Snapped Shot

It's delightful to see Reuters promoting such a heartwarming celebration:

Performers reproduce the scene of a hanging during a ceremony to celebrate the 40th anniversary since Muammar Gaddafi seized power in Libya, at former U.S. base Matega in Tripoli August 31, 2009. Military bands, 400 dancers, aerobatic planes and fireworks are set to electrify a hot and drowsy Tripoli as Muammar Gaddafi throws Libya's biggest party to mark four decades since taking power. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (LIBYA ANNIVERSARY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Apparently, the global news world is hungry for just about anything negative about America these days. Up to and including scenes of Libyan dictators throwing elaborate staged hanging parties on overthrown U.S. military bases!

Who knew that celebrating "diversity" could be so one-sided?

You can see the rest of the laser-enhanced festivities over at Daylife.

Update: Guess who else made it to Libya's big party?

The Labour Party is, no doubt, truly proud of their traditional buffoonery.

Pardon the musical pun, but, "Some would call it puppy love."

Continue reading »

Let's be clear: The press does not want you to think about current events. They want you to "feel" them. By doing so, they control your entire thought process on what you're reading, and what you're seeing.

This series of photographs, to me, is one of the basest examples of propaganda I've ever seen. There's no logical reason for a photograph like this—it contains no information, but merely reduces the entire argument over the war to base emotions. And, as we all have learned over time, information transmitted by raw emotion can only be referred to as one word:—Propaganda!

UPDATE 21-AUG-2006 08:51 EST: I've completed the commentary which goes along with the photographs. Be sure to check it out by clicking on the "Read More" link below!

UPDATE 24-AUG-2006 12:34 EST: I WAS RIGHT! Check out this photo, which appeared on today's wires, sent by Zohra Bensemra of Reuters. Not quite as dramatic as Ben Curtis' dreck, but the same basic concept! Continue reading »