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Shameful Propaganda

Brian C. Ledbetter · Wednesday, May 30. 2007 10:09
I think the implications that Muhammed is trying to get across are quite clear:

A young Palestinian girl stands next to an Israeli soldier as her family members, not seen, go through a security check while waiting to cross the Hawara military checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, May 30, 2007. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)


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?
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Muhammed Muheisen on 2007-06-02 16:47 #1
*Who decided that this photo is blatant propaganda, and it has no place on a reputable (ha) news service! Am really not sorry to say that you are a complete ignorant and have nothing to do with photography or wire services, or maybe you are living in a dark room somewhere never ben close to such situations, so here is my advice to you next time instead of trying to be smart think million of times.
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Brian C. Ledbetter on 2007-06-02 16:49 #2
*Muhammed,

Good to hear from you! You could say I've been a big "fan" of your work for some time now!

To answer in short, Snapped Shot is my website, therefore it is my opinion that the photograph above is a shameful piece of propaganda not worthy of a serious news service.

If you think there's a justifyable reason as to why this picture is newsworthy, I'd love to hear it!

Regards,
Brian
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Beth on 2007-06-03 17:05 #3
*Haha--busted, Muhammed!

He's a bit sensitive to criticism, I think.
Or maybe he doesn't like being called out on his obvious (and clumsy) propaganda effort. ;-)

Great composition, Muhammed--if you're trying to plant the false idea that the eeevil Jooooz point weapons at little girls' heads. Idiot.
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Ghaith Risheh on 2008-03-24 19:44 #4
*Muheisen don't mind on the comment he don't know what is happen in the country he is so blind :-) just go and finnish ur work... don't mind :-)
if u think that is a propganda go to the pictures who was captured in iraq for the civil with the us army that a propganda not this ..... ad he is already live in a dark room or maybe in a blind Room
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