Links and Minifeatures 08 06 Sunday

It appears Reuters has been running a heavily photoshopped photo of Beirut while claiming it was unaltered.



LGF was the earliest to cover it that I'm aware of.

Preofessional photographers talk about it here.



LGF has a little fun with the concept.



Jawa Report finds another doctored photo.



Michelle Malkin has an excellent roundup.



Unfortunately, lies get around the world before the truth gets its boots on, as Captain's Quarters notes some serious inconsistencies and omissions in reporting.

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Iran tries to obtain Uranium 238 from the Congo



From what I remember, U238 has to be converted to Plutonium to be useful for atomic weapons, but that's fairly easy to do. Alpha particles.



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More doings in Yemen: Armies of Liberation covers the Yemeni president emphatically taking the terrorist side. Meanwhile, Seven convicted terrorists escape prison. The FBI expects them to head to Lebanon to fight Israel for some reason...



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Captain's Quarters has a great post on Lieberman with which I agree. He has been the agent on compromise, the man with the integrity to vote his conscience. I usually do not agree with his conscience, but I greatly respect his integrity.



The reason he's been thrown under the bus by the NutRoots™ is that he is an effective agent of compromise, and they want no part of compromise. They want no part of anything that does not agree with their positions completely. He also represents a very blue state, and the chances of a Republican winning the election are basically non-existent, giving them an opportunity to do this without additional apparent consequences.



Unfortunately, when you interfere in the race of someone with a national presence, you're going to reap consequences. Right now, moderates in purple areas nationwide are taking note, and not liking what they see in the NutRoots™.