http://alessatheisraeli.blogspot.com/2011/07/meaning-of-obamas-symbol.html>
"In the Asia and the Middle East, symbols have much more meaning than they do to those who live in the United States. People in those cultures place much credibility in symbols and are superstitious about them. In light of this Islamic prophecy that I have shared with you, is it just a coincidence that the campaign symbol of Senator Barack Hussein Obama is the sun rising over the ultimate symbol of the west, the flag of the United States of America?
http://www.liveprayer.com/ddarchive3.cfm?id=3411
"For example, Obamas campaign logo can be seen also to reflect the two most common symbols of Islamthe crescent and the sword the logo contains a crescent with the stripe representing an Islamic scimitar. The rising sun over the west another significant symbolis shown in Obamas logo as the rising sun over the lands of America."
https://drkatesview.wordpress.com/archived-posts-drkate/the-trojan-candidate/
In other words, it is a subjective interpretation, and not a statement of fact.