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"Fred Stone" |
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15 Aug 2007 12:56:58 PM |
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Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
Or, How Stupid Do They Think You Are?
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/237174.php
Going to the Well Once Too Often
Photographer Wissam al-Okaili has had quite an interesting summer in
Iraq, and apparently made quite a few friends.
In July, he published a picture carried in media around the world, as an
elderly Sadr City woman held up a object that she claimed was a bullet
that came into her room and hit her bed. What was quite interesting
about the claim is that the "bullet" had no rifling, and did not match
up to a caliber used by any known U.S. or Russian-designed weapons
system. Many at the time felt that the object was most likely a fake,
but results were never conclusive.
Over at Blackfive last night, Uncle Jimbo caught al-Okaili attempting to
use this narrative once too often as captured on Yahoo!'s photostream:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1030/1125907463_270279fcdd.jpg
The woman in the photo—Uncle Jimbo notes that she looks like the same
woman—makes a very similar claim, holding up bullets that she claims hit
her house.
And they very well may have hit her house, if the were tossed or kicked
in that direction, but it is quite obvious that bullets still in their
cartridge casings have never been fired by a gun [note: the cursor arrow
in the photo above was added by me to point at the casing during the
screen capture, and is not in the original photo].
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
“It takes a truly twisted perspective to see a man who commits private
sins while arguing in public for virtue, and choose to take issue with
the latter."
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| User: "Sean C" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
15 Aug 2007 02:36:31 PM |
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In article <Xns998D8E09CF156freddybear@216.151.153.47>, Fred Stone
<fstone69@earthling.com> wrote:
Or, How Stupid Do They Think You Are?
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/237174.php
Going to the Well Once Too Often
Photographer Wissam al-Okaili has had quite an interesting summer in
Iraq, and apparently made quite a few friends.
In July, he published a picture carried in media around the world, as an
elderly Sadr City woman held up a object that she claimed was a bullet
that came into her room and hit her bed. What was quite interesting
about the claim is that the "bullet" had no rifling, and did not match
up to a caliber used by any known U.S. or Russian-designed weapons
system. Many at the time felt that the object was most likely a fake,
but results were never conclusive.
Over at Blackfive last night, Uncle Jimbo caught al-Okaili attempting to
use this narrative once too often as captured on Yahoo!'s photostream:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1030/1125907463_270279fcdd.jpg
The woman in the photo—Uncle Jimbo notes that she looks like the same
woman—makes a very similar claim, holding up bullets that she claims hit
her house.
And they very well may have hit her house, if the were tossed or kicked
in that direction, but it is quite obvious that bullets still in their
cartridge casings have never been fired by a gun [note: the cursor arrow
in the photo above was added by me to point at the casing during the
screen capture, and is not in the original photo].
Speaking of bogus, how come the flickr photo is so small, and how come
the right bullet has a white outline around it? The lighting on the
right bullet is also radically different from the left, and there is a
white outline above the women's thumb between the two bullets. It looks
Photoshopped to me.
--Sean C
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
15 Aug 2007 09:41:24 PM |
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On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:36:31 -0400, Sean C
<redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote:
Speaking of bogus, how come the flickr photo is so small, and how come
the right bullet has a white outline around it? The lighting on the
right bullet is also radically different from the left
They're lit from our right, with something on our left reflecting some
light. Her face is lit the same way, as is the wall behind her.
and there is a white outline above the women's thumb between the two bullets.
That's her index finger, and it looks like a reflection of light -
possibly from the bullet on the right. You'll see highlighting on her
index finger nail too. I blew it up 8 times and didn't see any
outline around either bullet or her finger.
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| User: "Fred Stone" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
15 Aug 2007 08:01:35 PM |
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Sean C <redhawk@burnspammersalive.com> wrote in
news:150820071536314267%redhawk@burnspammersalive.com:
In article <Xns998D8E09CF156freddybear@216.151.153.47>, Fred Stone
<fstone69@earthling.com> wrote:
Or, How Stupid Do They Think You Are?
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/237174.php
Going to the Well Once Too Often
Photographer Wissam al-Okaili has had quite an interesting summer in
Iraq, and apparently made quite a few friends.
In July, he published a picture carried in media around the world, as
an elderly Sadr City woman held up a object that she claimed was a
bullet that came into her room and hit her bed. What was quite
interesting about the claim is that the "bullet" had no rifling, and
did not match up to a caliber used by any known U.S. or
Russian-designed weapons system. Many at the time felt that the
object was most likely a fake, but results were never conclusive.
Over at Blackfive last night, Uncle Jimbo caught al-Okaili attempting
to use this narrative once too often as captured on Yahoo!'s
photostream:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1030/1125907463_270279fcdd.jpg
The woman in the photo—Uncle Jimbo notes that she looks like the same
woman—makes a very similar claim, holding up bullets that she claims
hit her house.
And they very well may have hit her house, if the were tossed or
kicked in that direction, but it is quite obvious that bullets still
in their cartridge casings have never been fired by a gun [note: the
cursor arrow in the photo above was added by me to point at the
casing during the screen capture, and is not in the original photo].
Speaking of bogus, how come the flickr photo is so small, and how come
the right bullet has a white outline around it? The lighting on the
right bullet is also radically different from the left, and there is a
white outline above the women's thumb between the two bullets. It
looks Photoshopped to me.
Ask Agence France Presse. It's their picture.
--
Fred Stone
aa# 1369
“It takes a truly twisted perspective to see a man who commits private
sins while arguing in public for virtue, and choose to take issue with
the latter."
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| User: "Sasha" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
15 Aug 2007 01:23:07 PM |
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On Aug 15, 1:56 pm, Fred Stone <fston...@earthling.com> wrote:
Or, How Stupid Do They Think You Are?
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/237174.php
Nothing says impartial and fair and balanced like a website that
states, "Because liberalism is a persistent vegetative state."
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| User: "Rick" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
15 Aug 2007 11:04:30 PM |
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Sasha wrote in message
<1187202187.380530.262390@d55g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>...
On Aug 15, 1:56 pm, Fred Stone <fston...@earthling.com> wrote:
Or, How Stupid Do They Think You Are?
http://confederateyankee.mu.nu/archives/237174.php
Nothing says impartial and fair and balanced like a website that
states, "Because liberalism is a persistent vegetative state."
Nice dodge.
- Rick
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| User: "Sasha" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
16 Aug 2007 09:02:00 AM |
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On Aug 16, 12:04 am, "Rick" <pl1_alpha_g...@juNOSPAM.com> wrote:
Nothing says impartial and fair and balanced like a website that
states, "Because liberalism is a persistent vegetative state."
Nice dodge.
Dodge a completely biased and unreliable source? Absolutely. The fact
that you don't is disgusting and pathetic.
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| User: "Rick" |
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| Title: Re: Still More Of That MSM Fact Checking |
16 Aug 2007 04:16:14 PM |
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Sasha wrote in message
<1187272920.663119.70240@w3g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>...
On Aug 16, 12:04 am, "Rick" <pl1_alpha_g...@juNOSPAM.com> wrote:
Nothing says impartial and fair and balanced like a website that
states, "Because liberalism is a persistent vegetative state."
Nice dodge.
Dodge a completely biased and unreliable source? Absolutely.
You're engaging in the same kind of dishonesty that JTEM did a couple years
ago when Powerline reported on the James Watt urban legend. Powerline
happened to be correct.
The fact that you don't is disgusting and pathetic.
It's too bad you won't take an unbiased and objective view of the data. The
particular messenger in this case is entirely irrelevant. Please read what
Al Klein wrote. Do you think he's part of the vast right wing conspiracy?
Smarter Atheists Please!!!
- Rick
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