Eric, Reuters has not admitted altering a photo; that subhead's the work of the paper reporting that Reuters has fired the photographer who faked it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Yost" <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 8:25 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: The Rules of War > Ursula: So? The cartoonist thinks like you do. Clever, > perhaps, but doesn't necessarily speak any more truth than > anti-semitic cartoons do. > > > Eric: Nor does the evidence of "inhumanity" you are so upset > about necessarily speak the truth. > > > Reuters admits altering Beirut photo > > Reuters withdraws photograph of Beirut after Air Force > attack after US blogs, photographers point out 'blatant > evidence of manipulation.' Reuters' head of PR says in > response, 'Reuters has suspended photographer until > investigations are completed into changes made to > photograph.' Photographer who sent altered image is same > Reuters photographer behind many of images from Qana, which > have also been subject of suspicions for being staged. ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html