Wasn't Sayid captured at some point, and then given the opportunity to get back together with his girl if he helped the Feds out with the terrorist ring in Australia? Could this be an Army recruiting film showing the apprehension of terrorists? The timeline is curious to me, which delves into the discussion of Kate's age and when exactly did she visit her dad at the recruiting station.
To check this out, I visited that timeline link posted in the last Lost thread (http://tviv.org/wiki/Lost/Timeline). Here are some facts...
Sayid served during the Gulf War in 1991
Sayid rescued Nadia in 1997
Sayid left Iraq in 1997
The marshall begins pursuing Kate in 2001
Kate visits dying Mom in hospital in 2001
Kate and Tom dig up timecapsule in 2002; Tom shot and dies in 2002;
Sayid's buddy kills himself on September 21, 2004 after Sayid reveals he's working with the CIA
Assuming that Kate had killed Wayne in 2001 (when the marshall begins pursuing her), then that would put her visit to her dad around 2001/2002. Could it be possible that Sayid was picked up by the CIA at that time? If so, why would it be on tape? I can't think of anytime that Sayid would have been publically taken anywhere in handcuffs. Careful study of that screen capture shows that Sayid appears sweaty and bedraggled (long hair and beard), indicating that he had been in hiding?
I think what we get from this is that we are definitely missing some part of Sayid's backstory. Anyone have any thoughts/insight into this?