Photo from the NATO summit

[geardaddy]

Looks suspiciously like this photo

[HERVEPA]

1. You can't fight in here. This is the war room.

[geardaddy]

2. ...

[Mosby]

3. whats the second pic from?

[edhopper]

8. Dr Strangelove

[Mosby]

9. thanks, never saw the movie.

[cascadiance]

24. That's weird, when I opened up the post and just saw the top photo I thought the same thing!

It struck me as a being a scene from that movie before I scrolled down to see your parallel photo.

[UncleYoder]

4. Mr. President, I'm not saying we wouldn't get our hair mussed,

but I do say no more than ten to twenty million killed, tops, uh, depending on the breaks.

[Maedhros]

5. Gentlemen! You can't fight in here - this is the War Room! [n/t]

[geardaddy]

14. I love George C. Scott in that role

[edhopper]

6. wahoo!

[MineralMan]

7. People sitting around a circular table.

How novel. Dr. Strangelove image notwithstanding, that's typical for such things, since it puts everyone at the same level and elevates nobody to special prominence. It's a NATO meeting, which is a military thing, too.

[GeorgeGist]

11. wooooooooooooooooooooosh

[MineralMan]

13. Nope. I get the point. I just don't find it amusing or surprising.

[Rex]

19. Then why didn't you just type that?

Most of the time people just cut to the chase and say what they mean.

[MineralMan]

20. Because I typed something else.

I don't post to any particular specification. The two photos are similar, but then so would be any two photos of a large group of leaders meeting to discuss almost anything. The circular arrangement is almost universally used for such meetings, because it doesn't single out any of the people at the meeting as more or less powerful.

That was the nature of my comment, and why I don't see the similarity pointed out in the OP as meaningful.

I hope that answers your question, but if it doesn't, it won't matter much. I read. I reply. My replies are not designed to meet with anyone's approval or disapproval. They are just my replies to the topic in question.

Why would you ask why I typed what I did, in the first place? How does that matter to you or to anyone else? I'm truly puzzled.

[sabrina 1]

16. True! n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

10. The Head of Nato is a great friend of Bush and a Right winger

A backer of the Iraq invasion, a defender of the infamous Danish cartoons, a "personal friend" of former US president George W. Bush... and now, the secretary-general of NATO. Is Anders Fogh Rasmussen really the right man to lead the Atlantic Alliance?

Rasmussen, 56, was prime minister of Denmark for over eight years. Despite supporting George W. Bush in his destructive search for Saddam

Rasmussen is a bit like a Danish Tony Blair. He's affected Denmark a great deal. It shouldn't be forgotten that he got elected as prime minister on the issue of immigration. He then governed a centre-right coalition, which was supported by the Danish People's Party - a far-right party.


http://observers.france24.com/content/20090803-personal-friend-george-bush-head-nato-rasmussen-denmark

[geardaddy]

15. Thanks for the info.

Interesting read.

[Ichingcarpenter]

18. He's a neo con...... Danish style

hard right.

[Tikki]

12. Reminded me of this...

'cept they're standing here...

Tikki

[Baclava]

17. The Galactic Council is in session

"We would like to welcome our newest member"

[FSogol]

21. Oooh, how scary! Here's the equally scary World Health Organization Summit on Climate:

They're probably talking about fluoridation!

[geardaddy]

22. ...

Maybe they are. It was just an observation.

[freshwest]

23. Symbolic obeisance to our alien overlords that we're obeying them. Please don't...

'A Vogon demolition squad, pictured next month during the inevitable end of the planet…'

http://fluffrick.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/bonfire-of-the-nerderies-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/

[Glassunion]

25. What geometric shape should the table be in order to allay suspicion?