IS IT 1984 IN AMERICA? Some people will say so in response to this indictment. But as a reader points out: “Check the photo.” It’s got to have his defense lawyers worried.

UPDATE: Another Airbrush Award Nominee? The photo — which showed the defendant in traditional garb brandishing an AK-47, no longer accompanies the story. In fact, there’s no record that it was ever there, or explanation of why it was removed. I’ve emailed the Post to ask why.

AN0THER UPDATE: Still no word from the post, but reader Michael Kuhl forwards this link to Yahoo, where the picture is still available at the moment. It seems to have disappeared from quite a few places, but there’s no explanation of why. If there were an obvious reason — say, if it weren’t actually him — shouldn’t there be a correction to that effect?

STILL ANOTHER UPDATE: Daniel Drezner reports (at the end of an interesting post on terrorist financing) that the Defense position is that the person on the photo isn’t the same guy. With that in mind, here’s a link to a slideshow from a German newspaper that also identifies the picture (it’s #5) as the defendant Enaam Arnaout. There are quite a few photos showing him in compromising positions (one with Osama bin Laden). Presumably, the Defense will argue that none of these are Arnaout, and of course I can’t possibly say. In some cases, maybe nobody will be able to — some of the pictures are pretty indistinct. Others are pretty clear, so presumably there will be a definitive answer forthcoming.