Snapped Shot

I recently discovered a social networking site where a bunch of wire service photographers seem to hang out—even more than at Lightstalkers. Always being the kind of person who is interested in finding out all sides to a story, I figured it'd be a good idea to get in touch with all of the stringers there, so that I could pass questions about photographs on if I needed to. What better place to get to the bottom of things than the person who took the photo, right?

Yeah, I should've seen this coming a mile away. Fadi Arouri replied back:

i am gonna write this on u're walla, u r so brave [Ed.:—I'll be sure to quote you on that!] to add me and other mates, i can'y understand how dare u are to add us here and u keep attacking out photos and spreading Rumors about how ours is photoshoped ,,, etc i told u to had a life [Ed.:—No you didn't. That was this guy.] and the contact person "muheisen" is my friend. and u attacked him also, so ARE YOU A SPY or wht ??? GET A LIFE and do wht u want but dont let me knew about it, and i am gonna send a long long list for all my friends to Block You and u're website forever

The first thing that occurred to me was that I don't recall ever saying anything bad about any of Arouri's photographs. But alas, a quick search cleared that up for me right quick: Heh, oops... Guess that would do it, wouldn't it?

It probably doesn't help that my little rant is the third entry on Google for his name... So I'll throw him a bone and put his name in the headline for this article, too—which ought to bump that one down to being the fourth link.

What can I say? I'm that much of a nice guy.

Anyway, so once again, my big foot enters my big mouth. Can't say that this is the first time that's happened.

In fact, Muhammed Muheisen and I got off to a similarly rough start, which is what Fadi is referring to above. But, after e-mailing back and forth a few times, Muhammed and I have become downright cordial with each other, and have kept (mostly) in touch over the past couple of years now. So it's not like I'm some mean, nasty blogger that's intent on destroying these people or anything.

On the "spreading rumors" thing he mentions, I think it's only fair to point out that I had a hand in debunking the last big one. While I guess that might count as "spreading" it, I strongly believe that discussing controversies like that out in the open is the best way to deal with things. Open, honest, and complete dialogue.

A concept that our noble journalist seems to have missed somewhere along the line, since apparently We the Consumer are supposed to just sit here and listen obediently to every word he has to say.

Anyway, if you're still reading out there, Fadi, I'd still be delighted to stay in touch with you. Hate mail and all.

Even if I am a dastardly Zionist spy.

Update: Ghaith Rishesh, independent photojournalist who really likes this site, suggests that everyone Boycott WWW.snappedshot.COM.

Works for me—Bring it!

Glad to see you traveling the world, good sir!

I hope you keep your good friends here at Snapped Shot in mind as you see the sights of old Par-ee.

1) These grapes sure do seem to taste funny. Can't figure out why.

2) Someone crowned Tzipi Livni? News to me, but not to Aussie Dave.

(He's always way ahead of me. It's part of having all of those Dastardly Zionist Weapons™ around, I'm betting.)

The photo news wires are filled with pictures of another 200 or so Palestinian prisoners who have been freed from Israeli jails as a "goodwill" measure towards the Palestinian Authority. As others have pointed out, these guys aren't exactly innocent bystanders who were rounded up by a military state; but rather, most of them were incarcerated in the process of planning and carrying out terrorist attacks.

How does our "impartial" press choose to represent them?

You guessed it: As heroes.

[ AP/Muhammed Muheisen 2, AP/Mohammed (The Coward) Ballas, Reuters/Fadi Arouri, Reuters/Mohamad Torokman ]

If we can't trust the press to tell us truthfully about murderous thugs in the Middle East, why do we think they'll be more honest about any other topic?

Update: A loving embrace. Thankfully, the AP actually provides some details on this one:

A released Palestinian prisoner Said al-Atba kisses his mother as he arrives at her home in the west bank city of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. Among the 198 Palestinians freed by Israel was Said al-Atba, who served 31 years of a life sentence for masterminding a 1977 market bombing that killed one woman and wounded dozens of others in central Israel. Al-Atba, 57, was the longest serving Palestinian inmate in Israel and is widely seen by Palestinians as a symbol of all the prisoners. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

So as far as we can tell, he was not wrongfully convicted, and he did have a hand in killing Jews.

Notice that this fact doesn't stop the AP from running with this glowing portrait as "news."

Update: Soccer Dad has more background on why attempts like this are utterly futile.

Here is a typical photo of this year's Hamas "scout" camp graduation ceremony. I don't know about you, but it doesn't look anything like what I remember going through in the Boy Scouts, nor do I remember watching adults go through any similar ceremony here in the "hegemonic" United States,

It does, however, closely resemble certain other graduation ceremonies.

It's interesting to note that my friend Muhammed Muheisen and his editors at the Associated Press still try to pass this off as a typically peaceful "scouts" camp.

And yet, Israeli soldiers are still the ones being portrayed as violent.

Update: Haha, Aussie Dave points out that one of the Hamas "scouts" seems to have a striking resemblance to Jennifer Anniston.

The caption on this photo, [Ed.:—Daylife link is now live. AP Images link here, in case you want to license it.] taken by friend of Snapped Shot Muhammed Muheisen, reads:

Palestinians burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration to commemorate the Nakba, or the catastrophe, the Arabic term used to describe the uprooting of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with the 1948 creation of the state of Israel, near Kalandia checkpoint, between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday May 14, 2008. A few dozen Palestinians threw stones at Israeli police at the checkpoint. Police said they responded with riot control tactics, and the force was seen firing tear gas at the crowd. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Notice, however, that the text on the t-shirt of one of our "compassionate" youth's reads:

ALVIN'S GROSS
CHAZON MISSION
TO ISRAEL

JEWISH FEDERATION OF
GREATER FT. LAUDERDALE

Those dastardly Zionists and their infernal clothing donations have struck again!

It would seem that the entire ummah is on fire in protest against the farce of a conference in Annapolis. Finally, I am in agreement with the ummah on something (though I'd imagine for far different reasons). The highlight of today's protests? Perhaps the coolest portrait of Condoleeza Rice ever published, even outshining my previous fave:



I'll be rounding up the other highlights from around the world following the fold. Stay tuned for more!

Update: Someone has definitely been very busy spreading the propaganda about the Annapolis conference. Notice how all of these protests suggest that somehow, the United States and Israel are either conspiring to revoke the "right" of return, or how we're conspiring to seize Al-Aqsa. Very interesting coincidences, no?

(Regarding the "right" of return:—Keep in mind that with respect to any "peace" conference assembled, Palestinians demand an independent state of their own on one hand, yet they demand that Palestinian "refugees" maintain the "right" to return to Israel on the other. Sound confusing? Yeah, it might be—until you take a look at which map they are working from... It's all about "conquest," people. Nothing more, nothing less.)

UPDATE: According to the latest captions coming in, a man has been killed by Fatah security forces in Hebron, after being shot point-blank in the chest. Reports are that 15 other protesters have also been injured in the area—no specifics or details on them yet. Continue reading »

Muhammed Muheisen of the Associated Press, and "friend" of Snapped Shot, covers an anti-Israeli protest in only the most impartial way:



I will say this: I'm very pleased to see that neither Muhammed nor his counterparts at the AP Editorial Desk tried to pass this off as a "peaceful" protest. Keep up the good work, M.!

Head Hamas Fatah [Ed.:—Thanks, Aviv! More coffee for me...] thugocrat Mahmoud Abbas isn't bothered in the least by the repeated violence in the Gaza Strip (more on that shortly). Watch in amazement as he continues to keep his "cool:"



I wonder if AP propagandist Muhammed Muheisen, who is something of a fan of this website, would take as glowing a portrait of President George W. Bush as this.

One of this blog's very best friends has posted a photo to the newswire that slipped by me at first. Here's the original:



I made a mental note of it because it's an image that's been noted before, elsewhere along the wall. Leftists from all around the world are sure to scrawl just about any manner of propaganda that they can on the "apartheid" wall, so it wasn't unusual to see another shot of a familiar piece of graffiti. And then, I noticed the writing towards the centre of the picture, and pulled down a higher-resolution copy from the AP wire archives:



Apparently, our illustrious photographer has no qualms with using the Associated Press wire services to transmit what is essentially a free advertisement for an anti-Israeli blog. And the editors at the Associated Press have no qualms with publishing it.

Good to know that the AP has decided to start promoting the blogosphere. Congratulations to Bethlehem Bloggers for the success of their new, multi-billion dollar promotion. (If any of my Zionist friends wishes to "accidentally" spray an advertisement for Snapped Shot on that "racist" wall, I'd be gladly willing to pay peanuts for it. Maybe even donuts!)

As a bonus, I've posted the latest "Racist, Apartheid Graffiti" beyond the fold. Hope you enjoy the nutty propagandistic goodness! Continue reading »

It seems that there's always a reason to celebrate -er, make that "protest"- over in the "Palestinian" terror-tories. Today marks the 40th year since the Israeli victory over the Arab forces which surrounded her, intent on her utter destruction. Much like any other event, though, one need not look for any hints of reality in the collection of terror-supporters and useful idiots who showed up to "commemorate" this "great tragedy."

I'll be tracking as many of the pictures of today's "festivities" that I can. The most amusing event that I've seen is when the local Palestinians savages turned on the leftist protesters useful idiots who came to defend them support terrorism, which you can read in full glory over at Carl's place. I'm eagerly awaiting photographs from that little dust-up, but have a sneaking suspicion that the wires will "accidentally" self-censor it.

So until then, we'll just have to enjoy what we've got. May God continue to bless Israel, and may Israel continue to bless God!

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I have a sneaking suspicion that I won't be expecting any Christmas cards from Muhammed Muheisen, AP photographer.



That's okay. I'm sure my card from Chris Anderson will be here any day now!

Update: Muhammed Muheisen stops by again.

Update: Tom White, also a friend of Snapped Shot.

Update: Angela O'Hara, big-time fan of Snapped Shot.

Update: Fadi Arouri of Reuters really seems to enjoy the site. Since we're Zionist spies and all.

Sometimes the best titles come to you when you're stuck in a car... Orig. title: Al Aqsa Liquidation Continues?

Remember our identify this terrorist article from way back? It seems that somebody was listening...



I know I said I'd miss the little retard, but I never expected to actually see him go.

Score one for the good guys! (You can find more discussion of Al Aqsa's demise here and here, if you'd like...)

Update: Are any of y'all facial recognition experts? Does this photo look like our guy to you? It does to me.

If it is him, that would connect him to the former Abu Amar Martyr's Brigade, which would definitely make my Theory #2 far more plausible...

Double Update: More pictures of the "Martyrs' Rally" are coming in now. Feel free to peruse them, beyond the fold!



Ah Well: It would seem that our Jughead (aka Amin Lubadi) passed away sometime around the 23rd of April, long before the latest little spat of violence against Al Aqsa members. Drat!



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I think the implications that Muhammed is trying to get across are quite clear:



Muhammed, and whichever AP editor decided that this was newsworthy, deserve nothing less than to be fired immediately. This is blatant propaganda, and it has no place on a reputable (ha) news service.

I'm sure that Palestinians would neeeever allow their children to be near evil guns, right?