Reuters Pictures of the Year

Reuters ^ | December 9, 2004 | Reuters

[West Coast Conservative]

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator John Kerry kite surfs off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts July 20, 2004. REUTERS/Brian Snyder US ELECTION

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - U.S. Democratic Senator presidential candidate John Kerry peeks from behind the curtain as he is introduced to address a town hall meeting at the University of South Carolina in Columbia January 30, 2004. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - Palestinians throw stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes after a protest of Israeli and Palestinians against the construction of Israel's controversial security barrier in the West Bank town of A-Ram June 26, 2004. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - Iraq's deposed dictator Saddam Hussein appears before an Iraqi tribunal in Iraq July 1, 2004. He refused to recognize its authority and said the 'real criminal' was President Bush (news - web sites). REUTERS/Ho

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - Spiritual leader and founder of the Islamic movement Hamas Sheikh Ahmed Yassin listen to Imam at al Mojamah mosque during Friday prayer in Gaza January 9,2004. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - U.S. director Michael Moore (C) waves to the crowd as he holds the Palme d'Or for his documentary film 'Fahrenheit 9/11' as Jury President Quentin Tarantino (C Top) applauds with members of the jury during a special red carpet arrival at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, May 23, 2004. Seen on top row, from L-R: Kathleen Turner, Jerry Schatzberg, Emmanuelle Beart, Cannes Film Festival President Gilles Jacob, Tarantino, Edwidge Danticat, Benoit Poelvoorde, and Tilda Swinton. REUTERS/John Schults

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush negotiates his umbrella in the wind during a rainstorm after stepping off Marine One at Andrews Air Force Base, in Maryland, June 1, 2004. REUTERS/Larry Downing REUTERS

PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2004 - Standing at his desk in the Oval Office, President George W. Bush receives a phone call from Democratic nominee John Kerry, in which the Senator conceded defeat in the 2004 presidential election, November 3, 2004. Kerry's concession squashed prospects of a lengthy legal challenge and endless ballot counting in Ohio, where the election had been too close to call and delayed the final outcome for hours. EDITORIAL USE ONLY REUTERS/Eric Draper/The White House/Handout

[diamond6]

You beat me to it. This guy really looks like Christopher Lee!

[Nataku X]

LOL... WWS came into mind before I saw your caption. :o)

[Vision]

That's a strange year they have there

[moehoward]

Exactly what I thought too!

[Nataku X]

How come his beard is GREEN?!? ewwww...

[time4good]

Reminds me of Marty Feldman as Igor in Young Frankenstein

[the invisib1e hand]

The poster boy for the culture of death.

[weegee]

I see the umbrella thing quite the opposite. They are trying to make the case that he's fouled things up as a negotiator.

Where is the "victory" photo? He won an election with global opposition. A phone call? This is it???

Chased by a bug?

[Petronski]

That was my reaction too. LOL

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

I am searching - in the meantime - one would never have known the President "blended in" with the crowds at the Army Navy Game ---- that is until the attendees knew he was there and cheered every sighting of him by the chant, "4 More years!"

[Zacs Mom]

yeap _ I liked that one,too

I also thought this was a pretty cool pic -

although since it was actually taken in 1999 I'm not sure how it qualifies for Pictures Of The Year!?

But then there are a bunch of shots included in this series I don't think are even worth a second look, let alone special recognition!

I guess maybe I just don't understand Reuters concept of "Pictures Of The Year" *shrug*

[snugs]

I have 2 new favourites taken during Dick Cheney recent visit to Afganistan.

One with the Afghan President Hamid Karzai and one with the troops

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20041208/capt.sge.mrz80.081204033514.photo00.photo.default-332x380.jpg

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20041207/capt.ny11212071716.cheney_afghanistan_inaugaration_ny112.jpg

[Nataku X]

The caption for the umbrella picture does indeed stink.

Come to think of it, I don't remember seeing that many jubilant victory photos... ???

[weegee]

I did see one of the socialist shaking hands in Spain.

Where are the explosion photos?

The only terrorist attack image I saw was a building bombed in Saudi Arabia.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Those are both good 'uns.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Someone ought to write to the Reuters jerks to point out their wierdness and bias in succinct summaries.

[Nataku X]

You do realize that most of the MSM has a policy to not to print pictures of victims of Arab terrorism, Saddam's mass graves, Fallujah mutilations, etc., because they're afraid that it'll incite violence against Muslims?

Of course, everyone knows that there's nothing wrong with plastering front pages of Abu Gharaib prisoners 56 days in a row.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

And then the picture of the President's intervention for his Secret Service Agent - another picture of the year even though it doesn't show his face - it shows his, um, strength of character and bravery.

[quesera]

Thank you for for looking. These are good too, just added them to my collection.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]