Yahoo News Photo [Another fake photo? Follow-up to thread pulled minutes ago]

Yahoo ^ | 8/8/6 | Mohammed Ballas

[SFC Chromey]

M4's tend to spit them out sideways when they have the brass deflector that is part of the weapon. On old M16's you had to insert a brass deflector, now you don't need one if you are a lefty.

[SFC Chromey]

It looks like it could also be a gray magazine with ribs on it.

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This is what extremely worn (old) magazines tend to look like. The black underneath his hand is a handgrip. This weapon looks like it was probably an Isreali weapon or was somehow supplied by the US to Pali's because of the fact it's definitely a newer M-4 with brass deflector, the EO-Tech sight, the shiny look.

[D-fendr]

The difference in sharpness could be due depth of focus. Or perhaps motion. Though in the latter case you'd expect the gun at least to have as much motion relative to shutter speed.

I looked at it magnified greatly and don't see obvious pasting. If it is a composite it's much better done than some of the others we've seen.

It looks like there could be an ejected shell above the breech. I don't know what the black splotch below the shooters left hand is though.

[SFC Chromey]

And people cry when the smiling kids in the background die? Not me. They are future Jihadis, the earlier they die the better for everyone.

If you question my thought process on that, remember, they are laughing and cheering this man shooting at the Isreali forces. Just like they laughed and cheered at 9/11. These 'children' are the same 'innocents' dying in Lebanon.

They are as complicit as the shooter.

[D-fendr]

the mag is just behind the forward hand grip. It is the black thing partially obscuring the blue t-shirt

Ah, that's what I was wondering about. It does look like a grip. Thanks..

[A CA Guy]

[PLMerite]

Looks real enough for me. There's an ejected cartridge visible just above the yellow emblem on the rightmost guy's shirt. There's smoke from the muzzle blast visible at the barrel end. The grooved magazine is visible in the narrow gap where the shooter's left arm crosses the receiver.

[84rules]

It looks like it could also be a gray magazine with ribs on it.

I have never seen ribs on a magazine that weren't absolutely parrallel to each other (even on a banana clip). Those wrinkles look like they are converging to a point. It would be rather difficult to get the rounds to feed correctly if there were such a deformity in the magazine.

[driftdiver]

I think the lighting problems just indicate they need a better light guy or maybe a few more stage lights. IMHO

[Cementjungle]

I have no qualms about questioning every single photo from AP or Reuters because the cannot be trusted.

Not just their photos, but their words too.

[claudiustg]

There are plenty of faked and staged photos out there, but this one seems real enough. I'd shoot these monkey boys, kids and all, if I had the shot. Glad I'm not in the Army anymore.

[MassExodus]

Man....
So NINE (by my count) Pali's form up to watch the excitement of this idiot firing on Isrealis, the kid in the background laughing ?

You really get an insight into their mindset.

It looks like the scene at my house when I drag out the potato launcher and fire spuds 200 yds over the trees down back.
My kids reactions to that party favorite is the same, except that there aren't angry, well trained Isreali's in the woods poised to wipe me out with an RPG.

IMO, these people are asking for whatever comes down range.