Reply #142: Reuters is pulling the picture they apparently distributed.

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Nothing more of any empirical weight, has been added to that to the best of my research. Mr. Lappin appears to be the one to label the kill an "admission" but its removal is merely that: a removal. One could assert that, if Israel stopped bombarding Lebanon that it was an "admission" of their failed policy or it could be the result of an objective obtained. One could assert that, if Hezbollah stopped sending Katyushas into Israel that it was an "admission" of their defeat or it could be the result of an objective obtained.

  For all I know Reuters has pulled the photograph because of the controversy. It is likely that it will remain pulled because it does appear to be an obviously-doctored image.

  However, title of the article is "Reuters admits altering Beirut photo". The blame for the alteration has been placed variously on the photographer or on Reuters as an organization but until further evidence is provided, Reuters can be said to have simply "pulled" the image, not admitted some clandestine behavior on their part to deceive.

PB