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Re: Calling all image detectives
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:26:22 -0400
Yep, it appears that it was made in 2007 before all of the recent controversy. Makes me wonder if someone was snooping around where they shouldn't have been. Birth certificates aren't public records in Hawaii according to one blogger. BTW, this isn't a copy of the original birth certificate, but rather a certificate created from the Honolulu vital records database. Richard -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:05 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] Calling all image detectives Date sent: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:35:51 -0400 From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Is this a legit scan of Obama's birth certificate or a fake? http://images.dailykos.com/images/user/3/BO_Birth_Certificate.jpg
Very weird. First off, the resolution and quality are appalling. Possibly an attempt to hide alterations? I'm not familiar with Hawaiian birth certificate forms, but there is an odd squiggle in the border just to the right of the "certificate of live birth" header, and the two vertical bars seem to have odd terminations just where the meet the top bar. About an inch from the bottom, slightly right of centre, there seems to be "bleed through" from a stamp that might say JUN - 6 2007 (reversed). This might argue that is *is* a valid birth certificate -- for someone ... ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) rslade () vcn bc ca slade () victoria tc ca rslade () computercrime org Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant: No matter how friendly and even-tempered the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt. - Pierre Elliott Trudeau March 25, 1969, addressing the Press Club in Washington, D.C. http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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