LH column image |  | HP Peripherals Developer Program PROGRAM SERVICES etc., etc. ...
| text links

Now, nuke the IMG (two of which are colspan=3) -- the table lines up.

IMG in a colspan=3
LH column image |  | HP Peripherals Developer Program PROGRAM SERVICES etc., etc. ...
IMG in a colspan=3
just an IMG | text links

Simpler comparison -- two rows, first is IMG in colspan=3 -- tables not OK

LH column image |  | HP Peripherals Developer Program PROGRAM SERVICES etc., etc. ...

Simpler comparison -- nuke the IMG (replace with text) -- tables line up now.

text instead of IMG in colspan=3
LH column image |  | HP Peripherals Developer Program PROGRAM SERVICES etc., etc. ...