Libya: Jingoistic News Of The World ‘Photoshops’ Tomahawk Missiles
LIBYA: You know how the News of The World led with the jingoistic front-page headline that the Libyans loyal to Gaddafi (as well as anyone else in the area who might be collaterally damaged) were being “BLOWN TO BRITS”?
We were told:
A British submarine blasted a string of 20 Libyan air defence units after launching a storm of 112 deadly accurate Tomahawk missiles
Well:
Early in the briefing, Gortney said the attack involved “110 Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from both U.S. and British ships and submarines.” Later, a reporter asked: “Can you specify how many British ships were involved compared to the U.S. ships?”
“We had one British submarine,” Gortney said.
“And the rest were all U.S.?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
It’s the literary equivalent of photoshopping.
Such are the facts…
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The esteemed sports magazine, whose annual swimsuit issue just came out Stateside, has been rumbled for airbrushing out a skanky back tattoo belonging to foxy racing driver Danica Patrick (see before-and-after photo, right). Why would SI do such a thing? What is so wrong with a skanky lower-back tattoo (or ‘tramp stamp’, if you like) that its editors felt the need to get busy with Photoshop?
Posted: 21st, March 2011 | In: Key Posts, Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
