snapped shot - Round-up

What a Bummer!

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:13:26 -0500

Man, if I get any more news like this in my inbox, I'm just going to be crushed, I tell ya:

To: snappedshot
Subject: Your link has been rejected at Pakistan Web Directory
From: Faraz Ahmed <info@businesslinksdirectory.net>

Dear snappedshot.com,

We are sorry! We could not approve your link snapped shot · now in ap-approved text mode in
the directory. Please read our submission guidelines or resubmit your site later.

Thank you,
Directory Staff

http://webdirectory.pakistans.pk

Melanie Phillips ♥s Snapped Shot?

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:14:35 -0500

Yours truly got a kind mention in an article by Ms. Melanie Phillips, an acclaimed author, syndicated columnist and blogger for the British magazine Spectator. ("Champagne for the brain," it claims.) I'm speechless, really:

But it is the photo-journalists’ website Snapped Shot which produces the really important evidence in this case about about notable discrepancies in the pictures. Key is that Shana was supposedly killed by darts from an anti-personnel weapon; yet the picture sequence shows that the car in which he had been travelling subsequently burst into flames; and it took time for the bodies to be shown on the ground in front of the burning car. Snapped Shot speculates that the evidence suggests Shana may have been killed instead by recoil from an anti-tank weapon – ie, a friendly fire killing by Hamas -- and the car was set on fire to destroy the evidence of what had really happened. Is this yet another full-blown media 'fauxtography' scandal -- with Reuters once again in the manipulated frame?

Just to clarify, I am not a photojournalist, and all of the information presented in the article she referenced was speculation, as I'm also not an expert in military technology. Fortunately for us, a number of readers who are such experts provided their insights in the commentary following the article, providing a much clearer picture of what might have actually happened.

Of course, I'm still waiting on the edge of my seat to see what the IDF reveals as a result of their internal investigation. While the questions surrounding the cause of Fadel Shana's death are pretty much answered, there are still some serious questions surrounding it—Most importantly, why did the IDF tank crew feel sufficiently threatened to fire off an anti-personnel round?

Time will tell, with any luck. Until then, I hope that Ms. Phillips and other authors of her calibre continue to research this mystery!

Others mentioned: Aussie Dave (Israellycool), The Elder of Ziyon, Richard Landes.

Mad Libs @ 50?

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:21:24 -0500

doubleplusundead reminds us that today is the 50th birthday for the game that is loved by English teachers far and wide!

I'm not even going to try writing one over here, so you'll have to jump over to Zombieland for a good example. I can't wait to see what Frank J can come up with to celebrate, too!

I (Ceiling Fan) U

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:13:07 -0500

This gentleman certainly has interesting priorities on what possessions he is electing to take with him when preparing to leave the Pakistani refugee camp that he has presumably been staying at. I reckon the weather where he's going will be getting a bit toasty?

I sure wish I had a ceiling fan that big for my house. That'd be one excellent way of dealing with our Potomac Basin dog summers that we get around here!

Change, Obama Style

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:52:50 -0500

You know, when Obama hit the campaign trail touting his ability to "change" Washington, I had no idea that he meant doing so by jailing his political opponents:

“What I would want to do is to have my Justice Department and my Attorney General immediately review the information that’s already there and to find out are there inquiries that need to be pursued. I can’t prejudge that because we don’t have access to all the material right now. I think that you are right, if crimes have been committed, they should be investigated. You’re also right that I would not want my first term consumed by what was perceived on the part of Republicans as a partisan witch hunt because I think we’ve got too many problems we’ve got to solve.

(h/t Ace)

They'll Beat You Up... for Peace

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:06:23 -0500

Nothing amuses me more than seeing anti-war "peace" groups resorting to violence and intimidation to get their point across. And now, thanks to a tip from Warner Todd Houston, I've discovered that there is an entire website that is devoted to documenting these pro-peace bullies, one incident at a time.

After all, it's not like the Internet was invented for porn or anything...

Peace Thugs? Consider yourselves blogrolled!

Line of the Day

nospam@example.com (Brian C. Ledbetter) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:24:59 -0500

In response to Palestinian plans to walk through Israel's "apartheid" wall, Soccer Dad writes:

Maybe he should make a daring escape from the tower of self-pity.

Haha, that would be a feat I'd pay to see! Keep up the awesome blogging, SD!

Correction: SD writes to inform me that the Line of the Day was actually written by Judeopundit, one of his co-bloggers. In that case, "awesome job" to JP—and keep up the excellent blogging anyway, both of ya's!