I've been doing digital photography for about ten years now...DUST on a picture has NEVER been a problem.
Now I have a digital SLR, Nikon D70s, and the manual DOES speak about dust getting on the mirror etc., however, my experience thus far is that the 'dust' has to be pretty big and numerous to cause an exposure issue. The CCD that scans the incoming image can get dust on it too, but that, according to Nikon, takes a good long while.
This sob Hajj was LYING and faking his pics...pure and simple.
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The photographer had an agenda. His agenda was to help the terrorist side. Allthough Reuters may not use him, he will have plenty of work available in the Arab and European world swaying puplic opinion.
Israel should declare him an enemy combatant and take him out.