Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Open Letter to AFP on FAKE photos

Sir/Ma'am,

I am asking that you stop publishing fraudulent and misleading propaganda photos. The photo and caption hosted on yahoo (originally from a fraudulent AFP source) at this address: http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/1479/im:/070814/photos_ts_wl_afp/140e13087c8865bec0c22bcf01aa597b;_ylt=AmRsk8HKRA96XQ609D7xS0_lWMcF is a fake designed to mislead the masses. Those bullets are OBVIOUSLY unfired. Did someone throw the bullets at the old lady's house? When you fire a bullet, the gun ejects the casing (aka brass). Please publish a retraction and links to the following articles for further clarification on how you and others have been duping your readers:
http://antiprotester.blogspot.com/2007/08/propaganda-of-week.html

http://michellemalkin.com/2006/08/08/fauxtography-alert-nytimes-and-usnews-plus-time-and-reuters-issam-kobeisi/


You need to be unbiased and report accurately, not just publish whatever fraudulent junk the enemy hands you. I challenge you that if you publish a big discouraging photo, your retraction should be just as glaring. Meaning, if you put something fake on the cover of a magazine, you publish your correction on the cover of the next issue. Otherwise, you are doing next to nothing to correct the false impressions you helped create.

Very Respectfully,

4 comments:

pela68 said...

LMAO

Yeah those unfired projectiles can probably make a dent in someones head when thrown- and aparently has!

I have a bunch of those laying around in the apartement. It's got to be those pesky Americans, or (shudder)- the Jooooos...

falcon_01 said...

LOL- or a coalition!

Aurora said...

Falcon, you might have to add a few other media sources as well. There seems to have been a rash of really stupid, if not deceitful, journalism lately. One of our major Australian newspapers printed an erroneous story about Israel just yesterday! If they're not careful, the papers won't be worth the pulp they're printed on any more.

falcon_01 said...

Aurora, I just get the paper for coupons and occasionally read the comics... they make good dropcloths on your tabletop if you paint, or birdcage liners if you have a bird...

In the event of a disaster you can use it as kindling.

You can use the pages as a source of warmth in a blizzard by crumpling them up and stuffing them in your clothes to trap heat and provide insulation.

Last but not least you can use their own propaganda against them by rolling up the newspaper and beating the zombies over the head with it. Careful though, because unless you say you are either gay or a muslim (or both), you could be brougth up on hate crimes. Saying you were swatting at a wasp might help, but then again they might get you for cruelty to insects or something...