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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 692887" data-attributes="member: 12952"><img src="http://www.wnd.com/images/kenyasigncomparison800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A side-by-side comparison of the two images reveals the similarities. Jan Krogh says the sign proclaiming Kenya to be the birthplaces of Barack Obama has obviously been based on a photograph welcoming visitors to Madha, Oman, that is posted on his own website.Caleb Payne, a former Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency, saw the billboard allegedly from Kenya and tells WND: &quot;I can assure you that the sign is a fake, not because of the picture, but because the Arabic text is completely incorrect. First, it is written left-to-right (Arabic is actually written from right to left) and second: the characters are not connected. Still funny, though!&nbsp; If you are curious, the Arabic reads as follows: Under Kenya is the Arabic for &#039;Hawaii.&#039; The text at the bottom reads: &#039;Not Barack Obama&#039;s birthplace.&#039;&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 692887, member: 12952"] [IMG]http://www.wnd.com/images/kenyasigncomparison800.jpg[/IMG] [FONT=arial]A side-by-side comparison of the two images reveals the similarities. Jan Krogh says the sign proclaiming Kenya to be the birthplaces of Barack Obama has obviously been based on a photograph welcoming visitors to Madha, Oman, that is posted on his own website. [/FONT]Caleb Payne, a former Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency, saw the billboard allegedly from Kenya and tells WND: "I can assure you that the sign is a fake, not because of the picture, but because the Arabic text is completely incorrect. First, it is written left-to-right (Arabic is actually written from right to left) and second: the characters are not connected. Still funny, though! If you are curious, the Arabic reads as follows: Under Kenya is the Arabic for 'Hawaii.' The text at the bottom reads: 'Not Barack Obama's birthplace.'" [/QUOTE]

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