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Ynetnews:
Reuters admits altering Beirut photo — Reuters withdraws photograph of Beirut after Air Force attack after US blogs, photographers point out 'blatant evidence of manipulation' — A Reuters photograph of smoke rising from buildings in Beirut has been withdrawn after coming under attack by American web logs.
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Michelle Malkin:
Where there's smoke, there's Photoshop? — ***scroll for updates...a reminder about Reuters' news-gathering policy from the Reuters website: "Our policy is to send news to our customers only after scrutiny by a group of production editors who ensure quality standards are maintained across all our news services.
Michelle Malkin:
Reutergate: "Picture kill" — The images of the day, thanks to the indefatigable Charles Johnson at Little Green Footballs—arch-nemesis of the truth distorters at al-Reuters: — Reutered: — Corrected version: — Reuters' "correction," reported by Ynet.news, leaves some unanswered questions.
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
REUTERS KILLS WORLD'S WORST PHOTOSHOPPED PICTURE — Thanks to the Israeli reader who alerts us to YnetNews.com's update on the Reuters photo alteration that we noted in "Reuters calls the doctor" last night: "Reuters admits altering Beirut photo." As John noted last night …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
What You Need To Know About Diplomacy And Journalism In War — We have been granted a unique opportunity this morning to see the problem with double standards in diplomacy and journalism in war, especially a war that involves Israel and terrorists. Earlier we recounted the utter idiocy …
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The American Thinker
Jeff Harrell / The Shape of Days:
Adnan Hajj isn't even trying anymore — Adnan Hajj is a prolific photojournalist — and I'm using that term loosely here — for Reuters who came under some pretty intense criticism in the wake of the recent incident at Qana in Lebanon. On July 30 at 2:21 p.m. Eastern time …
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Little Green Footballs:
Reuters Doctoring Photos from Beirut? — OK, now things are getting weird. — This Reuters photograph shows blatant evidence of manipulation. Notice the repeating patterns in the smoke; this is almost certainly caused by using the Photoshop "clone" tool to add more smoke to the image.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
The worst photoshop I've ever seen (Update: More evidence)
The worst photoshop I've ever seen (Update: More evidence)
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Reuters Doctoring Beirut Photos (Updated)
Reuters Doctoring Beirut Photos (Updated)
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Conn. Race Could Be Democratic Watershed — Loss by Lieberman May Embolden Critics of War — The passion and energy fueling the antiwar challenge to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in Connecticut's Senate primary signal a power shift inside the Democratic Party that could reshape the politics …
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Courtney McLeod / Hartford Courant:
New Voters, Unaffiliated Rush To Join Democrats
New Voters, Unaffiliated Rush To Join Democrats
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
'Civil War' Is Uttered, and White House's Iraq Strategy Is Dealt a Blow — Men in Najaf, Iraq, moved coffins of seven Mahdi Army members Saturday. The fighters were killed Friday returning from a pro-Hezbollah rally. — Late last year, during a major address in Annapolis …
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Vital Perspective:
First Look at Draft UN Security Council Resolution on Hezbollah Situation — We've obtained a draft copy of the UN Security Council Resolution brokered by the U.S. and French sides on the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon. On balance, it sits well with us. Now we wait to see what the full Council does with it this week.
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Omar Sinan / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida's No. 2 welcomes Egyptian group — CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader said in a new videotape aired Saturday that an Egyptian militant group has joined the terror network. — It was the first time that al-Qaida has announced a branch in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation.
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Times of London:
Iran's plot to mine uranium in Africa — IRAN is seeking to import large consignments of bomb-making uranium from the African mining area that produced the Hiroshima bomb, an investigation has revealed. — A United Nations report, dated July 18, said there was "no doubt" …
Juan / Informed Comment:
One Ring to Rule Them — The wholesale destruction of all of Lebanon by Israel and the US Pentagon does not make any sense. Why bomb roads, roads, bridges, ports, fuel depots in Sunni and Christian areas that have nothing to do with Shiite Hizbullah in the deep south?
Susan Milligan / Boston Globe:
Classified intelligence bills often are unread — Secret process can discourage House debate — WASHINGTON — Nearly all members of the House of Representatives opted out of a chance to read this year's classified intelligence bill, and then voted on secret provisions they knew almost nothing about.
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Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Advocates of 'proportion' are just unbalanced — "Disproportion" is the concept of the moment. Do you know how to play? Let's say 150 missiles are lobbed at northern Israel from the Lebanese village of Qana and the Israelis respond with missiles of their own that kill 28 people.
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Charity Wins Deep Loyalty for Hezbollah — Haider Fayadh, left, watched the Hezbollah channel at his cafe in Tyre on Friday. Hezbollah took care of a huge electricity bill he could not pay. — Hezbollah paid for his wife's Caesarean section. It brought olive oil …
Associated Press:
Cuban dissidents fearful of retaliation — HAVANA (AP) — Dissidents in Cuba's eastern provinces say the country's military has beefed up its presence on the streets and is telling citizens they have permission to respond with force against anyone who speaks out against the government.