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Then, ask her what she thinks of these:

The Hajj (Reuters) scandal and issues with Beirut Photos in general.

Excellent Video recap by aish.com
http://www.aish.com/movies/PhotoFraud.asp

There are 2 areas of concern: 1) Staging of photos and; 2) Doctoring of photos. Links are in Chronological order.

ISSUE 1, STAGING OF PHOTOS:

"Milking it" (Critical look at Qana photos)
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115429339722244068

"Hezbollywood? Evidence mounts that Qana collapse and deaths were staged"
http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Diplomacy/8997.htm

"Who is this Man?" (Green Helmet)
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115435464393966674

"Qana - the director's cut"
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/08/qana-directors-cut.html

"The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth"
(Green Helmet & Co, show up in Tyre)
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_eureferendum_archive.html#115489272301235042

"Reuters calls the doctor, take 2"
(Powerline blog exposes yet another suspect group of photos same damage reported as new 12 days apart).
http://powerlineblog.com/archives/014919.php

"Extreme Makeover - Beirut Edition"
(Drinking from Home exposed more photos. This time, the same woman is shown losing her home first in Southern Beirut on 7/22 and then in the "suburbs of Beirut" on 8/5)
http://drinkingfromhome.blogspot.com/2006/08/extreme-makeover-beirut-edition.html

"Shaking the Dead"
(Confederate Yankee shows staged photos of a "rescue worker" grasping a hand protruding from the rubble for both Reuters and AP)
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/189683.php

"The Passion of the Toys"
(Slublog has a collection of all the posed stuffed animals among the ruble)
http://www.slublog.com/archives/2006/08/the_passion_of.html

"Lights, Camera, Action!"
http://eureferendum.blogspot.com/2006/08/lights-camera-action.html

Green Helmet the movie director [Germany's NDR busts him in the act]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1681112/posts

ISSUE 2, DOCTORING OF PHOTOS

Little Green Footballs uncovered an obviously doctored photo by Hajj (Beirut Smoke)
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=21956_Reuters_Doctoring_Photos_from_Beirut&only

It was quickly picked up here on FR
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678470/posts

Reuters admitted the first photo (Beirut smoke) was doctored and suspended Hajj
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678852/posts

A second doctored photo (F16) was identified by Jawa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1678950/posts

Reuters admitted the second photo was also doctored, fired Hajj and withdrew all 920 of his photographs
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679185/posts?q=1&&page=1#1