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AP Beirut photo faces questions
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 08.08.06, 22:22
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61. French wisdom
Jim ,   Pensacola, Florida   (08.09.06)
How about if I respond by pointing out that Hezbollah crossed the Israeli border and kidnapped two of its citizens and continues to fire rockets into Israel on a daily basis? Surely, even a Frenchman would be compelled to act under those circumstances, right? Just kidding. I think we all know the answer to that one!!!
62. Liberal press is anti-semetic and anti-Israel
Nick ,   Washington DC   (08.09.06)
Gee what a shock. I guess these news outlets will fare much better once Israel is destroyed, france has surrendered and all of UK is under strick islamic code. The finally liberalism will prevail.
63. #19 KS lashes out
Rackie ,   Vancouver, USA   (08.09.06)
I'm sure you know all about "up your ass" considering the widespread sexual abuse of both boys and girls in your society. I guess I can understand your need for revenge for all the humilation you've suffered, so KS, you gotta step away from that whole "bend over and grab your ankles" sex y'all got going on over there. You ever been with a woman? who wasn't tied down?
64. To #33
Red Blooded American ,   Dallas, TX, USA   (08.09.06)
So you are running out of food and water and gasoline and bombs are dropping on your heads but you have time to post a long message on this site? Hmmm, sounds like another faked story to me... BOOM
65. MORE FAKES! LOOK!
Itzik ,   Canada   (08.09.06)
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/005687.htm MORE LIES!
66. That Ambulance ....
Granny ,   USA   (08.09.06)
I am one of the folks currently on a fuaxtographer hunting expedition to round up all the fauxtographs out there. Glad you picked up on this one. I have the amublance fauxtographs and let me tell you, the nation of Israel should find the IAF pilot that hit that thing and give him the Internations Gold Medal for Miraculous Missile Delivery. Never have I seen a missile go quite so neatly through the exact center of the red cross on the roof of an ambulance, taking out the flasher and leaving a square hole. Never! This miraculous missile not only went dead center through the flasher leaving a square hole, it is said to have gravely injured an patient being transported in the vehicle, who is said to have lost both legs. You must have developed some truly fantastic new bomb technology over in Israel though, because this bomb went straight through that square hole, blew off both the guy's legs and did not leave a drop of blood or gore anywhere inside. As a matter of fact, the equipment inside the ambulance appears to be mostly intact. The only real damage seems to be to the van door, which appears to be missing. Again, my congratulations to your pilot for the most miraculous attack on an ambulance ever recorded.
67. why dont you publish my talkbacks
Tas ,   UK   (08.09.06)
Are you scared of listening truths
68. Much ado about nothing
Nikos ,   Athens, Greece   (08.09.06)
Looks like jews are deperatly trying to draw media attention off civilian masacre to this, as they call it, "Reuters-gate". It is a well-known trick where when you point to a one minor fault and blow it out of propotion so to undermine credibility of the whole news organisation. Calm down, folks. These retouched photos are exactly what they are: a couple of retouched photos. And hundreds of civilians killed by you are exactly what they are: hundreds of civilians killed by you. And, by the way, photographs alledgedly taken in Auschwitz gas chambers are retouched too. Does it undermine the Hitler's regime war crimes? No! Or does it?...
69. where's the photos?
aa ,   aa   (08.09.06)
can we see the photos you're talking about?
70. #10, the lady's house is fine
Brad ,   Tulsa, Ok   (08.09.06)
You say what does it matter if the photographs are fake, the lady's house is destroed. How do you know her house is destoryed? How do you know if she even has a house? She is a prop in the pictures. You don't even know if she lives in Lebanon.
71. Bush was right about state sponsored terrorism
Brad ,   Tulsa, OK   (08.09.06)
Lebanon as a sovereign country is responsible for all attacks from its terroritory on neighboring states. The fact that is is afraid of Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah is no excuse. Lebaonon is responsible for the damage being done to it, no one else. The same thing happened between Canada and the USA during the American civil war. Confederate raiders based in Canada attacked a town in Vermont, and after the war the Canadians had to pay reparations to the USA. By international norms, Syria and Iran are responsible for providing arms to Hezbollah and as a result, Israel has a legitimate right to declare defensive war on Syria and Iran - and the UN is required to come to Israles defense, although no one should hold their breath wating for that to happen. Bush was right that these state sponsors of terrorism are creating havoc in the international world. Withought them Hexbollah would be using bows and arrows. I think this whole mess is a smokescreen to buy Iran a few more weeks of time so she can finish her atomic bomb project. Then she gives the bombs to terrorists, they .deliver them by plane or ship to American and European cities, and bomb, no one is safe.
72. to #28
G. Patton ,   Scottsdale USA   (08.09.06)
awfully quick to try and shut down criticism of your country, you cheese eating surrender monkey! The fact is France only knows how to appease, God forbid she stand up for what is right. No, that might affect all the deals you have with the terrorist nations of the middle east. Oil for food? Iran? Seems we are always cleaning up Imperial France's messes throughout the world...
73. what makes you more angry?
Jesus ,   SF, USA   (08.09.06)
# 7... wow! awesome link. It is sad to see innocent lives ending...but with my emotions put aside and thinking things objectively...that link puts thing into perspective. What makes me angrier, than seeing innocent lives ending, is the fact that these animals use the dead bodies for their lies...TOTAL DISRESPECT! and then... they take some final shots and one of them had the audacity to run to his home for an interview...as if he wasn't holding a dead child. Let the whole world see this disgusting men working their lies. I ask those that are crying about the war...does knowing that you are being lied to make you angry? Or the fact that you know you were wrong make you even more angry and are now blaming Israel for showing you the truth about these terrorist supporters? I challenge those that support these terrorist...to QUESTION and CHALLENGE the lies that are being fed down your throat with your eyes wide open. #28...I know not all French...but you Monsieur 28. You should be thankful for the West and its allies to have saved your country from becoming a German state, during WWII. Needless to say, people like you are the ones that let riots happen. Not to mention the riots that came about not so long ago...remember that? I invite you to talk to some people that are older than you, that lived through WWII and listen to what they have to say. Spoiled people like you, that don't know what a struggle is, are the ones that seem to know what needs to be done. Who knows... maybe you will learn to live with fear...but if you don't... you better thank the Free World for it...'cause we're the ones fighting for your sorry ass. #32..oh..my dear #32 Stacey. I think I responded to one of your statements before. I wish I could remember...but what I do remember is...it was a pathetic statement. I tell you this...again...we live in a land that has more freedom that the people in the middle east. We have the luxury of doubting and questions things we don't believe. We seek the truth when lies are being given. If you, my dear Stacey, doesn't understand the importance of integrity and authenticity...I suggest you re-evaluate your ethics. This isn't about pictures...it's about telling the truth. Put aside what is going on...and think objectively...meaning...don't think with your emotions. Seek the truth..not what YOU want to be true. Here you have someone/organization that is suppose to distribute unbiased statements, photos being one of the true depictions. I ask you, Stacey of Lancaster, If I gave you some pictures and I told you they were from a real event...but then you started to notice some "irregularities" in the pictures...would you not question the authenticity of the pictures? Would you not doubt my integrety? Then you found out that I DID "set" them up to make it look better and more real...would you then believe what I tell you...knowing that I "made" up the pictures? If you answer is, "No, you would not question my work." then I need to ask for your help. I have a very sick uncle that I can't afford to buy medicines. Would you be kind enough to send me $2,399.87 for the medication that he needs... Now, it's not only the disgraceful person that took the pictures and gave photographers a bad name, but it's also the news media that used his pictures. Here we have people...some amateurs...that recognized the "doctoring" of the pictures. How in the world did these EDITORS of a news outlet not see the FAKENESS?!!!! I request everyone send their news media outlet these links in your local communities. Show them that people are not swallowing their lies. Show them that THEY, the media, are being watched as well!
74. Hezbolla and Hamas - Disinformation Campaign
Ronin   (08.09.06)
Love the internet. Its almost impossible not to catch these organized, institutional Hezbollah and Hamas lies and the complicit media who willingly support them. My recommendation if in Gaza or Lebanon: Keep your head down, cause it ain't over yet!
75. Jack from France, You're a MORON. Thats my reply!!
Alex ,   Brooklyn, NY USA   (08.09.06)
76. The biggest conspiracy of them all...
Dov ,   new york   (08.09.06)
The biggest conspiracy is that they call islam "The religion of peace"!
77. #58 is that you john wayne
olan ,   wichita falls   (08.09.06)
that is the beat comment i have ever witnessed. lets just ignore the french maybe they will go away
78. KS, Lebanon
PMG ,   USA   (08.09.06)
we know the place is being blown up, but why does there seem to be a need by certain sectors of the media to embellish everything happening on your side of the equation? do you folks need extra points to balance it. you boys didn't seem to have any problem with what was being done to israel from your land, but now justice comes calling and your going to kick and scream about it. personally i don't believe you care about the children or the innocent (the more i listen the less there are) or you would have done something about hizbollah before it came to this. the blood is on your gov's hands and all who stood by while hizbollah did their evil deeds. civilians? what civilians? your either with them or against them there is no middle ground here. if you are not part of hizbollah you need to leave lebanon or fight them because they have hijacked lebanon and your government and therefore it is a terrorist state and there is no justification for the people of lebanon to have allowed this to happen. peace and freedom require judgement and there is no judgement in your gates. you can't just soak up the sun and eat, drink and be merry and not take care of the injustice being commited in your own house. justice will be served. believe me God IS great, and when He comes back He's going to have every man and woman's reward with him for the things done in this life. it is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgement. but the second death will have no power over them that obey Acts 2:38 and live it (its the gosple in a nutshell but that's all the space we have here). pause and consider it. The TIMES OF THE GENTILES is close to expiring it is almost fulfilled.
79. Lies
Cindi ,   Levittown, USA   (08.09.06)
Israel, know this. The American Blogger is with you. The truth will be told, regardless of what the MSM wants you to see.
80. the devil is in the details
PMG ,   USA   (08.09.06)
Hey europe are you paying attention. there seems to be a lot of Nikos and Jacks running around your part of the terra furma, whose ignorance is only outdone by....well i believe it can't be outdone. times almost up! let him that is ignorant be ignorant still.
81. WHERE'S THE OTHER PHOTOS?
Russ ,   Phoenix, USA   (08.09.06)
Even this media fails Irael by failing to show the photo comparisons. Leaving open-ended questions and doubts by all media has been the injustice.
82. #28
The Byrnes ,   Washington, D.C.   (08.09.06)
Hey Jack. To quote any French general - "We Surrender!" Maybe you can ask the Chancellor of Germany to return your testicles...Now shut up before we send Lance Armstrong back over there to take some other ridiculous French trophy like the Arch de Triumph or de Bar 'o Soap.
83. Lebanese suffering
Michael van der Gali ,   The Netherlands   (08.09.06)
Livni worded it perfectly yesterday, when she said that Hizbullah is responsible for this mess ánd that the Lebanese government is responsible for it as well. As she said, Siniora (and all the Lebanese / Arab) should wipe away his tears and start acting to do something against the threat Hizbullah poses to Israel. These photos prove that there is an effort going on, orchestrated by Hizbullah to demonize Israel. That, we knew. What's more is that our MSM is falling for it. The Western MSM is a willing victim for Hizbullah propaganda and is now confronted with the results of that.
84. #81
gh ,   us   (08.09.06)
Exactly what I was looking for. I hope that other tiny photo isn't the second photo. If it is then the conspiracy shifts a bit. Go to the site of one of the photos and spin around - different backgrounds, different photos maybe. Make believe you are defending Israel and see how many plausible scenarios you can concoct - maybe it isn't a fake photo - maybe it is. Date stamps can be faked - check with CIA or Mossad. Photos can be recopied, reprinted, yada yada yada
85. More questionable pictures
Joe ,   Bayville, NY   (08.09.06)
86. AP Beirut photo faces questions
Wade ,   Atlanta, GA   (08.09.06)
Big Media is constantly being caught in lies and doctored photos. They may blame the photographers and writers, but it is becoming obvious that there is a slant to select these writers and photographers. They all have the same political undercurrent, and by my beliefs, this is aobviously not by chance!. How long can they survive in today's current competitive market? Not long I trust!
87. 'Unfair' Media Coverage of Israeli/Lebanese Conflict
Lori ,   Tampa, USA   (08.09.06)
I'd say the fact that the media shows 6 photos of Lebanese suffering to 2 photos of Israeli suffering to be about the correct ratio since the Goliath that is Israel/U.S. is wreaking 10 times the damage on Lebanon than Hezbollah has done to Israel.
88. Actors and Actresses wanted.
David ,   New York , New York   (08.09.06)
War is hell but I wonder how many previous pictures over the last 10 years have been fabricated to support the bias and lies of the media. It seems that hiring staged acting events and tossing baby toys around damaged buildings is a commom practice for these news journalists/
89. WOW...it is so sad.....
DDJ ,   USA   (08.09.06)
to see what our world has come to and to read the hatred on this site. What has become of us all. What we all need to do is pray and pray a lot. War sucks, there is not doubt and evil must be overcome. Please think our children (every child-Israeli, Lebanese, Iraqi) . Some how we need to stop the hatred.
90. Who can you trust? No one!
mobilpreacher ,   New York City, USA   (08.09.06)
I have come to realize that the media in general has not a shread of neutrality. From war coverage to political polling, all of it is tainted by political or religious agenda. Throw them all out. Only Fox News can be trusted, and even they get skewed sometimes.
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