The Passion of the Toys [More photos from Beirut]

Slublog ^ | August 08, 2006 | Slublog

[PajamaTruthMafia]

The Passion of the Toys

In Platoon, Oliver Stone said the first casualty of war is innocence.

He was wrong.

As the photos here show, the first casualties of war are...the symbols of innocence. And photographers from Reuters and the AP just happened upon many of these perfectly placed symbols of war's horrors.

Ben Curtis, AP

Sharif Karim, Reuters

Sharif Karim, Reuters

Sharif Karim, Reuters

Issam Kobeisi, Reuters

Mohamed Azakir, Reuters

This last one is the only one that seems...untouched.

Feel the pathos. Mourn for these oh-so-photogenic and suspiciously dust-free trinkets of childhood.

Just don't ask any questions about their veracity.

That would be wrong.

[Grampa Dave]

Tourist guy and other favorites will be in this ongoing non saga.

Thanks re my tagline. This photo shopping and staging shows that communism is still alive in the MSM.

[hophead]

"nstead of rescuing the semi-useful suitcase, he's going to rescue the toys! What a beautiful soul! This isn't staged at all!"

This is probably the photographer loading up for his next photo session.

[groovejedi]

Good catch! proves without a doubt what is really going on...

[monkapotamus]

[Grampa Dave]

All of the left wing MSM Elite Mediots think and behave in the same manner.

Now we catch them in their lies, staged photo ops, and doctored photos posing as news.

The reaction from them can be quick like Rooters pulling all of the photos of the clown we outed.

[sam_paine]

Why in the world do we have Keywords?

[Cecily]

I have been looking at Reuters, AFP, Getty and AP photos from war zones since 9-11, and at their photos from Israel and the disputed territories for longer than that. The photo of the "child's toy or doll in the rubble" is a staple of those "news" organizations, as is the "Muslim (usually) person standing in front of a bombed building/security wall/olive tree/your meme here with hands and eyes raised to the sky." A famous staged version of such a photo was taken along Israel's security wall about a year ago. I always wonder if the photographer plants the toys and stages other photos.

[monkapotamus]

[haywoodwebb]

[Cecily]

These folks got busted by the long shot. The published picture was cropped to show just the woman. If Pallywood hands out awards for best performance, they should call them the "Arafats."

[DejaJude]

Their trucks are with filled with an assortment of stuffed animals, assorted dolls, baby blankets, childrens' sheets and bedspreads, a hefty supply of bloody bandages, and fake casts, stretchers, and various obscure metal pieces that can be displayed as anti-koranimal bomb parts.

I'll bet they say those trucks contain humanitarian assistance to those in the area.

[musicman]

Great pic!!!......(by chance, do you have a link to it????)

[musicman]

I found the link!!

[TankerKC]

That "Minnie" is just like the one laying in the rubble above...different photographer though.

[PajamaTruthMafia]

For the record, all of these photos are up on Yahoo News right now:

You can find all of these up on Yahoo right now:

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060807/481/1f82098785e14ba1a2d7ee523eaddc25

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060728/ids_photos_wl/r3577351291.jpg

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060726/ids_photos_wl/r1891896384.jpg

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060721/ids_photos_wl/r1375024449.jpg

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060721/ids_photos_wl/r3826567308.jpg

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060720/photos_wl/2006_07_20t082331_329x450_us_mideast_questions

[pissant]

Is the one on the left Saddam or Freddie Mercury?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Saddam, but I think he's singing "Fat Bottomed Goats"

[pissant]

LOL

[TankerKC]

I know these pictures are real. I took the one above myself at a bombed out Hizzbolah Day Care Center/Milk Factory.

[RikaStrom]

It's a cool tiger. Looks realistic. :-)

Yeppers. The one I have, which is I swear looks just like the one in the picture, guards the house from atop the bookcase. hehe