nope matas , they are not Backwards ...........im no specialist in binoculars ,but im almost sure he simply forgot to take off the lens caps . *check out the shadow that the binoculars make on his head & hand ....very hard to photoshop such details . ...this president is always looking for a photo-op to seem like a War-time leader(check out how he american flag on his jacket) , blah ,blah blah and appeal to all these flag hypnotized idiots out there ....and funny thing is lots of idiots eat it up .