Of Colas and Propaganda
Charles Johnson
Fri Nov 8, 2002 at 5:05 pm PST • Views: 1,511
The official Mecca-Cola site has a charming montage of photographs of Palestinian children stupidly courageously throwing rocks at tanks, being oppressed, and showing off their Nikes and soccer shirts. All the Big Lies are represented here, including Mohammed al-Dura (who was killed by Palestinians, not Israelis) and this semi-famous Reuters photo of a Palestinian boy being arrested by Israeli police:
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In Palestinian propaganda mythology, the implication of the photo is that the poor little boy was so brutalized by the inhuman Jews that he lost control of his bladder. But another photo taken a few minutes earlier on the same day (and mostly ignored by the biased media) provides some important context, catching the little turd in a somewhat different pose:
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(Hat tip: HonestReporting.com.)
Frank says: