Somebody else that feels like I do ......

[sinkingfeeling]

Link to tweet

?s=20

[blueinredohio]

1. That makes three of us

[fierywoman]

2. Four of us.

[debsy]

3. ...and five.

[malaise]

4. Add me

Rec

[oberliner]

5. That photo is not from Yemen and that missile is not American

In case anyone cares about accuracy.

[40RatRod]

6. Apparently fake news.

And even the good guys spread it.

[House of Roberts]

7. Where is it? I am on decrepit tablet and can't search images.

Also what country is the missile from?

[oberliner]

8. Gaza, 2007

Israeli air strike on the Hamas Executive Force building.

[House of Roberts]

9. Nice catch!

Sometimes I think of checking pics like that, but I have to be at home on the desktop computer.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Yes, all discussed at Twitter link. Point is my tax dollars go into

the slaughter of other human beings for mainly indefensible reasons.

[oberliner]

13. So it's OK to post an image from Gaza in 2007 and claim its of the US bombing Yemen today?

[MineralMan]

19. No, the point is that the photo you posted does not depict

what the text says. It's a lie. That is not OK. The end does NOT justify the means.

Why post a lie and then argue when someone points out the lie? Is that what you think the right thing is to do?

I'm sorry, but you're quite wrong. If you read about the photo being fake, why did you post it here?

[ffr]

10. I don't know where, but that looks like a GBU-10 or 12 Paveway II Smart Bomb. Photoshopped?

So not a missile, because it's a laser guided freefall bomb with wings. Curious too based on the angle, the bomb appears to be headed towards the person with the camera. How did the camera survive? That's a minimum 500 lbs bomb. If it's a GBU-10, it could be up to 2,000 lbs of high explosives.

I'd say the bomb itself costs more than $100,000 and the airplane that dropped it is probably at least $20 million, if not in the $40 - $50 million range.



Similar to these JDAM smart bombs.

[oberliner]

12. It's from Gaza, 2007

Not photo-shopped.

Mahmud Hams was the AFP photographer who captured the image.

He was actually a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in News Photography in 2008 for that photograph.

[ffr]

14. Interesting other examples.

http://snappedshot.com/ghost/i6a

[oberliner]

15. Yes, people have turned it into a "meme" over the years

But the original, Pulitzer Prize finalist photo (as seen via Getty Images) is quite powerful.

I guess the internet turns everything into a joke and/or a lie.

[malaise]

18. Palestinians are peoplewho have been slaughtered for land grabs n/t

[oberliner]

21. 2007 was when Hamas kicked Fatah out of Gaza

Throwing Fatah members off of buildings, blowing up their party headquarters, and taking complete control over Gaza.

In any case, the photo does not depict anything in Yemen and does not correspond to the paragraph accompanying it in the tweet.

If one wants to promote the idea that war is bad and killing civilians is wrong, then I fully endorse those sentiments.

Posting a photo and claiming it is something that it is not, however, is something that ought to be called out and corrected.

[2left4u]

30. No

The land they claim that was "grabbed" (truthfully it was lost) when Israel was attacked and beat back the offensive and won the territory from the aggressors.

[Nitram]

17. I'm sorry, but I have to call BS on your statement that the missile is headed towards

the photographer. Of all the things you might have taken issue with, the one is totally bogus.

[Nitram]

16. I'm not sure what their income has to do with their potential to kill fellow Muslims who

don't agree with them.

[2left4u]

20. Not a missile

This is a "Paveway" GBU 12 smart bomb.

It's an airstrike being carried out on a target... Without knowing what the target was I cannot say if it's right or wrong or if I feel bad about it.

I will say that terrorism and terrorists come cheap..cheaper than what we use against them.

[oberliner]

22. No, it's not

It could be a Spice.

In any case, it is a picture of Gaza in 2007 and it depicts an Israeli air strike on the Hamas Executive Force building.

[2left4u]

24. To many names

Get some Israel

[Iggo]

23. It's a bomb! Not a missile! It's a clip! Not a magazine!

Jeezus fucking christ, people.

Way to miss the point.

[2left4u]

25. Understood

We spend more money to kill bad guys than they are worth...I agree.

[Doodley]

26. Who cares if it is the wrong photo? Take as being for illustration purposes only.

[ehrnst]

27. People who don't need fake news to support their views care. (nt)

[Eliot Rosewater]

29. Trump has told the military he doesnt care if they kill innocent civilians

so we dont need fake reasons to be outraged.

[Doodley]

31. Which bit is fake news?

[ehrnst]

32. See post above:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10337234

[Demovictory9]

28. .