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In reply to the discussion: Osama Confession Video [View all]William Seger
(11,972 posts)4. That video was shot with a PAL-format camera
        ... which has 625 horizontal lines. It was apparently converted to NTSC-format's 525 lines by a program that simply discarded lines, scrunching the image vertically and making OBL look fat. When the images are stretched out to the size they would be at 625 lines, as in the center image below, it's clearly OBL:

Ironically, this was discovered by a "truther."
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        So I say 'you have nothing', and ask for the *actual* refutations of the paper....
        The Doctor.
        Oct 2012
        #65
      
        
        We got here because in another thread I said that there is no hard evidence
        The Doctor.
        Oct 2012
        #18
      
        
        You seem to be having difficulty with the English Language and very simple concepts.
        cpwm17
        Oct 2012
        #30
      
        
        So a video of someone bragging about comitting a crime is not hard evidence?
        The Doctor.
        Oct 2012
        #38
      
        
        Your faulty logic, arrogant assertions, and outright distortions of what's been said in this thread
        William Seger
        Oct 2012
        #49
      
        
        Oh, so you think maybe bin Laden might have painted the buildings with exploding paint?
        William Seger
        Oct 2012
        #56
      
        
        Why should I expect that explaining it a fourth time would make a difference?
        William Seger
        Oct 2012
        #44
      
        
        Yer just about off the deep end here. I don't recall telling Tombs anything in person.
        The Doctor.
        Oct 2012
        #46
      
        
        Yes, you've convinced me that you'll keep repeating the same nonsense over and over
        William Seger
        Oct 2012
        #59
      
        
        That's rather authoritarian of you to accept the FBI so righteously, The Doctor.
        Bolo Boffin
        Oct 2012
        #68
      
        
        So now you believe there is a conspiracy theory that the FBI dismisses hard evidence?
        The Doctor.
        Nov 2012
        #76
      
        
        If you can't understand the words "hard evidence" when they are put together,
        The Doctor.
        Nov 2012
        #79
      
        
        I already showed you a link concerning Osama's claims of responsibility for 9-11
        cpwm17
        Nov 2012
        #84