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Notes Photo October 21, 2011

Israel’s Release

And perhaps the most ironic photo from Wednesday's Israel-Hamas prisoner release....

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Sinking, Sinking in the Reign: Our 1 Pic Gaddafi Retrospective

I'm laughing at clouds So dark up above The sun's in my heart And I'm ready for love

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Notes Photo October 20, 2011

Gilad, Benjamin and How it Looks to be Home

There should be no surprise that politics has not had enough of Gilad. This photo nicely captures the subordination of private life to political grandstanding.

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Notes Photo October 18, 2011

*Guitar Hero*

Clearly a "photo gallery top hit."

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Notes Photo October 7, 2011

War Games

One detail that stands out is the Addidas logo on each blue or red vest. Is part of the Iranian army sponsored by the European sports wear company?

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Notes Photo September 23, 2011

Barach Obama? Yeah, in his Prayers

Nobody's mensch.

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Notes Photo September 15, 2011

Why the Photo of the Afghan Soldiers Behind the Tree Was in So Many Photo Galleries Tuesday

Well sure, it's a dramatic and totally kinetic shot, but it has a political twist as well.

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Notes Photo September 6, 2011

Fukushima: Out of Sight, Out of Mind, Except…

The other thing you can't see here, though it's there, is the plant in the distance.

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Notes Photo September 1, 2011

"Qaddafi’s Mile-High Club" Meets "You Won’t Have Dick to Kick Around Anymore"

Not much equivalent, though, to the South Lawn.

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Notes Photo August 25, 2011

Gaddafi's Taste for Rice

Well, I like how they photographed Gaddafi's Condi Rice scrapbook on top of a flowery mattress in the dictator's compound.

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Notes Photo August 24, 2011

London is Back!

If you were at all worried about London's well-being, not to worry.

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The Colonel’s Hat

I want to rejoice over a scene like this. But then....

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Nicole Tung in Eastern Libya. Next Stop: Qadaffi's Hometown

Nicole Tung in eastern Libya where the eastern front presses on towards the Qaddafi stronghold of Sirte, and fierce fighting may yet be in the cards.

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Notes Photo August 23, 2011

Defacing Gaddafi

The partial preservation of Gaddafi’s image suggests that, ultimately, in order to move towards an unknown future a reminder of the past must stay in sight.

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Notes Photo August 22, 2011

Saif Wins the Internet

To the extent politics today is dominated by celebrities -- the badder the better -- the captured, un-captured Saif Ghadafi vanquished the rebels tonight on cable news and won Monday's internet.

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Notes Photo August 21, 2011

My Favorite Shot from Tripoli

They high-tailed it so fast, the espresso's still warm.

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Eilat: Sleeping Soldiers Return

What bothers me is equating warriors more closely with kittens while committing "the hell that is war" to the back burner.

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Notes Photo August 18, 2011

Juxtaposition of the Day: Biden China Trip Something of a Riot

So much for "goodwill" games.

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