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Related: About this forumTillerson in Afghanistan: Photo of meeting apparently doctored
Source: BBC
Tillerson in Afghanistan: Photo of meeting apparently doctored
24 October 2017 Asia
Both the US and Afghanistan released photos of the meeting, with a crucial difference - a clock above the TVs
A photo of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Afghanistan appears to have been altered to suggest he was in Kabul, not a US air base miles away.
Images show him meeting President Ashraf Ghani in a windowless room at Bagram Airfield, under a US military clock and a red fire alarm.
But an Afghan press release with a similar photo minus the clock or alarm says Mr Ghani "received" Mr Tillerson.
Both sides initially said that the meeting took place in Kabul.
The US State Department later issued a correction, saying it had taken place at Bagram, the biggest American military base in Afghanistan.
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24 October 2017 Asia
Both the US and Afghanistan released photos of the meeting, with a crucial difference - a clock above the TVs
A photo of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Afghanistan appears to have been altered to suggest he was in Kabul, not a US air base miles away.
Images show him meeting President Ashraf Ghani in a windowless room at Bagram Airfield, under a US military clock and a red fire alarm.
But an Afghan press release with a similar photo minus the clock or alarm says Mr Ghani "received" Mr Tillerson.
Both sides initially said that the meeting took place in Kabul.
The US State Department later issued a correction, saying it had taken place at Bagram, the biggest American military base in Afghanistan.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41734559
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Tillerson in Afghanistan: Photo of meeting apparently doctored (Original Post)
Eugene
Oct 2017
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Freethinker65
(10,021 posts)1. Why?
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)2. Why not ? These guys are so full of $hit about everything else.
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)3. The most obvious answer. They lie & cheat every damn day
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Not Ruth
(3,613 posts)4. Awful composition in the photo
Hire a real photographer