The FBI Sucks at Photoshop [PIC]

[deminks]

http://mashable.com/2010/01/17/fbi-bin-laden/

The FBI this week released a “digitally-altered” image showing what Osama Bin Laden possibly looks like now he’s older.

While the FBI claims to have used “cutting edge” technology to create the image, a Spanish politician has noticed that the poster is a modified version of his campaign photo — he now finds his face in America’s most wanted list.

While on the surface it’s an amusing misstep by intelligence agencies, Gaspar Llamazares, the former leader of Spain’s United Left coalition, calls the move “shameless”. His safety is at risk, he told the BBC, and he no longer feels able to travel to America now his likeness is on a wanted poster: “Bin Laden’s safety is not threatened by this but mine certainly is”, Llamazares said.

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photos at the link

BBC link here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8463657.stm

Shameless is one word for it.

[Bitwit1234]

1. I think the British are the ones who aged this picture and the FBI

picked it up. Is that the way it was.

[deminks]

2. No, from the BBC article...

The FBI admitted a forensic artist had obtained certain facial features "from a photograph he found on the internet".

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[invictus]

3. K&R

[dysfunctional press]

4. "His safety is at risk,"...??

the only part of the pic that looks like the guy is the hairline.

the eyes, nose, ears, mouth, & chin are all completely different.

[LiberalFighter]

5. They photoshopped the politician's hair on bin Laden.

Other than that I don't see any other resemblance.

They really shouldn't had use his hair anyway as it looked too much like it was styled professionally.

[bluedave]

6. TAXI

Hey it's Jud Hersch

[Robb]

7. Well, you gotta start somewhere, I guess.

[dickthegrouch]

8. FBI Credibility is the most at risk

If the FBI lies and says it used computer-based aging technology, but actually fabricated the picture from multiple elements, who in the world is ever going to believe their technological skills?
Added on edit
How many photo-id based cases could now be thrown out because they didn't actually use computer technology the way they testified in court?

[progressoid]

9. The FBI needs to hire Donnie....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AypcLYxx2dQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeZ0s8DXZ0

[Land Shark]

10. kick, just became aware of this now. Wow, "accidentally" using Leftist's photo, huh?