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Men at work ( More Adnan Hajj fake photos )
Power line ^ | August 07, 2006 | Scott

Posted on 08/07/2006 10:23:05 AM PDT by george76

Page 1 above the fold in yesterday's New York Times featured a photo (below) by our new acquaintance Adnan Hajj.

I suspect that not all is as it appears to be in the photo, and somehow doubt that Times readers will ever learn why that might be the case.

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The Reuters caption reads: "A severely wounded Lebanese civilian is carried away on a stretcher at Maameltain bridge, after it was targeted by Israeli air strikes, in the north of Beirut August 4, 2006. (Adnan Hajj/Reuters)" (Thanks to reader David Butz.)



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; War on Terror
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To: LiberalBassTurds

I think this was staged, now that a wider view is there. It's almost like they are propping the back side of the stretcher up, if you look at the angle of it, as to turn the guy for a better picture.


101 posted on 08/07/2006 12:35:22 PM PDT by dirtboy (Why does Israel take border security seriously but we do not, when Islamists wish us both harm?)
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To: dead
" . . . it's a lot easier to find a real stretcher to use in your staging than to pretend to use a stretcher and then use a computer to shoehorn a digital stretcher into the picture later."

It's nice to see some logic on this thread. As you say, it's easier to stage a photo with a readily available real stretcher rather than to construct a dummy foot-long stretcher to use as a prop, or to photoshop a stretcher.
102 posted on 08/07/2006 12:35:36 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: VaBthang4

I agree with you. They should either tell us what it is they see or keep it to themselves. Such foolishness wasting people's time like this.


103 posted on 08/07/2006 12:35:49 PM PDT by BJungNan
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To: Sabramerican
See posts #14 and #16. Apparently the man on the stretcher is an actor.
104 posted on 08/07/2006 12:36:46 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Centurion2000

Could be. Odd that the bar of the stretcher doesn't follow a straight line, though.


105 posted on 08/07/2006 12:37:44 PM PDT by thoughtomator (The worst thing about censorship is XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
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To: LiberalBassTurds
"Reference the weight of the person and the support of the stretcher...see that thing under the arrow? It's called a wall."

Also the fact that you can see the hands of three different men supporting the stretcher on the right side. I don't know why some are saying the stretcher is unsupported.
106 posted on 08/07/2006 12:38:28 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

Hey, the photog gave us damn good reason to look to see if the image was photoshopped. Beyond that, it simply doesn't look like a normal rescue of an injured person by litter. I've helped carry someone down Mt. Ranier in a litter before, and the person was lying down the whole time and we were very careful to keep the litter as level as possible.


107 posted on 08/07/2006 12:39:22 PM PDT by dirtboy (Why does Israel take border security seriously but we do not, when Islamists wish us both harm?)
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To: thoughtomator

Consindering that bombs have been dropping around that place ... maybe it's just bent?


108 posted on 08/07/2006 12:39:38 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Islam is a subsingularity memetic perversion : (http://www.orionsarm.com/topics/perversities.html))
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To: dirtboy
I still don't see how the stretcher is being held up.

I agree, either that or he guy in the forefront is one strong dude... he's supporting his side of the stretcher with one hand.

109 posted on 08/07/2006 12:39:45 PM PDT by Krodg
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To: Steve_Seattle
I don't know why some are saying the stretcher is unsupported.

Because no one was holding the forward side and the material is not taut.

110 posted on 08/07/2006 12:40:15 PM PDT by dirtboy (Why does Israel take border security seriously but we do not, when Islamists wish us both harm?)
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To: Krodg
Looking at it with what everyone is pointing out, it looks like one end of the stretcher was put on a railing and then the back side tipped up to see the victim better - the back side is lifted up instead of level, even though there is no obstacle to get over. The guy sure does look like he think's he's about to fall off the stretcher.

The main point is, it sure doesn't look normal or natural. That is why I started trying to figure out what was wrong with it.

111 posted on 08/07/2006 12:42:49 PM PDT by dirtboy (Why does Israel take border security seriously but we do not, when Islamists wish us both harm?)
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To: Centurion2000

I'd figure any stretcher that was bombed would be unavailable for use... then again, that their standard equipment would be in poor repair isn't implausible.


112 posted on 08/07/2006 12:44:13 PM PDT by thoughtomator (The worst thing about censorship is XXXXXXXXXXXXX)
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To: since 1854

The backgrounds seems to be out of proportion with the rest of the photo.
Left side seems to be a city while the rights side is open field
The canvas on the stretcher doesn't seem to be supporting the weight of the wounded
Look at the hands supporting the stretcher, the person must be as light as a feather


113 posted on 08/07/2006 12:46:16 PM PDT by RexFamilia
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To: george76; Xenalyte; cjshapi; txflake
It is time for Green Gelmet Guy to appear in dozens of environments and situations.

Like Tourist Guy.

114 posted on 08/07/2006 12:46:38 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is a perversion of faith, a lie against human spirit, an obscenity shouted in the face of G_d)
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To: Krodg
"I agree, either that or he guy in the forefront is one strong dude... he's supporting his side of the stretcher with one hand."

It looks to me that you can just barely see someone's hand supporting the pole; the guy you are talking about obviously is providing only minor support, but there's another hand barely visible on the pole to his right. Regarding dawg's comment, I wouldn't compare these rescuers to well-trained Western mountain rescue teams. These are probably just Hezbollah flunkies who aren't trained in rescue operations.
115 posted on 08/07/2006 12:47:09 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle
"Regarding dawg's comment . . . "

I meant dirtboy's comment . . .
116 posted on 08/07/2006 12:49:17 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Lazamataz

Green Helmet Man will definitely join the pantheon of Tourist Boy, Baghdad Bob, and the New Orleans looter.


117 posted on 08/07/2006 12:51:24 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Centurion2000

I agree, reaching too far on this one.

If he is sitting up it explains why the fabric is not taught behind his head. Try doing a semi situp on a lawn chair with similar fabric for a case in point.

The stretcher appears longer than it first appeared. So the theory of a too small stretcher or levitating man is out. The dust color and lack of visible injuries are hardly confident indicators of doctoring.

And, it appears the stretcher may be resting on a wooden fence of some sort, hence the lack of exertion on the part of those carrying the stretcher.

I think that you all are unwitting dupes to an experiment. I would include myself in the dupes category as I've spent way to much time trying to find something wrong with the picture. What's more we may be the subjects of that very experiment. The object lesson to be taken from the experiment: "where you engage lots of peeps in a hunt for something wrong with say, "a picture" you can expect them to find something and to engage in wild and rampant speculation."

As evidence of the experiment I would point to the following facts:
1. The picture and teasing comment were thrown out there for the purpose of inviting speculation. “I suspect that not all is as it appears to be in the photo, and somehow doubt that Times readers will ever learn why that might be the case.”
2. No further explanation for the teasing comment has been forthcoming;
3. Specific facts have been withheld in an apparent dulling out of information. (i.e. after allowing people to float levitation theories a later picture showing an extended gurney is released)
4. fill in
5. fill in

Now, having said that this is merely an object lesson, I qualify and say that "maybe" this is an object lesson, because, maybe I’ve missed something (i.e. maybe there are no palm trees located in that area)….. But at this point I have no reason, other than “I suspect that not all is as it appears to be in the photo, and somehow doubt that Times readers will ever learn why that might be the case.” to suspect anything.


118 posted on 08/07/2006 12:51:49 PM PDT by StructuredChaos
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To: Sax

bttt


119 posted on 08/07/2006 12:52:06 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: dirtboy

I see that now. Thanks


120 posted on 08/07/2006 12:56:02 PM PDT by Krodg
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