Richard's on em! Nice story in the Rocky Mountain News today that had some background on him:
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British journalist Richard D. North was one of the founding writers of The Independent. He later wrote for the Sunday Times, and is currently media fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. On his weblog, eureferendum.blogspot.com, North presents evidence about the staging of the Qana photos.
In an Aug. 5 report titled "Qana - the director's cut," North compiles Qana photos from the still pictures and videos shot by the media there. (Among the photographers at Qana was Reuters' soon-to-be-fired Hajj.) The video evidence shows that a man directing the operation is a Hezbollah supporter; a TV France 2 interview from his house reveals his personal Hezbollah shrine. [snip]
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/cda/article_print/0,1983,DRMN_23972_4912107_ARTICLE-DETAIL-PRINT,00.html
Do YOU believe that's the same guy?