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Fauxtography at the United Nations

Thu, Sep 21, 2006 at 10:43:38 am

Salam Daher, also known as “Green Helmet Guy,” the corpse-posing ghoul from Qana photographed by discredited Reuters propagandist Adnan Hajj (among others), makes it to the podium of the UN General Assembly via Hizballah’s poodle, Emile Lahoud:

Lebanon’s President Emile Lahoud holds up a picture from the recent conflict with Israel as he addresses the 61st General Assembly of the United Nations at the United Nations headquarters in New York September 21, 2006. REUTERS/Keith Bedford (UNITED STATES)

UPDATE at 9/21/06 11:05:53 am:

Snapped Shot has a transcript of Lahoud’s appalling speech: Fauxtography in search of a point.

UPDATE at 9/21/06 11:11:49 am:

As a reminder, here’s the video from German TV showing Salam Daher directing a scene in which he removes a child’s body from an ambulance and poses it for photographers like a side of beef.

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