Posted on 07/31/2006 4:28:04 PM PDT by Uncledave
Was Qana Staged? Cont'd [Jonah Goldberg]
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...
Where's Ted Rall been this week?
Here's my "Duh" for the headline, now I'll go read it.
What does the print say?
Another interesting Buckhead type moment on the internet, IMHO....
It's been discussed.
I will find some links.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674949/posts
Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged.
Good info here.
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.
I especially like her fang.
Oh, the poster has been discussed but I haven't seen this article.
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.
I guess the only question left is what does the banner actually say? Any translations available?
Perhaps a Kinkos in Dearborn?
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.
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.
I'm sure Howard Dean called in to the printers and got it expediated.
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