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I've read again all comments and found a lot of food for thought. But it occurred to me that we did not cover the basic WWWWHY.

So, here it is. I will need the help to fill the blanks

I've used photos posted on WH web site for analysis. Please go to whitehouse dot gov select photo folder and view May 1 slide show. 6 photos, from 0106 to 0927.

WHO (shot the picture)

Pete Souza, Hussein Al Amriki'a photographer.

Pete Souza shot 927 photographs on 2011-01-01. Only SIX were published.

Picture we discuss is picture #210 taken that day.

Question:

1. What is Mr. Souza's security clearance level? Is he cleared for TS/SCI with Polygraph?

This information could lead to assess what was actually displayed on the video screen when he was shooting in the Situation room.

1. Who selected six out of 927 photos to be published and why?

WHAT (attendees were watching on the video screen)

Info n/a

Options:

a) Live feed from Abbottabad

b) replay action from Abbottabad

c) PowerPoint presentation on the screen

WHEN (the photo was taken)

Unknown. Last photo of the series (#927) was taken around 11 P.M. after Hussein addressed the nation.

On all photos Hitlery wears the same outfit and same jewelry.

If photo was taken during the Abbottabad raid, it was taken between 4:00 and 4:45 PM. Time stamp sanitized from the photo exif file.

Men do not have "six o' clock beard shade" on photos 909 and 927 taken around 10:30 pm, although all except Hussein Al Amriki are in the same outfit (they could shave)

WHERE (situation room, WH)

photo #475 shows Situation room from another angle.

HOW (the photo was taken)

Photo #210 is color balanced. If people were watching pitch black action on the screen (video projector) room had to be darkened for a good visibility. Yet, photo shows no use of flash and strobe(water bottles, eyeglasses and laptop screens would sparkle) Flash would startle at least some of the viewers. There was a light from above (see reflection on laptop and Gates' forehead)

Question: How people could watch dark combat action in well lit room? (No problem if they watched PowerPoint presentation from Brigadier General Webb. He was not looking at the screen)

This is all foreground.

The crucial question is WHY?

Why, out of 927 photos Souza snapped that day this one was chosen when it shows Hussein in an awkward pose and Hitlery in overacting pose?