If you had a high resolution version, the artifacts would be obvious, or that there weren't any artifacts would be equally obvious.
"all im saying is if you dont have the actual photo then people sound just like any tinfoil conspiracy theorist. I also think it looks suspicous....but we need to have a side by side evidence"
Even in 2006, I'm sure the majority of Americans have not used a cloning tool. But I'm also sure that millions have...even the least expensive graphics programs have a cloning tool, now. For anyone with experience, the use of the cloning tool int the photo is painfully obvious and no original is necessary. It will immediately be recognized as a botched job.