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Questions Remain in Reuters Photo Cropping Incidents

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Cato the Elder6/09/2010 1:04:52 pm PDT

re: #81 Bubblehead II

But. But But…

“The guy in the picture is Yemeni lawmaker Mohammad al-Hazmi, showing his ceremonial dagger (known in Yemen as Jambiya), which is carried by every single man in Yemen and is an essential part of the traditional Yemeni dress.

//It was a ceremonial dagger, so it was just for show don’t you know.

I often carry this knife, which has a four-inch blade. In my culture, no gentleman goes without one. And let me hasten to assure you that there is nothing ceremonial about it!