Your Protest Stinks | Snapped Shot

From the land of Islamic Rage Boy, a new contender in the Jihadi Idol series:

A supporter of senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani shouts slogans during a welcome rally for Geelani in Srinagar, India, Thursday, March 11, 2010. After spending over two months in New Delhi for medical treatment and regular check-ups, Geelani arrived in Indian Kashmir's main city to a welcome rally Thursday. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

I don't know about how this little fellow would do at jihad, but he definitely seems well qualified to be a cheerleader in the NBA.*

(* Nonprofessional Basketball Associates, of course.)

Okay, so if this photo alone isn't enough to convince you of the above statement, then consider this:

I am going to link directly to two photographs, [this one] and [that one], but will bypass any usual web interface to remove all semblance of context and identity for our immediate purpose.

One photo depicts a group of international "peace" activists. The other is a group of avowed terror supporters, openly organized in an "anti-Israeli" rally.

Having a hard time figuring out which group is which?

Duh. That's because there's no difference between the two.

In all of their agitation in support of the Gaza Strip -- by which I mean the genocidal Hamas movement -- these "pro-peace" activists are most certainly enabling the violent acts of these very same terrorists against Israeli civilians.

Which makes them "peace" activists not at all.

I'll close below the fold with the answers to our quiz above.

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This week's befuddling caption comes to us courtesy the Associated Press:

Pakistani Shiite Muslims lay a U.S. flag on the road and chant slogan during a rally to condemn Monday's suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. Karachi, the country's largest city, came to a virtual standstill after religious and political leaders called for a general strike to protest a bombing that killed 44 people and subsequent riots. The banner reads 'The attack of Shiite procession is the conspiracy of oppressive forces.' (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Laying a U.S. flag on the road? During a rally against "suicide bombing?"

Funny, I thought laying the U.S. flag on the road was typically a precursor to something else entirely... Like, for instance, an anti-American protest.

Maybe I'm just not "nuanced" enough to understand the subtle message that Fareed Khan's trying to send.

Maybe I'm just downright evil, but the only thing I can think about this picture is how much better the world would be if these chaps would just leave the bags on for a little bit longer:

Palestinian demonstrators wear plastic bag as protection from tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers, not seen, during a demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah, Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh)

(For a discourse on the peacefulness of these weekly "demonstrations," see here. Perhaps that will help explain my mock angst.)

This hapless anti-Israel protester just can't seem to get it up:

Jordanian protesters shout anti-Israel slogans and burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration in Amman December 27, 2009. The demonstrators held an anti-Israel protest in Amman on the first anniversary of the three-week Gaza war. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

(To think that this schlock is how Snapped Shot kicks off the new year... Oy!)

Somebody really doesn't like Pakistan:

Activists carry devil masks representing the supporters of Pakistan in the 1971 war, during Independence Day rally, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Bangladesh celebrated its 38th Independence Day today. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

Far be it from me to suggest that Pakistan's done anything to deserve this hatred.

Like war crimes.

Because that'd be silly of me.

This, my friends, is easily my favorite protest pic in a long while. The framing, the facial expressions, the flagrant misspelling of Hillary Clinton's name, and the arm blocking the T, magically transforming "TERROR" into "ERROR"—it all combines in my cortex to create a virtual schmorgasbord of visual delight!

Students protest against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Clinton is on a three-day state visit to Pakistan. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

When you issue pictures like this, please remember this cardinal rule:—"Protesters" hold signs and chant slogans. Like this, this, and this. The kind gentlemen in Srinagar, you'll notice, are doing none of that.

Which means that there is probably a much better word that you should be using to describe them.

A Kashmiri protester throws a stone towards Indian police (not pictured) during a protest against New Delhi's rule in the troubled Himalayan region of Kashmir, in Srinagar October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Fayaz Kabli (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Gee, who would've thought that trying to host a press conference outside of your political opponent's headquarters would be a bad idea?

At least Dede was courteous enough not to bring any goons to the occasion.

Also Laughing: Ace & Co., Michelle Malkin, and pretty much everyone else.

Robert Spencer has the story—the kicker for me was Blair's response:

"You know, he made his protest and that's fair enough," Blair told reporters once the man was removed. "I think it's important for you guys as well to not always mistake the protest for the general view of the whole population," he said.

What, you mean like this?

Photo of today's attack, courtesy Reuters.