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The Passion of the Toys [More photos from Beirut]
Slublog ^
| August 08, 2006
| Slublog
Posted on 08/08/2006 12:51:07 PM PDT by PajamaTruthMafia
The Passion of the Toys
In Platoon, Oliver Stone said the first casualty of war is innocence.
He was wrong.
As the photos here show, the first casualties of war are...the symbols of innocence. And photographers from Reuters and the AP just happened upon many of these perfectly placed symbols of war's horrors.
Ben Curtis, AP
Sharif Karim, Reuters
Sharif Karim, Reuters
Sharif Karim, Reuters
Issam Kobeisi, Reuters
Mohamed Azakir, Reuters
This last one is the only one that seems...untouched.
Feel the pathos. Mourn for these oh-so-photogenic and suspiciously dust-free trinkets of childhood.
Just don't ask any questions about their veracity.
That would be wrong.
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To: Shermy
To: Shermy
Maybe it was a Muslim Mickey and he has more than one wife.
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posted on
08/08/2006 1:07:18 PM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: Shermy
Where did those pics come from?
To: be4everfree
To: Allegra
That's either Edgrr or Finbar.
45
posted on
08/08/2006 1:07:32 PM PDT
by
humblegunner
(If you're gonna die, die with your boots on.)
To: Yo-Yo
This is true... everything in that pic is the exact same color, except those toys and books. They still are dusty, but look brushed off. Either way, staged or doctored.
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posted on
08/08/2006 1:07:55 PM PDT
by
sandbar
To: PajamaTruthMafia
Backround on fake photos:
"...As William Strothers (1989), readers' representative for The San Diego Union wrote, sometimes those camera bags contained more than camera equipment. "There are stories of some long-ago reporter-photographers covering the police beat who used to carry teddy bears in their cars. When they sped to the scene of an accident involving a child, the toy would be employed to add poignancy to the photograph. It also was common practice for photographers to pose participants in news events to get good pictures" (p. 25)...."
http://commfaculty.fullerton.edu/lester/writings/chapter6.html
47
posted on
08/08/2006 1:08:31 PM PDT
by
TET1968
(SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)
To: Steve_Seattle
Go to Yahoo news, search - beirut toy -
48
posted on
08/08/2006 1:09:01 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: PajamaTruthMafia
When one of those guys is pictured recovering an Easy Bake Oven that's when my tears will fall......
To: Shermy
Holy crap! He brought the toys (props) in a suitcase!
To: PajamaTruthMafia
Next time they will get the stuffed animals a little dusty.
To: PajamaTruthMafia
Actually, the last one looks very staged, just better placement of dust. The paper covered book may have dust, but not a single tear. Herr Goebels would fair these muslims and msm photgraphers for not making them look more authentic.
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posted on
08/08/2006 1:10:38 PM PDT
by
feedback doctor
(HATE - The core value of liberalsim)
I can only suppose you believe this a completely unstaged, random snapshot. Can I interest you in some gold bars? Half price, small bills only. They were stolen from a synagogue, so you know they are real.
twit...
53
posted on
08/08/2006 1:10:55 PM PDT
by
jonascord
("Let 'em burn!...")
To: Shermy
Notice that the Minnie appears to be the same as the one in the picture above?
54
posted on
08/08/2006 1:11:15 PM PDT
by
2nsdammit
(By definition it's hard to get suicide bombers with experience.)
To: Steve_Seattle
55
posted on
08/08/2006 1:11:21 PM PDT
by
Shermy
To: humblegunner
Hey, how did my tiger get in that picture?
That looks just like the one on the bookcase.
56
posted on
08/08/2006 1:11:48 PM PDT
by
RikaStrom
(The number one rule of the Kama Sutra is that you both be on the same page.../Exeter 051705)
To: PajamaTruthMafia
I'm willing to bet these are some of the 900 or so photos that Reuters claims they 'pulled'.
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posted on
08/08/2006 1:12:12 PM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: 6SJ7
So how come nothing ever falls on the toys?
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posted on
08/08/2006 1:12:15 PM PDT
by
f zero
To: Shermy
Those toys look in great shape considering a building fell down on them and there is a fire in the background
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posted on
08/08/2006 1:13:06 PM PDT
by
Mo1
(Bolton- "No one has explained how you negotiate a ceasefire with terrorists")
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