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Reuters admits altering Beirut photo
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 06.08.06, 20:00
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31. i agree with laura (end)
alice ,   australia   (08.06.06)
32. All u people not living in Lebanon have no right to talk!
The Phoenix ,   Lebanon   (08.06.06)
I just wish u live here b4 judging what any propaganda would say. I wish u would see the truth with ur own eyes. Don't judge b4 really seeing what's happening. There were few recuers at Qana becoz israel bombed the road they were supposed to take. the massacre happend at 1 am but they couldn't make it there b4 8 in the morning why? becoz IDF wouldn't stop bombing the way. Civilians u see carrying all dead bodies of children are their fathers & relatives. Anyway i don't think u'll ever understand if u don't live the tragedy here u selfish cold-hearted. & Just remeber: What goes around comes around!
33. Reuters is now owned by an Arab is it not?
rickmd03 ,   baltimore, USA   (08.06.06)
34. Reuter, BBC fanning the flame of war
John ,   NZ   (08.06.06)
36. Remember this picture?
Suzanne   (08.06.06)
http://bokertov.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/photo_that_started_it_all_1.jpg The Times got it wrong: Tuvia Grossman is a Jew, not a Palestinian. He was attacked by an Arab mob in Jerusalem, severely beaten and stabbed. While the Times allowed the impression that Grossman (as a Palestinian) was beaten by Israeli police, the policeman pictured was actually protecting him.
37. You are right: this picture very obviously fake!!
BouSameer,car dealer ,   Lebanon   (08.06.06)
Decimated buildings and blood stains carefully removed using Photoshop. Good to know that there are still issues we both agree on.
38. Hezbollywood Green Helmet Guy doubles as Traveling Mortician
Joel Meyers   (08.06.06)
Read this article to learn how Hezbollywood works. This is so incredible how the Arabs get away with lies. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1677345/posts
39. So now target the PRESS, What u want from begning
Journalist ,   Press state   (08.06.06)
Foolish people, now turn your faces to journalizm, you are doing nothing in your Holy fight against Hizbolla, but now angry for some stupid photos. if you cannot defeat Hizbolla, then kill the press people and make victory over the PRESS state.
40. Here's another Reuters - Hajj hoax photo
Clemente   (08.06.06)
http://photos.reuters.com/Pictures/Slideshow.aspx?name=632901826701562500&kw=&id=1 Sure hope Reuters has an explanation, beyond their reflexive support for anti-Semitic and anti-American spin.
41. Lebanese: GO ISRAEL
JS Sd. ,   Beirut - Lebanon   (08.06.06)
I am l Lebanese.I want to tell all the israelis that all the lebanese people except for hizbullah wants israel to finish hizbullah and hasan Nasrallah.They are loosers.They hate everyone that is not shiit.All the christians and sunnits are against hizbullah.So please finish them faster, and don't hurt christian cities and villages.We are with you. GO ISRAEL.
42. 5 Peter in Paris Supports Terrorists Shame yourself
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (08.06.06)
But then is your name rather Ahmed ? Not Peter !!!! But then again what do we expect from France --- Well done, good and faithful dhimmi: Chirac honored on Palestinian stamps http://gabriellegoldwater.com/2005/sep/23_02.html The Chirac Doctrine [Why French Foreign Policy Is Pro-Arab -Sadam-Arafat-Assad] http://gabriellegoldwater.com/2005/oct/12_01.html FrontPage magazine.com :: Our Oldest Enemy by Jamie Glazov ... The fundamental error that many people make in assessing American relations with France --the error Our Oldest Enemy tries to correct--is believing that France ... www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=15560 But here comes the worst French ideology FRANCE PLAYING IT'S CARDS TO PARTICIPATE in the showdown between the West and the Rest...but on the wrong side of the Lineup The article, France: Iran plays stabilizing role in Middle East , below explains it all. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy was on French TV France 3 - [openly explaining same in French as in the article below in English] France: Iran plays stabilizing role in Middle East http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284157,00.html French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy says Tehran is a significant, respected player in the Middle East – 'a great country, a great people and a great civilization' Reuters But this coming now - is about the French limit on supporting terrorism Has the EU called France to order ? Since France's endorsement of Terrorism in French High Schools text books ? http://gabriellegoldwater.com/2005/nov/28_02.html What sort of Frenchmen are You are Frenchy's? http://gabriellegoldwater.com/2005/nov/22_06.html
43. damn right...
Hasan ,   UAE   (08.06.06)
thanks for waking me up... i thought i was dreaming...so Israel didn't declare war on Lebanon, it didn't damage infrastructure,didn't kill civilians, and didn't loose its battles trying to invade lebanon another time... and on top of all, the israeli government doesn't overcontrol it's media, doesn't lie to its people, and it's not trying to hide true facts from its people-- the facts that are hiddin from them on the israeli national media means... so after hezbullah tv channel, comes BBC and reuturs... very pitty!!!
44. Right-wing blogs
Jeremiah ,   USA   (08.06.06)
Ynet citing nutjob right-wing blogs. Why am I not surprised.
45. To The Phoenix - 32
Ryan ,   London   (08.06.06)
The situation must be terrible in Lebanon and I sympathise with the innocent people. However I still don't understand WHY the Lebanese just don't get rid of Hezbullah if it is them who harbour consistent aggression against Israel. The fact remains: If Israel laid down their weapons today then before long they would be wiped off the face of the earth. On the other hand if Hezbullah liad down their weapons today, there would be peace. Shalom
46. blogged photos
Big Al ,   Israel   (08.06.06)
Well done Charles Johnson.Keep up the good work. Did you notice the blogged filming that came out of Taibe. Cnn and Sky showed the same dead baby being carried out of the same house, by the same red cross worker over and over and over. The filming was superimposed and made to look like hundreds of babies were killed.
47. 7 Mike , Milwaukee : Wake up Mate
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (08.06.06)
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/08/qana-directors-cut.html Falsified and staged photos -Qana- the director's cut
48. kol hakavod o reuters for admitting mistake
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49. An apology??
harissa ,   Italy   (08.06.06)
And are we going to accept that just like that?
50. #40...I don't get what's wrong with
david ,   florida   (08.06.06)
this photo except the caption which says the aircraft fired missiles which is wrong because it dropped 3 dumb bombs. the 3 bright spots are anti aircraft missile decoy flares.
51. Mohammed, SA
Alex ,   NYC   (08.06.06)
Mohammed from Saudi Arabia. Your media had claimed that it was not the Saudis who commited the murder on Sept. 11 but rather Jews or Israelis. You have a misfortune of living in the most racist state on the face of the earth.
52. 39 Journalist,Press state:You are NO Journalist
Gabrielle Goldwater ,   Geneva Switzerland   (08.06.06)
you cannot even spell you are a NOTHING
53. # 38
jp ,   UG   (08.06.06)
Sorry Journalist, the war is not yet over, however they are telling you to be proffessional at your work! dont you get it? Leave the war to those fighting and do your work! write researched and correct stories instead of being sensetional and thinking about selling your news to the world before telling the truth. simple!
54. You are so right!
harissa ,   Italy   (08.06.06)
Perfect name the Hibollywood. They should reclute Mel Gibson!
55. Who controls Retuers?
Eric Mann ,   Holmdel, NJ USA   (08.06.06)
Retuers is not an "Arab"or "Jewish" controlled company as some would suggest. Yet Retuers has a very interesting ownership and control structure; a publicly-traded company owned by shareholders and controlled by a Board of Directors, yet veto power is given to a single share of founder's stock held by the Reuters Founders Share Company who are to uphold the Reuters Trust Principles The directors of Reuters Founders Share Company are: Pehr Gyllenhammar (Chairman); Len Berkowitz; The Hon Mrs Anson Chan GBM CBE JP; Sir Michael Checkland; Uffe Ellemann-Jensen MP; Bertrand Collomb; Sir Christopher Mallaby GCMG GCVO; Mammen Mathew; John H McArthur; The Rt Hon The Baroness Noakes, DBE; Sir William Purves CBE DSO; Jaakko Rauramo; Dr Mark Wossner; Dr Frene Ginwala, Mr Joseph Lelyveld; Mr John Fairfax and Jiri Dienstbier. Feel free to contact these Directors to express your views. More information at http://about.reuters.com/investors/corpinfo/independence.asp.
56. #32
B ,   B   (08.06.06)
Just remember, phoenix, there was no "tragedy" 3 weeks ago. Who started this mess again?
57. WITHDRAWING THE PHOTO IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!
Rory ,   Londonistan   (08.06.06)
The photographer (same guy who photographed Qana) needs to be sacked, as does every level of employees who signed off on the photograph, particularly the senior photo editor and whoever is that person's superior. This makes the agency look like fools and frauds... and the AP story denouncing suggestions that Qana may have been staged...well, I'm starting to believe the bloggers. Kathleen Carroll, AP's senior vice president and executive editor, said in regard to the Qana acusations: "It's hard to imagine how someone sitting in an air-conditioned office or broadcast studio many thousands of miles from the scene can decide what occurred on the ground with any degree of accuracy," - would you like to revisit that statement, Kathleen?
58. Rigging the news.
James ,   Glasgow, Scotland   (08.06.06)
So what's new? It has been known for news teams to pay young kids to throw stones at IDF soldiers so that they could film the response. Notice that the further the Israelis get into Lebanon the less news is coming out of the place.
59. To # 9
Xavier,   (08.06.06)
Hope your views don't represent the peace loving people of Italy that have much respect for the people & government of Lebanon - crawl back under the stone you came from
60. Sounds Like BS
Fanny Briscoe   (08.06.06)
Why is there no link to the Reuters page that apologises for the photo foul up?
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