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Was Qana Staged? (Banner of Sec. Rice had to be made well in advance)
NRO ^ | 7/31/2006 | Jonah Goldberg

Posted on 07/31/2006 4:28:04 PM PDT by Uncledave

Was Qana Staged? Cont'd [Jonah Goldberg]

A giant banner denouncing Rice and the "Qana massacre" might have been made a bit too quickly.

I don't want to get too far out ahead on this, but I know we've got a zillion printer-type folks among our readers. Do you guys think such a banner could be made in 2-4 hours (particularly in a supposedly war-ravaged area)?

Update: From a reader:

"Do you guys think such a banner could be made in 2-4 hours (particularly in a supposedly war-ravaged area)?"

Heck no. A designer could throw it together in probably 15 minutes or so, but the longest part would be the printing. Notice how deep the reds and blacks are - this means they didn't just bust it out. I wouldnt be surprised if that job itself (requiring special equipment, as it looks to be printed on canvas or nylon, not merely paper) took 6 hours simply to print.

Also, that puppy would be expensive.

Update II: From a reader:

Nope. Not possible in 2 hours to design, typeset, print, assemble and transport to the site. 24 hours if you're really good to do all the above. I say that as an career commercial artist of 18 years now.

Update III: From another reader:

called a close friend who has a very large printing company in NY with the question.  he called out to one of his technicians as to how long a color 30 foot banner would take to produce.  the response was that it would have to be done by a special machine and that machine would take "5 to 6 hours."     by the way, their rather enormous, state of the art (less than 6 months old) facility doesn't even have the equipment necessary to do it.  so make a guess as to what's available in a war-ravaged area...

 



TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2006israelwar; hezbollywood; israel; jonahgoldberg; qana; rice
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1 posted on 07/31/2006 4:28:05 PM PDT by Uncledave
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To: Uncledave

Where's Ted Rall been this week?


2 posted on 07/31/2006 4:28:51 PM PDT by Uncledave
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To: Uncledave

Here's my "Duh" for the headline, now I'll go read it.


3 posted on 07/31/2006 4:30:02 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: Uncledave

What does the print say?


4 posted on 07/31/2006 4:30:04 PM PDT by TASMANIANRED (The Internet is the samizdat of liberty..)
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To: Dog; Southack

Another interesting Buckhead type moment on the internet, IMHO....


5 posted on 07/31/2006 4:30:58 PM PDT by eureka! (Heaven forbid the Rats get control of Congress and/or the Presidency any time soon....)
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To: Uncledave

It's been discussed.

I will find some links.


6 posted on 07/31/2006 4:31:08 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Uncledave

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674949/posts

Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged.


Good info here.


7 posted on 07/31/2006 4:32:19 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Uncledave

Check the Belmont Club. There is a lot more to this than just a simple banner. Why did a building bombed at midnight collapse at 8:00 AM with folks still in the basement? Lots of questions on various threads are posted here on that question.


8 posted on 07/31/2006 4:32:44 PM PDT by Frank Sheed (Tá brón orainn. Níl Spáinnis againn anseo.)
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To: Uncledave

I especially like her fang.

Oh, the poster has been discussed but I haven't seen this article.


9 posted on 07/31/2006 4:33:46 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
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To: Uncledave

That job had to be done on special equipment well ahead of time. Such special equipment might be found in a modern city such as Beirut, but not likely in a border town.


10 posted on 07/31/2006 4:34:30 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: Uncledave

I guess the only question left is what does the banner actually say? Any translations available?


11 posted on 07/31/2006 4:34:45 PM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions-------and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: RightWhale

Perhaps a Kinkos in Dearborn?


12 posted on 07/31/2006 4:36:47 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: saganite
"I guess the only question left is what does the banner actually say? Any translations available?"

I think it says..."Eat at Joe's BBQ goat ribs...goes great with rice"...sompin like that.
13 posted on 07/31/2006 4:39:37 PM PDT by Beagle8U (Liberals get up every morning and eat a big box of "STUPID" for breakfast)
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To: saganite
It says "BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE "
14 posted on 07/31/2006 4:40:34 PM PDT by cmsgop ( President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Must Purify Himself in The Waters of Lake Minnetonka)
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To: Uncledave

As a graphic artist with a fair amount of banner experience, I can say with some certainty you could NOT produce that banner in 2-4 hours (how do we know that time frame, by the way?).

If some shop does that kind of work that fast, I'd sure like to know about it.


15 posted on 07/31/2006 4:41:19 PM PDT by JennysCool (Roll out the Canarble Wagon!)
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To: SpaceBar

Haven't been to Kinko's lately, but they have always had the right gear for their market. There are some banner printers here, but they go at most about four feet wide and don't do that kind of graphics.


16 posted on 07/31/2006 4:41:35 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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To: SpaceBar

I'm sure Howard Dean called in to the printers and got it expediated.


17 posted on 07/31/2006 4:41:42 PM PDT by MikeA (Not voting out of anger in November is a vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House)
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To: saganite


Any translations available?

Translation: The Israelis killed our women and children next Tuesday for no reason!!! (and then below that) Eat at Fahil's


18 posted on 07/31/2006 4:42:16 PM PDT by Paloma_55 (I may be a hateful bigot, but I still love you)
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To: saganite
>I guess the only question left is what does the banner actually say? Any translations available?

"All your sexy, black
infidel babe are belong
to us! What you say!"

19 posted on 07/31/2006 4:42:23 PM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: RightWhale
Sickening that the Leb PM would allow this outrage in Beruit, obviously his gov is not as civilized as they would have us believe.

Liars all.
20 posted on 07/31/2006 4:42:34 PM PDT by roses of sharon
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