Posted on 01/09/2013 1:12:31 AM PST by MestaMachine
Former FBI agent missing in Iran photographed in Guantánamo jumpsuit
By Barney Henderson
8:44PM GMT 08 Jan 2013
The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iran in 2007, have released pictures of him dressed in an orange jumpsuit like a Guantánamo Bay prisoner, as they continue to hold hope that he is still alive.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Whoa. Good catch.
“The signs were obviously written by his captors.”
That was my point! Good catch on the alignment!
This story just breaks my heart. May God protect him, and prayers for his family members who must be so torn by his capitivity.
‘_______is English his second language?’
Maybe there’s a list of reasons why we ‘cannot help him’ - - ?
‘Sign text photoshopped?’
Sure - thinking that.
1. Fingers - the fingers are placed very deliberately. It might be a type of code. However is it likely that such details would be missed by the releasers of the photos? It could be a faux clue designed to throw potential rescuers off the proper trail, i.e., they simply ordered him to hold each panel in each manner we see here.
2. The multiple panel formula here seems designed specifically to provide for numerous holding combinations —very suspect. Why not a single large panel containing all messages...?
3. The release of these photos has a financial goal, or more likely causing the US to do something the hostage takers wish, or to stop some activity (bringing down Assad, which was why some say Iran funded the Bengazi attack).
4. It’s likely Obama is now doing nothing to help this guy, and has been doing nothing, short of admonishing the family they’re moving heaven and Earth to help him.
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Former FBI agent missing in Iran photographed in Guantánamo jumpsuit
"Please note the positions of his fingers on the photos. Code?"
Check out article, photo, then # 20 , # 21 .
Thanks MestaMachine, and anonymous. Curious article. It was on drudge yesterday.
I think the signs were made by his captors - another reason to think they’re Iranian. Sounds like a direct translation...
That was the first thing that struck me when I saw the photos too.
I’m guessing Dubai - pronounced due-bAy...
He was investigating cigarette smuggling in early 2007, and his family has said that took him to the Iranian island of Kish, where he was last seen. Kish is a popular resort area and a hotbed of smuggling and organised crime. It is also a free-trade zone, meaning US citizens do not need visas to travel there.Yeah, I'd take that job (not).
Why the multiple signs...Almost reminds me of a BurmaShave signage. If put together with different punctuation would the message be different?
Why the multiple signs...Almost reminds me of a BurmaShave signage. If put together with different punctuation would the message be different?
The multiple signs really makes no sense. All of that could be placed on one sign and still be read.
The cigarette market angle smells.
What’s that gold round thing on the left? A mirror? Merely zooming in, it looks like the reflection is showing newspaper clippings and pictures of persons. Maybe someone with software can work on it.
By the look of his pallor, it appears he’s extremely sunlight and nutrient deficient. His fingers look waxy.
What does shiny fingers mean nutritionally?
The last letters on the right side don’t make a word. Maybe someone who is good at anagrams might take a look.
What does “the 4th year” mean? Obama?
Thanks for the ping; post; thread. BUMP for Robert!
I think the 4th year is the length of time he'd been there. He was captured in '07 and the pics were supposedly taken in '11.
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