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    emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013

    Anyone have a good explanation why FBI wasn't able to get a facial recognition on the brothers, in spite of quality of images of Dzhokhar?

    6:53 AM - 21 Apr 2013
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      2. Needell Allan‏ @NeedellAllan 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel serious questions, is there a national facial database? why would either or both of the brothers be on it?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @NeedellAllan

        @NeedellAllan No. But their pictures were in a number of databases accessible to FBI, not to mention Facebook.

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      4. Needell Allan‏ @NeedellAllan 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel does FBI have access to all a facebook images even, non public?

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      5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @NeedellAllan

        @NeedellAllan They can certainly get it or get FB to do a search themselves.

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      6. Needell Allan‏ @NeedellAllan 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel don't know, but not so sure. unless already processed in a database real time scanning of images non trivial.

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      2. Jezebill‏ @jezebill 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel I wonder if someone recognized from previous questioning.

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @jezebill

        @jezebill All the reports say they didn't. They had FBI interview, previous arrest for Tam, drivers licenses for both, face book, etc.

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      4. Jezebill‏ @jezebill 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Thank you

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      2. bLoCkHe@d‏ @kfall06 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel If they did, would they tell us?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @kfall06

        @kfall06 Not necessarily. But a lot of the narrative right now at least claims they didn't. Which is why I'm asking.

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      4. bLoCkHe@d‏ @kfall06 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel if they were able to link video and social media with facial recog software they may want to withhold that info

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      2. Saul Tannenbaum‏ @stannenb 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel ICYMI, Times reports that they didn’t haveID until initial Watertown firefight&susp #1 taken to hosp http://nyti.ms/11T2652 

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @stannenb

        @stannenb There are many conflicting reports, and conflicting meanings of what they mean by "ID." Some say SUV owner, some suggest earlier.

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      4. Saul Tannenbaum‏ @stannenb 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel I know. It will be interesting to see how/if the narrative coalesces over time.

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      2. Matthew Sirek‏ @MDSirek 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel curious if you have any feelings on the entrapment gone wrong angle?

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @MDSirek

        @MDSirek I am utterly and completely agnostic at this point, think EITHER it's just disgruntled OR people not thinking far enuff out of box.

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      4. Matthew Sirek‏ @MDSirek 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Thx. Similarity to other 'foiled' plots does give me pause. Not jumping on a CT bandwagon, but FBI past w/bro 1 is interesting.

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      2. Stirling Newberry‏ @SSNewberry 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel Those who know, can't talk. Those who are talking, can't know.

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      3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @SSNewberry

        @SSNewberry You're suggesting the reports that they didn't get a match before they release pics Thursday are false?

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      4. Stirling Newberry‏ @SSNewberry 21 Apr 2013
        Replying to @emptywheel

        @emptywheel I'm suggesting that this may well be the wrong question to ask.

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