The recent photograph, which was released to and by many prominent news outlets, of Iran testing their missiles is reportedly a fake.The striking photo was front page news at The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune. The websites for: BBC News, MSNBC, The New York Times, and many other major news sources; also ran the allegedly doctored photo.
The photo was deemed as evidence of Iran's threateningly dangerous missile possession, until...bloggers outed the photo as a fake. Since the outing, several news sources- like the BBC- have removed the photo and denounced its authenticity.
According to BBC.com, "Defence Analyst Mark Fitzpatrick of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies" has stated: "It very much does appear that Iran doctored the photo. The whole purpose of this testing was to send a signal, so Iran both exaggerated the capabilities of the missile in their prose and apparently doctored the photos as well."
This appears to be a game of- you showed me your missiles, now I'll show you mine- gone wrong (OR IS IT???). This is another instance that shows how ridiculous war is. Peace has got to be a better use of all of our time!
[CLICK HERE for pic & article source: The Wired Blog Network]
[CLICK HERE for sited BBC article]
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