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Can you spot the mistakes in this photo? This is a picture that Howard Kaloogian, a conservative Republican candidate in San Diego's upcoming congressional special election to replace disgraced GOPer Duke Cunningham, has placed on his Web site. It is billed as a photo that Kaloogian and his party took on a recent trip to Iraq. Here's his provocative caption: We took this photo of dowtown Baghdad while we were in Iraq. Iraq (including Baghdad) is much more calm and stable than what many people believe it to be. But, each day the news media finds any violence occurring in the country and screams and shouts about it - in part because many journalists are opposed to the U.S. effort to fight terrorism. OK. But look very carefully at this picture. Notice anything unusual? Just like those puzzles they used to run in the Sunday comics section, see how many, um, mistakes you can spot in the photo. When you're done, read this and also this. (But don't peek until you're done!) The Internet detectives strike again! UPDATE: Jackpot! Josh Marshall has been all over the story since last night, and now there seems to be proof that the photo is taken in an Istanbul suburb. Also, check out the parody! To echo Josh, collaborative journalism is a blast! UPDATE II: When in doubt, blame it on the webmaster. Don't think that's going to fly, though. --------------------------------------------------- Please help our fight against the New World Order by giving a donation. As bandwidth costs increase, the only way we can stay online and expand is with your support. Please consider giving a monthly or one-off donation for whatever you can afford. You can pay securely by either credit card or Paypal. Click here to donate. |
