...Iran
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posted on
09/12/2007 6:28:53 PM PDT
by
shield
(A wise man's heart is at his RIGHT hand;but a fool's heart at his LEFT. Ecc 10:2)
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