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A Post Brian Would Love

Elder of EOZ has found a great example of the CR(ap)'s love affair with Islamic Extremists.

You have to check out his post to learn how CR(ap) either is fully complicit in the double-dealing of their photogs, or they are completely clueless on the theft of their photos. And, we here all know how well the CR(ap) loves to keep a hold of their photos.

You think they will go after them like they went after Brian?? Wait, before you answer, let me hold my breath......

(Personally, I would love to know where this man, during a "shortages of food, supplies and even cash" and "blackouts", was able to stuff 2 HUGE, HUGE, pots full of chickens?!?! Enough food to feed a hospital and his friends?!!?!?

And that sure is a nice SUV in the garage too!! )

[Update:] Which reminds me of another one of Elder's great links.
 

cr(AP): Israel's fault Palestinian truce fails

I take this story from Fox News.

Israel refused on Friday to fully open crossings with the Gaza Strip and Palestinian militants attacked Israel with mortars, further testing an already fragile truce.


I am squishing your head, you giant head person you!


Israel refused to open a border in Gaza which caused the "militants" to respond with mortars. And thus, the truce is "tested".

For the third day in a row, Israel prevented food trucks from entering Gaza by closing crossings in retaliation for repeated Palestinian rocket attacks, Israeli army spokesman Peter Lerner said. Later in the day, Palestinian militants fired two mortar shells toward Israel, Israeli police said, but no injuries or damage were reported. It was not immediately clear which militant faction fired the shells.


So, Israel said.... Israel said. So, Israel said that these militants responded with rockets when Israel prevented food trucks from feeding the poor and hungry oppressed Palestinians. I guess the cr(AP) believes the militants more than Israel. And, does it matter what faction did the launching? They are Palestinians (in name) all. And, as there was no damage reported from these attacks, then no harm no foul.

Only when you get down in to the story, do you find this:
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Magical Self-Destructing Houses

You might recall that we wrote about Palestinian "Self-Destructing" houses a little while back. Here's another example of this phenomenon, straight from the wires. Notice that no speculation is made as to the cause of the explosion, at least not by the caption writers. It takes little imagination, though, to come to the conclusion that the house just might have exploded because it, well, contained explosives.

Palestinians inspect the damage to a house following an explosion in the Beach Camp, in Gaza City, Monday, March 19, 2007. An explosion went off Monday in the home of an Islamic Jihad activist, killing the militant and wounding 20 others, Palestinian security officials said. The officials said Islamic Jihad militant Alla al-Hesi was killed, adding that children were among the wounded. (AP Photo/ Adel Hana)

Let's try my caption out for size:

Palestinians inspect the damage to the house of an Islamic Jihad militant, who killed himself and his family by manufacturing explosives at home. (SnappedShot/Brian Ledbetter)


There you have it, folks. I have more "investigative imagination" in my little pinky, than the entire editorial staff at the Associated Press and Reuters combined. And they say the press is "trustworthy!"

Be sure to keep reading, to see more magnificent examples of media myopia. Continue reading »
 

BBC Reporter Kidnapped

(h/t CAMERA Snapshots--no relation) Apparently, Alan Johnson, a correspondent for BBC in the Middle East, has been pulled from his car in Gaza City today and kidnapped by "Palestinians." No word yet on which faction is responsible or what their motivation is, but I suspect it's yet another bald money-grab, not that "Palestinians" are known for such things. With that in mind, I hope that the transaction is completed in short order, and Mr. Johnson is free to continue telling his stories safely soon thereafter.

BBC's Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston in the southern Gaza strip in a 2005 file photo. Johnston, a BBC correspondent, was kidnapped in the Gaza Strip March 12, 2007 by unknown assailants, Palestinian police sources said. (Suhaib Salem/Files/Reuters)
 

Know thy enemies

Lebanese people gather around a protest sign showing world leaders with writing in Arabic saying 'If you were adventurers Palestine would have been liberated' during a candlelight vigil in Martyr's Square in the capital Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. Some 250 people gathered for the vigil in downtown Beirut, for the more than 700 victims confirmed dead in Israel's offensive.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)


Note that these "Lebanese" people are actively wishing for "Palestine's" liberation. But what does "liberation" mean to a muslim? Saddam Hussein had some ideas:

On October 9, 2000, Iraq announced that it was establishing training bases for Arab volunteers to fight in the coming war with Israel. Later that day, Saddam Hussein gave a speech following an Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council and Ba'ath party conference, in which he said: "The conference made a number of resolutions to support the heroic Intifada and to provide the necessities of the Palestinian jihad warriors, so that they are able to continue their heroic jihad to liberate Palestine from the river to the sea...[additionally] in response to the call of the masses, it was decided to open camps for volunteers for the jihad to liberate Palestine, to complete their military training, and the Ministry of Defense was instructed to give priority to those who entered weapons-training courses."[3]


If you're not aware of the geography of the region, I'd like to point out that the area of Israel that stretches from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea, IS ISRAEL.

It's quite clear what these Islamic radicals want. And it's also clear that the media is doing their best to assist them!
 

Does this mean we're winning?

It appears that someone at the Editorial desk at Reuters is getting a bit jumpy. They've posted an updated copy of one of their photos to "clarify" that people in the background are not in the line of fire. Of course, we know the Palestinians would never put civilians in the line of fire, though it's pretty clear that this guy is shooting at Israeli forces, from within a group of civilians. Anyone want to bet what the international reaction would've been, had the IDF fired back and hit any of the civilians shielding this low-life?



RETRANSMITTING ORIGINAL FULL FRAME FOR CONTEXT TO SHOW THAT PEOPLE IN BACKGROUND ARE NOT DIRECTLY IN THE LINE OF FIRE -- A Palestinian militant fires toward Israeli troops during an arrest raid in the West Bank village of Qabatiyeh near Jenin, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006. Four Palestinians were wounded when the army arrested an Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militant, Palestinians sources said. The army said two Islamic Jihad militants were arrested during the operation. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ballas)


Update 20:22 EST: Looks like LGF has finally caught up to this story. We beat you by 3 hours, good sirs. Does that make this our first scoop? :-)