After studying many plastic surgery “victims”, I feel that the gun toting terrorist on the left is indeed the thoughtful terrorist on the right. Here is why:

1. The bone structure of the face appears to be the same. Note that the outline of the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and the temples appear almost identical. The slight differences could be attributed to the aging process of more than 25 years.

2. The hair growth pattern appears to be the same. Note the crown and the way the hair grows at his temples. The hair now appears coarser, but that can happen with increased gray hair. While the hair is styled differently (perhaps to hide the rather large ears)in the younger picture, I believe that if you look past that, you will see that it is the same terrorist.

3. While the ears are covered by hair on the young terrorist, it could be an indication that they were embarrassingly large ( even terrorists have feelings). The older, thinker terrorist has his ears fully exposed; he no longer is embarrassed by his ears. If you look at the small bit of ear that is protruding out through the younger terrorists veil of hair, you can see that it is at about the same level as the ear of the older, thinker terrorist. It would be quite helpful to have another picture of the young terrorist’s ears, but this may not be possible.

4. The nose. The schwanz shaped nose of the older terrorist looks to be the same schwanz shaped nose as that of the younger terrorist. The older terrorist’s nose shows the typical changes that occur to all noses through the aging process. It appears softer, and less sharp and may be hanging a little low. The cartilage in the nose breaks down during the aging process, this breakdown could account for the slight differences between the schwanz shaped noses. The naso-labio folds on the young terrorist are almost identical to the deeper naso-labio folds on the older terrorist. Again, this could be the effects of aging.

5. The Jacket. The older terrorist is noted for his fondness of the Kramer style jacket. He is rarely seen without it. Obviously, the older terrorist is a fashion trendsetter. The younger terrorist also is wearing a jacket noted for it’s stylishness amongst terrorists. Fashion trendsetting, including the love of trendsetting jackets tends to be a lifelong trait.

What we really need here is a plastic surgeon or someone who excels in age progression drawings. Even so, I think they are most likely the same terrorist.

bloggless on November 15, 2006 at 10:38 AM

After reviewing the additional photographic evidence, I am less inclined to believe they are the same terrorist. However, I really have no proof of the height of the brick wall. Maybe they use mini bricks. Many it was a case of all your fakes are belong to us. And actually, the picture really looks a lot of Osama bin Laden.

bloggless on November 15, 2006 at 10:59 AM

I just measured some bricks outside, they measure 2 1/2 inches. The mortar is about another 1/2 inch. I think wearyman is on to something. Perhaps in his younger days he wore shoes with a higher heel. Also, the hands in each picture appear to be the hands of a soft man. The index fingernails appear remarkably similar. Look closely at the bend of the middle finger. It looks identical. Even the eyebrows have the same set and curve. The under eye bags that someone noted on the younger terrorist are not really bags, but the result of squinting while looking at the photographer.

bloggless on November 15, 2006 at 1:34 PM

Another thing about the brick wall is that the signs and banners appear to have been hung very near the top of the wall, which indicates to me that the wall is not very high. I doubt the revolutionaries stormed through the streets with a step ladder. They probably just hung them where they could easily reach while caught up in the brave terrorist feat of hostage taking.In fact, the younger Amenninindinglejad may have wanted the pic to be snapped at the wall because it gave the optical illusion of increased height.

bloggless on November 15, 2006 at 3:44 PM

It is hard to believe there could be two people on earth with such “stunning” features.

bloggless on November 15, 2006 at 11:13 PM