Posted on 01/17/2006 6:54:45 AM PST by OPS4
Yeah, a lot less individual wear and tear.
We have killed so many that they have to outsource the living victims. ;^)
"It's a 155."
It has clearly been fired, as shown by the rifling marks on the obturator band. Those people may already be in Allah's hands if they mishandled that particular projo.
Journalist Libertines.
Unfortunately, the dud they were handling is too stable. Perhaps next time we'll get lucky and this round they intend to use - most likely - as an IED will kill them.
Even lawyers, which I know are not popular 'round these parts, would have a good belly-laugh at someone applying such a standard. The laws of evidence disagree with Ms. Mapes.
The fact the NYT changed the caption doesn't change the fact that the photo itself is still fake.
Thank you for catching that. It's a small point, but it illustrates the decline of the NYT. Newspapers used to have style books which among other things warned reporters and editors against just such blunders as "ordinance" for "ordnance". Do they still?
The scene of the rocket attack was in Pakistan, close to the Afghan border. It's not strange that somebody would look like an Afghan.
Media got caught faking crap repeatedly during operation Iraqi freedom.
The media kept rolling on as if they never got caught, and pretends everyone is stupid or forgetful.
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/15/credulous-photojournalism-of-the-day/
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/27/video-remedial-ballistics-training-for-afp-photographers/
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A2sAFHBptJE
Note at the end of the video linked above, the mine says sarcastically, “now go out and fake the news! (A bit better)”
The article he is responding to was discussed at length here on FR back then.
Stupid me forgot to bookmark it.
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