Framing Osama (and Obama)
If the point here is that bin Laden was overly scripted -- as well as overly concerned with his image, given the fact his beard is jet black while in other time-related pics and vids it is grey -- I give the DoD and the White House about a...
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Alan Chin: Through the Champagne Spray – Report from Ground Zero upon bin Laden’s Death
A crowd gathered at the World Trade Center site (Ground Zero) to celebrate after President Obama announced the killing of Osama Bin Laden.
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Sexy Seals and the Bin Laden Kill: Our Viagra Moment
It's early yet, but I expect this sensuous photo presages something bigger and more powerful in America than just the immortalization of last Saturday’s raid and the lionizing of the ultra-warrior Navy Seals.
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Thursday at Ground Zero: The Prideful Left Behind by the Modest
Obama -- mindful of a need to recognize the "first responders" and the victim's families -- has actually took a very low key approach to Ground Zero and the death of Osama bin Laden.
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So… bin Laden 2011: Threat or Legend?
Maybe Osama was as dangerous as ever, "the wanted one" simply operating in the drone-era in an effective, but super-stealth kind of way. On the other hand...
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“… and a Haughty Spirit before a Fall”
For some, no doubt, Osama bin Laden has been brought to justice. And that is no small thing. But what exactly does it mean to count that as a marker of “winning”?
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What's Wrong With TIME's X-ed bin Ladin Cover
I doubt I would have any qualms at all if TIME had X-ed Hitler, left it alone alone for 66 years, then X-ed bin Ladin. But after X-ing out three Muslims over the past eight years, today's cover (apart from the question whether bin Laden was even in Hitler's...
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"Take 'Em Out" at the Ball Game (Or: "The Jersey Pop")
In this image we see the almost perfect conflation of sport and nationalism. Here, the citizen as “fan” celebrates his “team,” the United States. The death of an American enemy, then, is roughly the equivalent of a walk-off home run.
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"Compounding" Irony: Hitler, bin Laden Go Down Almost 66 Years to the Day
Given that OBL has achieved "Fuhrer status," I'm not sure anyone has picked up on the irony (visual, or otherwise) that Hitler and bin Laden died in their respective compounds almost 66 years to the day.
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USA, USA, OBL KIA
Photos from Ground Zero and Dearborn last night have a much different vibe than Spring Break at the White House and New Years Times Square.
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al Qaeda Glamour
I'm wondering, what with al Qaeda going Cosmo (if we're still keeping score nearly 10 years after 9/11) if the West has finally won.
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David Cameron –- Escorting Arms Dealers to Huge Mid-East Defense Expo –- Drops By Tahrir Square
Only slightly obscured by the palm trees and the olive branches, here are a few choice photos laying out the blatant hypocricy of the West when it comes to the arming of Middle Eastern dictators and autocratic regimes -- on sale now!
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James Bond Aside, Beck Has Been Swinging Free For Years
What the Twitter buzz around this screen grab did contribute to the conversation since the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords is the importance of logic, factual accuracy and coherence. The reality is, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and the far right have been consistent in stoking up the populace and...
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Picturing Disaster These Days
Even if the drawing is all about global warming, I still can't help but think how much 9/11 and terrorism permeates our culture's orientation to disaster.
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Michael Chertoff's Indetectable-to-the-Media Trouser Snake
What does Michael Chertoff’s snake know that the mainstream U.S. media has chosen to ignore?
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Palin Will Not Be Refudiated on Ground Zero Mosque
It wouldn't surprise me, in fact, if the rightwing fanatics insisted on having those pieces of landing gear that broke through the roof of the coat factory on 9/11 (if they even happened to have kept it) "safely returned" to some purity-tested American hands.
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