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When is a man considered something more than a man? It would seem that the bar is set infinitely high when dealing with Hezbullah, as I've tried to illustrate previously.

This photograph offers another prime example: The caption mentions nothing about the body lying next to the car, other than identifying it as a "body of a man."

Does the reporter bother to note that the "body" is wearing camouflage, and carrying what appears to be two AK-47's? Although to a casual observer, this would seem to indicate that the body belongs to a Hezbullah militant, our intrepid photographer doesn't seem interested in pursuing that line of thought... along with any thought of reminding the reader that only one side is really instigating skirmishes.

Many thanks to FR's PajamaTruthMafia for pointing this out!

I suppose I should commend the press for this one.

The top of a historical lighthouse is damaged after missiles from Israeli helicopter gunships blasted it, in an apparent attempt to knock out a broadcast antenna for Lebanese state television in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday Aug. 10, 2006. Israeli ground forces took control of a key southern Lebanese town and claimed strategic hilltop positions Thursday in a push to widen its hold on border areas before a possible drive deeper into the country. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The way this war's been waged in the media so far, you would've thought that this would be a "historic, Holy lighthouse." I'm glad the author was able to restrain himself a bit, although it would definitely have been better had he use language that was less emotionally charged. I mean, c'mon... "Blasted it?" And it's fairly easy to find out whether it was an "apparent" attempt to knock out a Hezbullah antenna, or whether it did so in reality, isn't it?

Remember our earlier story about the suspicious circumstances surrounding a toddler's unfortunate death? It would appear that an updated caption has gone across the wire, indicating that, lo and behold, Israel might NOT have been responsible for her death.

Of course, the wires are silent about the "terrorist training camp" that she was obviously playing near... Still waiting on some original investigative journalism, guys.

My highest regards to LGF for again scooping a terrific update to the story. Just remember, folks—you read it here first! Read the updated headline, courtesy LGF, below:

EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** A Relative carries the body of Rajaa Abu Shaban, 5, into Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2006. On Thursday, doctors said that the 5-year-old Palestinian girl initially believed to have been killed by an Israeli military strike Wednesday apparently died after sustaining head injuries during a fall from a swing in the same area shortly before the strike.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)

UPDATE 17:01 EST: I'm still not sure that the network's new explanation is plausible. That is a lot of blood for a head injury. If this was a terrorist training camp, as Israel had indicated, is it not possible that she was killed in a weapons accident?

UPDATE 18:20 EST: Reuters has fully corrected the caption.

ATTENTION EDITORS - CAPTION CORRECTION FOR SJS01 - 05 WHICH WERE TRANSMITTED AT APPROXIMATELY 1725 GMT ON AUGUST 9, 2006. THE CAPTION INCORRECTLY STATES THE CAUSE OF DEATH. CORRECTED VERSIONS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOW THIS ADVISORY. WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. REUTERS.

A Palestinian man carries the body of three year-old Raja Abu Shaban, in Gaza August 9, 2006. The three-year-old girl who had been reported killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Wednesday actually died of an accident, Palestinian medical workers said on Thursday. Workers at Gaza's Shifa hospital said on August 10, 2006 that the initial mistake over the cause of death appeared to have arisen because the girl's corpse was brought in at the same time as the bodies of the gunmen. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES)

Inconvenience, indeed.