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4/12/2003 02:29:00 PM | Brad Plumer Picture of Saddam toppling So I posted that wide-angle picture down below of a sparse crowd around the spot where Saddam's statue was toppled. To answer Mr. Hogan's question, the picture is from Indymedia (and I don't remember which blog linked to it, possibly Atrios). Seems like now there's a bit of a controversy as to whether the wide-angle picture is legitimate or not. A reader on OxBlog thinks the picture is bogus, or at least misleading. He claims that the statue is already down and gone in the wide-angle, and that the picture was taken much later in the day, long after the crowds had dispersed.  Then there's CalPundit, who had posted the wide-angle picture on his blog. He finds the case against the photo somewhat iffy (color cast is always tricky business), though certainly reasonable. He continues with a finger-wag against the media:What's really frustrating about all this is what I was originally complaining about: the role of the media. None of us should have to be doing half-assed amateur analysis of this, but a moderately thorough search of news sites shows nothing except closely cropped photos of the scene. This series from the BBC is about the best I could find, and #8 in the series (shown at right) pretty clearly shows a group of no more than 100-200 Iraqis standing around the statue as it fell (you can see the edge of the crowd, so that's probably all there was).Unlike CalPundit, I can't hedge: I posted the picture to "demonstrate" general Iraqi wariness, so I'd be interested to know just how many people where at the statue-busting. If the photo turns out to be wrong or misleading, it doesn't negate my general point (that skeptical caution, rather than elation, is certainly a creditable and moral stance for antiwar folks to take right now). But hell, it makes me look a bit foolish (I guess I can live with that). Regardless, I'll see if I can find any more updates. Update: Here's a much better photo that bumps the numbers up to swim-team-rally-at-Parkhurst size. Oh, and the original photo is from BBC, I discovered. So Emmett, I hope that answers your questions, because all this research to refute myself is getting sort of tiring. perma link |
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