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Originally Posted by danielf
...but have you considered the costs if it came out at a later date that this was known but held back by the press?
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Yeah, I did think about that. If that did happen, hopefully, by the time the June 30th deadline would have passed, and the Iraqi army would of been in control. The only cost to Americans would of been embarassment, loss of trust/appreciatation (if there was any to lose, that is). The human cost would of been much, much smaller. Now, I fear because the photos have come out while the US are supposed to keep control, it would already greatly enraged existing insurgents, but it would also convert any moderates into insurgents to attack the US (and let us not forget, civillian westerners, or any foreigners including aid workers in the country), in revenge. Sure if the photos were initiatially supressed the embarassment would of been much worse at the end, but all that is in my mind at the moment, would be saving lives, not face.
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Originally Posted by theblueraja
Also ther is NO motion blur on the foot that is supposedly kicking this guy in the face - it looks, if anything, like his foot is pushing at his throat, and not as they claim booting him in the face.
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D'oh, you beat me to it. I only saw the photo of the guy 'kicking' the Iraqi briefly, but as soon as I saw it, I thought it was a fake. Firstly because of the lack of motion blur. I mean, digital cameras aren't bad these days, but at the speed of the kick, would mean that it would have to have a very fast shutter speed. Also, notice how the leg is perfectly in the middle of the shot. Given the speed of the leg, it is interesting how the photographer managed to take the photo at precisely the right millisecond. Even if they kept re-doing it, it would be really tough to catch the leg in that position.