Canadian Military Recruitment Up 40 Percent!

Recruitment is up 40% for the Canadian military!

Dueling Photos

One way the media can manipulate public opinion is by their choice of photos.

Check out this article on Yahoo News (they have since changed the photo of Tony Snow).



If you clicked on the link to the photo, this is the photo they show of the Clintons:



The evil Tony Snow versus the happy Clintons.

Boy, those Republicans are a surly bunch.

Al Qaeda Agrees - Iraq is the Front Line in the War on Terror

Here’s a great article from the AP, of all people.

Apparently, al-Qaeda’s deputy leader describes Iraq as “a centerpiece of its anti-American fight”. I guess President Bush isn’t the only one who thinks that Iraq is the front line in the War on Terror.

Plus, al-Qaeda’s afraid of fading into irrelevance.

It’s not a good time to be a mujahedeen.

Another Example of Fauxtography?

Check out this article from the Houston Chronicle, specifically the before and after photos of the mosque. The first photo was reportedly taken in March, while the second (showing the damage) was taken in June.



It looks like the photos were taken from roughly the same place (note the minaret), but the first photo doesn’t show any buildings in the background.



I can’t imagine a reason for doctoring these photos, but they’re kind of suspicious.

Does Mitt Romney Watch Porn in Hotels?

There was a recent AP story about how conservative groups are criticizing Mitt Romney for not fighting the showing of pornography at Marriott hotels during his long tenure on the Marriott board of directors.

Yet, here’s the headline that AP chose for this story:

“Romney criticized for hotel pornography”.



This is not an accurate headline. The general public, who often get their news from headlines (rarely reading the articles), may come away with the impression that Romney watches pornography while staying at hotels.

A better choice for a headline would have been:

“Romney criticized for not fighting hotel pornography”

But then, that wouldn’t serve the AP’s bias.