How to add conditional comments to object tag for IE

I'm trying to get an image to appear by using the following conditional comment for IE8:

<!--[if lte IE 8]>

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however, no image appears when viewing in IE8. Any help will be appreciated. Here's all the code:

<div class="col-a2">
<video id="video1" poster="http://www...com/img/test.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls" width="140" height="120" >
<source type="video/mp4" src="http://www...com/video/testVid.mp4" />
<!--[if lte IE 8]>
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf" width="140" height="120">
<img src="http://www...com/img/test1.jpg" width="140" height="120" />
<param name="movie" value="/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf" />
<param name="flashvars"     value="controls=true&amp;file=/video/testVid.mp4&amp;controlbar=over&amp;image=/img/test1.jpg&amp;file=/video/testVid.mp4" />
</object>
<![endif]-->
</video>
</div>

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1) where are your other source types? You know, ogg and vp8?

2) The only reason to IECC object is to detect IE vs. Rest of World, not just "IE8/earlier".

3) also remember that IE9/newer doesn't see CC's, so there's really NO reason to declare LTE IE 8

4) Is the object loading the flash player? If so that image will NOT show; it should only show if the flash/object fails to load!

<div class="col-a2">
	<video id="video1" poster="http://www...com/img/test.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls" width="140" height="120">
		<source src="http://www...com/video/testVid.webm" type="video/webm">
		<source src="http://www...com/video/testVid.mp4" type="video/mp4">
		<source src="http://www...com/video/testVid.ogv" type="video/ogg">
		<!--[if IE ]> 
			<object 
				type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
				classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" 
				width="140" height="120" 
			> 
		<![endif]-->
		<!--[if !IE]>--> 
			<object 
				type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
				width="140" height="120" 
				data="/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf" 
			> 
		<!--<![endif]--> 
			<param
				name="movie"
				value="/mediaelement/flashmediaelement.swf"
			>
			<param
				name="flashvars"
				value="controls=true&amp;file=/video/testVid.mp4&amp;controlbar=over&amp;image=/img/test1.jpg&amp;file=/video/testVid.mp4"
			>
			<img
				src="http://www...com/img/test1.jpg"
				width="140" height="120"
				alt="DESCRIBE THIS IMAGE!!!"
			>
		</object>
	</video>
</div>

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Is probably what you should be declaring... and remember if the OBJECT works, the IMG won't show! Anything inside object is a fallback for when the object fails -- it's not like HTML 5's POSTER attribute.

That's why usually what would go there would NOT be an image tag, it would be a paragraph telling people to download and install flash, or use a HTML 5 capable browser.