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Deception: Situation Room Photo Staged
The photo of President Obama’s national security team watching the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound isn’t all that it appears to be.
According to the Telegraph, CIA director Leon Panetta admitted that there was no live video footage of the raid as the specially mounted helmet cameras had been cut off.
In an interview with PBS, Mr Panetta said: “Once those teams went into the compound I can tell you that there was a time period of almost 20 or 25 minutes where we really didn’t know just exactly what was going on. And there were some very tense moments as we were waiting for information.
“We had some observation of the approach there, but we did not have direct flow of information as to the actual conduct of the operation itself as they were going through the compound.”
If that was the case what was the national security team looking at? As it turns out it was just another photo op staged by the White House for dramatic effect and it resonated around the world.
Women’s Wear Daily was duly impressed by the photo and asked other photographers for their reactions:
Here, photography editors and designers explain why the picture is destined to be one for the history books:
Richard Turley, creative director, Bloomberg Businessweek
“I don’t think it’s something that you would look at as an incredible piece of photography, but as a moment of time captured, it’s very powerful.…It’s quite a human picture isn’t it: The way Obama kind of tucked himself into the corner, the body language on everyone.…It’s weight is in your own baggage of the picture, your own prior knowledge about what’s going on and what they’re looking at.”
Dora Somosi, director of photography, GQ
“It really is the two faces, between Obama’s intensity and Hillary Clinton’s surprise and shock, or whatever the hand covering the mouth is. That’s where your eye goes. She may not have had her hand over her mouth a second later, but [the photographer] did catch a moment. I think it’s about those two people and catching their unguarded reaction.…I think it’s further validated by the document that’s in front of Hillary that’s been wiped out a bit because it’s classified information. That makes you feel that you have an insider view.”
Kira Pollack, director of photography for Time
“The Hillary Clinton expression is the one that holds the photograph fully. The reaction of her hand over her face. Her eyes. Clearly, she’s reacting to something she’s watching. She’s very unaware she’s being photographed. To me, the whole image is about Hillary. In some ways, she holds the image. You look at her first, and then you look at everyone else. That instinctive reaction that must have happened for her hand to go over her mouth like that? There must be something powerful on that screen.…The other thing about this picture that we all find fascinating is that the document that is blurred. It’s one more element of what’s in that room. How extraordinary is it that we’re seeing inside that room?”
History book alright. The book of fake photos.
And as for that dramatic reaction by Hillary Clinton, New York magazine got the real scoop:
“I am somewhat sheepishly concerned that it was my preventing one of my early spring allergic coughs,” she said. “So, it may have no great meaning whatsoever.”
Powerful indeed. Next time bring along some cough drops.
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Hillary is about to explode as Obama asks, for the 20th time, “Is Time Out done yet?”. Hilary gave Barry a time out for wearing golf spikes into the war room.”
I do believe it is all fake just like Obama himself is a BIG FAKE AND ILLEGAL SO WHEN ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO WAKE UP…………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw&feature=fvwrel
Re : David (Post #2) Hahaha haha ! Barry does look like a little defiant kid sitting there in his wittle corner. I just figured he was mad about being dragged away from his golf cart. Even Biden looks bored , but at least he’s awake for a change.
They were watching Trump, wondering who he would fire on Celebrity Apprentice.
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It figure it was staged just like all photo shoots like when bill clinton was leading the troops in the march on the whitehouse lawn a faked phto opertunity for the liberal text books
I could not understand why Hillary was stifling a yawn.
Now I know.
I believe that Hillary is NOT stifling an allergy cough. They are in an air-conditioned or Climate Controlled room,,with filtered air. Hillary is just in shock as she realizes that her hubby ,the Coward in Chief, could have done this all those years ago,,PRE 9/11,,but ‘chickened out’ when some other squemish coward on his staff alledgedly spotted a ‘swing set’ at a Osama site,,about to be hit with a missle,,,and called it off,,for fear of killing some kids,,,none of which were spotted on the spy satt.photos. Some one once said “he who hesitates is lost” If you hesitate
in combat,,you or your team-mates might lose,,& you only get to lose ONCE, no second chance.
Did anyone notice that Bill nor Hillary showed with BHO at “Ground Zero” the other day?? Gee,boys & girls,,I wonder why?? I truly hope that something happens ,,to drive a wedge ‘tween Hills & BHO ,,so to inspire her to RUN against him before the Dem Convention in ’12. It sur would be ONE way to get rid of this Marxist POTUS. Think about it.
all a charade. Osama has been dead for years.
Sometimes history greatest moments are staged for dramatic effect.
Interestingly,the fact that they was a 20 mins delay imparts a keen awareness of the irony of video editing.
There was a full room of keen observers who may have watched a great illusion.
My explanation of the events is off the beaten track.
Imagine for a moment that this man Osama was killed and not taken alive for interrogation and trial, oh that the official line.
Barack is so impressed with Islam that he ordered Bin Laden killed, just to spare Muslims the humiliation of seeing their global hero tried and convicted. This act kept Islamic terrorists of the spotlight and goes hand in hand with Obama policy of projecting Islam as a moderate religion.
My advice to all those military personnel in the room is to verify that Osama was killed and not taken alive and protected by the most powerful man in the world.
After all who wants to be taken for a ride by an undercover muslim sympathizer
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Since the 6th or 7th Century,,some big mucky-muck of a muslim has twisted the Koran to mean that “if we cannot convert you to islam,,we must kill you” & of cours BHO & his 49 thieves go right along with this,,,so they send $$$ to fix up mosques in foreign lands ,,while roads & bridges fall apart here at home. In my opinion,,Lil’ Barry did NOT forget ALL that he was taught at the hands of his muslims teacher. Before BHO was born,,I was an Altar Boy,,but I know that I have forgotten most of my church Latin. Not BHO,,,His muslim prayers flow out of his mouth like water. I’ll bet you a NYC Pizza ,,BHO CANNOT remember ANY of Rev.Wright’s so-called ‘Christian’ hymns at that Black Liberation Theology church that BHO ‘allegedly’ attended for all of those years.
I saw a photo of the same ‘war room’ photo in a foreign paper. The wording was Hebrew from what I saw of it in the time it was on screen,,,& HILLARY’S PHOTO WAS REMOVED FROM THE GROUP. Now what does that tell you & I????
Could the entire image be photoshopped? Much like The Major’s comment regarding Hillary, Obama’s proportions seem smaller than everyone else’s. Also the woman at the very back doesn’t seem to be looking around the guy blocking her at a screen, but toward the camera, or she’s looking at the two taller men’s backs. Just draw lines from the focus of all their eyes, watch where they converge and show where hers are going
Madeleine Albright had claimed that Bush already had Osama’s body and was waiting to use it for political purposes. Maybe Obama got the keys to the presidential meat locker and did the same thing.
And it’s not like the couldn’t have ‘shopped the images of dead Osama, as no oversight was done on the autopsy or any related procedures. Now, if the meat was freezer burnt they could blame it on storage and handling.
If some of the story comes out of what was posted around that Obama had no idea that this was going on till he was called off the golf course it makes me wonder who is really running the country