Posted on 08/07/2006 11:11:05 AM PDT by restornu
After all, the Hajj pictures were doctored, it seems, in such an amateurish way that Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs, who has been at war with Reuters for some time, was only one of several people to notice this at once. Any experienced editor ought to have done so and vetoed the pictures, preferably starting an internal enquiry.
Given the long-standing accusations about Reuters bias in the Middle East, we hope that a general sorting out will take place.
I hope this posting is ok!
Is this new? I'm having trouble keeping up with all the doctored photos coming out, lol.
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We may so hope, but my guess is that it will take the firing of more than only one photographer to clear out the propagandists. Frankly I suspect that Reuters won't even miss a beat in this relentless drum show.
Yikes! He doctored all of the pictures into little red X's !!!
You too?! Bawhahahaha...I see DEAD X'S!
I also wonder about Bridget Gabriel who also had photos by Adnan Hajj
It was there last night google must have removed it I saw it on their google pages!
Bridget Gabriel claims to be a Christian and also pracitcing Lesbian!
Adnan Hajj did some photos on this site!
Atlas Shrugs: Palestinian Arab TerrorAtlas Shrugs: Hamas Will Drive Israel Into the Sea ... The dead boy was identified as Yasser Adnan Ashkar, who was killed when one of the stray rockets hit ...
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/palestinian_arab_peacemakers_spit/index.html - Similar pages
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/palestinian_arab_peacemakers_spit/index.html
We live in interesting time and can trust no one who says they are our friends!
http://wordofmessiah.org/bridgett_gabriel.htm
bttt
I can see all the pics just fine!
The Hajj trail
As best I can tell, it started with the folks at EU Referendum questioning the Qana photos (this was picked up by Rush and others last week) Here are the most relevant posts at EU Referendum. "Qana the directors cut" and The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" sort of sum it all up IMHO (see below)
Milking it
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115429339722244068
Who is this Man?
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115435464393966674
The Green Helmet mystery Continues
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115439598900887049
We Need to know the truth
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115444005168305521
Game, set and match
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115447994916688512
Stretcher Alley
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115453781580920185
"Vital to telling the story"
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115461060077719445
Alright, explain this one!
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115464788249249384
Qana - the director's cut
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/08/qana-directors-cut.html
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth (Green Helmet & Co, shows up in Tyre)
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115489272301235042
Doctored photos
Little Green Footballs uncovered an obviously doctored photo by Hajj
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21956_Reuters_Doctoring_Photos_from_Beirut&only
It was quickly picked up here on FR
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678470/posts
Reuters admitted the first photo (Beirut smoke) was doctored and suspended Hajj
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678852/posts
A second doctored photo (F16) was identified by Jawa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678950/posts
Reuters admitted the second photo was also doctored, fired Hajj and withdrew all 920 of his photographs at Reuters
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679185/posts?q=1&&page=1#1
Did you just wake up from a three day nap?
I found a few Google searches doing some 'redirects' also.
Not everybody was on the computer this weekend when the story broke.
And since the search engines are blocking and redirecting, it is good to get this out on a Monday RSS feed.
:)
bump!
Not to pick nits, but I believe the first site to question whethere the Qana photos were staged was here:
israelinsider: diplomacy: Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged
http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Diplomacy/8997.htm
And it was picked up very early on here:
Was The Qana Massacre Staged By Hezbollah? | Sweetness & Light
http://www.sweetness-light.com/archive/was-the-qana-massacre-staged-by-hezbollah
The girls arm seems to hang strangely for someone dead with or without rigor mortis.
See what Registered started? And now dead's in on the act....
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