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To: Conservatrix; InfraRed; kabar; tomakaze
There are no headlines on the Yahoo! photograph site where I got this.

I wrote the headline (which is completely accurate), to draw people in and note how differently real torture by our enemies is treated, compared to minor discomfort at the hands of Americans.

If the marks on this man’s back came at the hands of US Marines this picture would be on the front page of every paper in the world tomorrow. But since US Marines ended this man’s torture, it will be seen virtually nowhere.

I hope some lurking liberals were disappointed to read the fine text.

38 posted on 06/20/2005 10:49:24 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead
I wrote the headline (which is completely accurate),

I didn't realize that you deliberately made the headline misleading. When I read, "Marines release horrific photo of recently tortured prisoner" I immediately assumed, in the recent context of Durbin and Gitmo, that it was the Marines doing the torturing. It did get my attention, which is why I opened up the item

39 posted on 06/20/2005 10:55:40 AM PDT by kabar
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To: dead
Indeed, but as Flyer pointed out, the caption is still very poorly worded.

I still hate the media... OK? ;)

48 posted on 06/20/2005 11:03:16 AM PDT by InfraRed
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