Magic Bullets Discovered in Sadr City by AFP Photographer

Wed, Aug 15, 2007 at 9:45:56 am PDT

Sometimes the propaganda is so obvious it’s almost funny.

An elderly Iraqi woman shows two bullets which she says hit her house following an early coalition forces raid in the predominantly Shiite Baghdad suburb of Sadr City. At least 175 people were slaughtered on Tuesday and more than 200 wounded when four suicide truck bombs targeted people from an ancient religious sect in northern Iraq, officials said. (AFP/Wissam al-Okaili)

To make it even tastier, there’s another one from July 10, 2007, apparently featuring the same woman, holding another unfired round:

An Iraqi elderly woman inspects a bullet which she says hit her bed during an alleged overnight raid by US and Iraqi troops in Baghdad’s impoverished district of Sadr City. Residents said two people were killed and four wounded during the raid. (AFP/Wissam al-Okaili)

Others on this:
’Victim’ Of US Sadr City Raid: American Troops Are Now Throwing Ammunition At People!
Hot Air: Credulous photojournalism of the day
The Autonomist: Terrorist Propaganda Picture of the Week
Dang! - snapped shot
Confederate Yankee: What is It?
Gateway Pundit: BUSTED!... Bogus Baghdad Bed and Bullet!

UPDATE at 8/15/07 10:17:29 am:

Several LGF readers think the second photo may show the steel core of a fired .50 caliber round; but it’s doubtful that it hit anything.