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You're a news editor, and you're asked to caption this picture.

What do you think this US soldier is doing (and by extension, what are the Iraqis in the picture doing, including the boy behind the soldier)?

"US Soldier In Public Paedophilic Fisting Shock"

Edit: That should be ALLCAPS, but the ruddy forum "fixed" it for me.

US Soldier has child shaped tumor, doctors baffled

I see a kid trying to pickpocket a solider on a dare from his friends who are running away.

It looks like the kid is hiding behind the soldier amid the confusion. I suppose RO is going to give us a headline from a Middle East tabloid (Iranian probably) that suggests otherwise?

Or show us a similiar picture of an IDF soldier and use it as absolute proof the IDF never use human shields.

"US Soldier In Public Paedophilic Fisting Shock"

Edit: That should be ALLCAPS, but the ruddy forum "fixed" it for me.

Hahahaha! awesome! thread win with first response!

Second one, people are running, and the kid's behind the soldier, but doesn't look like pickpocketing (though I'm no expert sticking your head next to the pocket doesn't seem the best way to do it).

Hahahaha! awesome! thread win with first response!

Huzzah! o/*

"Worst Pantomime Horse Ever" or "Mannikin Thefts Continue".

"time traveling children form the 80's visit new Iraq" by what there wearing :D

US Soldier has child shaped tumor, doctors baffled

US Soldier reproduces by budding: Biologists confused.

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You're a news editor, and you're asked to caption this picture.

What do you think this US soldier is doing (and by extension, what are the Iraqis in the picture doing, including the boy behind the soldier)?

if people were shooting at eachother, it seems like the best thing to do is run AWAY from dude who is likely to be their main target.

also, is it just me, or do iraqis seem to really love their flip-flops?

also, is it just me, or do iraqis seem to really love their flip-flops?

The weather is hot most of the time. Sandals have been part of the Middle East couture for millenia.

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Only the two kids on the right seem to be running, everyone else looks to be just milling around. The only thing I can think of us: "Iraqi Child Sucks at Hide and Seek."

also, is it just me, or do iraqis seem to really love their flip-flops?

overweight 80's drug barrens also love flip-flops, coincidence? I think not!

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"US Millitary Deploys Child-Operated Puppets As Recruitment Rate Plummits"?

"US Millitary Deploys Child-Operated Puppets As Recruitment Rate Plummits"?

That one is excellent.

So, did someone actually caption that pic as the soldier using the kid as a human shield?

So, did someone actually caption that pic as the soldier using the kid as a human shield?

Retarded soldier stands in front of human shield

So, did someone actually caption that pic as the soldier using the kid as a human shield?

OceanDrive hasn't logged in his vote yet.

Retarded soldier stands in front of human shield

At least he won't have a cap popped in his ass.

OceanDrive hasn't logged in his vote yet.

Hehe ;)

I'd say...

US soldier robbed blind by a kid. Will be charged with "stupid loss of military equipment officially assigned to him for his duty".

Hang on a minute! A kid hides behind a soldier and it's "hiding". A soldier hides behind a kid and he's using him as a "human shield"!

Blatant double standards! :mad:

"Piggy Back Rides For Food Program Off To Bad Start"

Well, I'm a news editor, although I'm only the press manager of a radio station, and that doesn't make me very accurate labeling pictures. As Captain Obvious would say, we're on the radio business do not use a lot of pictures in our news reports.

But I can tell you something, I would dismiss the picture as not being news at all. It isn't a shocking picture, and it isn't even self explanatory. I wouldn't use that picture for nothing. The soldier doesn't even look alert, he looks just in patrol.

Well, I'm a news editor, although I'm only the press manager of a radio station, and that doesn't make me very accurate labeling pictures. As Captain Obvious would say, we're on the radio business do not use a lot of pictures in our news reports.

But I can tell you something, I would dismiss the picture as not being news at all. It isn't a shocking picture, and it isn't even self explanatory. I wouldn't use that picture for nothing. The soldier doesn't even look alert, he looks just in patrol.

If there was a burning vehicle in frame, or a blown up market with dead dismembered bodies everywhere, that would be news.

If you can't see what people are running from, it's not news.

"Iraqi child gives US soldier wedgie"

If there was a burning vehicle in frame, or a blown up market with dead dismembered bodies everywhere, that would be news.

If you can't see what people are running from, it's not news.

The soldier is not even on a combat stance...And people are running, but they do not look desperate. The photo isn't shocking, there are always a lot of better pictures out there, that are shocking without the need of showing blood, dismembered corpses, or fires as you might think. If you're not going to like a professional opinion when you ask about the picture, please do not ask. People doesn't read minds to find exactly what answer you are looking for, and even if they do, they might do not want to say it, anyway.

I don't know, for me, Iraq stopped to be a news time ago. It will be news again when the american troops retire from there. Actually, I could have a headline as "Violence strikes in Iraq again" as a sticky in front of my news report everyday. Such a novelty, those.

"New toy hits Iraqi shelves: Life size GI Joe puppets"

"Child Gets Hernia Trying To Loot Lifesize G.I. Joe Action Figure"

:)

"Child Gets Hernia Trying To Loot Lifesize G.I. Joe Action Figure"

:)
Hey! stop stealing (then improving) my stuff!
what are ya? Japanese?

Hey! stop stealing (then improving) my stuff!
what are ya? Japanese?

I suspect the same brainwave struck us at almost exactly the same time.

Obviously the Muse of Humor is a mischievous bitch. :)

if people were shooting at eachother, it seems like the best thing to do is run AWAY from dude who is likely to be their main target.

also, is it just me, or do iraqis seem to really love their flip-flops?

what should they be wearing? Air Jordans?

You remember the blast ended skrewts from that Harry Potter book back in the day? Yeah.

what should they be wearing? Air Jordans?
the ones that are, are the ones that are being shot at.

Looks as if they are playing tag or hide and seak and the child sought the patrolling soldier as hiding place.

But that looks like a different nation to me... US desert cammo has a different pattern.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/war-iraq/during_war/images/soldier_gears.jpg

In fact the more I look at it and compare pictures, the more wrong it looks as a US soldier. The body armor is wrong, the camo pattern is different, and the boots aren't even the same.

I can't fidn what nation it is though, I treid isreali, and british.

In fact the more I look at it and compare pictures, the more wrong it looks as a US soldier. The body armor is wrong, the camo pattern is different, and the boots aren't even the same.

I can't fidn what nation it is though, I treid isreali, and british.

It's US Army.

The camo pattern is current US Army.
The helmet is the latest MICH helmet.
The boots are correct.

Looks as if they are playing tag or hide and seak and the child sought the patrolling soldier as hiding place.

But that looks like a different nation to me... US desert cammo has a different pattern.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/war-iraq/during_war/images/soldier_gears.jpg

yeh, i was thinking that too. the helmet looks a little different to me as well i think.

yeh, i was thinking that too. the helmet looks a little different to me as well i think.

The US doesn't use desert camo anymore.

The helmet is the MICH.

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You're a news editor, and you're asked to caption this picture.

What do you think this US soldier is doing (and by extension, what are the Iraqis in the picture doing, including the boy behind the soldier)?

Forget US soldier:

"Iraqi Boy Steals Prince Harry's Wallet- Replaces with Grenade!"
The Third in line to the British Crown dies after a young boy steals his wallet and places a live grenade in its place. Investigation is still going on. The Royals refuse to comment.

In fact the more I look at it and compare pictures, the more wrong it looks as a US soldier. The body armor is wrong, the camo pattern is different, and the boots aren't even the same.

I can't fidn what nation it is though, I treid isreali, and british.

Hmm. If only USMC leathernecks was here, he'd be able to tell us.

It's US Army.

The camo pattern is current US Army.
The helmet is the latest MICH helmet.
The boots are correct.

Every US army picture I find has different Cammo... must be a very recent change that me not ever watching TV must have not been aware about.

http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/images/soldier2.jpg

I was wrong, MUCH better picture to prove that it is in fact a US soldier.

"Brave child tries to push cowardly US soldier towards the battlefield"

the guy in the picture from SaintB is trying to look like a badass

Hmm. If only USMC leathernecks was here, he'd be able to tell us.

I already know what the uniform is.

The US Army and USMC have radically changed their uniform camo patterns over the past few years.

Desert camo was eliminated.

Body armors are also changing rapidly, as are helmets.

In search of lighter, more protective armor, and more effective camo without having to change uniforms everytime you change environment.

Here's the latest US Army armor (and camo pattern)
http://www.armytimes.com/projects/flash/2007_04_02_Army_vest/

Stylish and functional. What more could a soldier ask for?

I see 'Child Uses US Soldier As Human Shield'...

Worst Block Party Ever

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You're a news editor, and you're asked to caption this picture.

What do you think this US soldier is doing (and by extension, what are the Iraqis in the picture doing, including the boy behind the soldier)?

i wouldnt caption a picture unless i knew what was going on. anything else would violate journalistic ethics.

it doesnt look like anything bad is going on. the kid is acting goofy with the soldier. the street is a mess. people arent in a panic. maybe the kid is trying to not be seen by someone so he is hiding behind the soldier. or maybe he is hoping the soldier will keep his mom from giving him a whipping in the street for cutting the tail off the cat.

no way to know unless someone says eh?

Forget US soldier:

"Iraqi Boy Steals Prince Harry's Wallet- Replaces with Grenade!"
The Third in line to the British Crown dies after a young boy steals his wallet and places a live grenade in its place. Investigation is still going on. The Royals refuse to comment.

'Al-Fayed claims cover-up: "it was the fuggin' Duke of Edinborough and MI6 who did it!"'

journalistic ethics.

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"Heroic soldier protects innocent child."

"Heroic soldier protects innocent child."

Pffft, at least try to keep it a bit realistic.

"Child Sniffs US Soldier's Fart; Says It Smells Like Cheeseburgers"

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You're a news editor, and you're asked to caption this picture.

What do you think this US soldier is doing (and by extension, what are the Iraqis in the picture doing, including the boy behind the soldier)?

"Jubilant Iraqi gets Hernia while trying to hoist American Soldier up on sholders"

"Iraqi follows soldier's order of 'stay close and stay down'"

"Iraqi Civilian testing out new American Body Armor"

Pffft, at least try to keep it a bit realistic.

I work for Fox. :)

I work for Fox. :)

Ah. Carry on.

Kid: "Crap, if my older brother sees me ditching school he'll tell mom."

"Brave soldier runs against the bulls."

I work for Fox. :)

If that's the case, it should be something more like:

US Soldier Single-handedly Defends Iraqi Child from an Entire Battalion of Al-Qaeda Terrorists, led by Freedom-Hating Liberals, who are, after all, in League with Osama Bin Laden and Satan.

"Hey everybody! Conga line!"

"Hey everybody! Conga line!"

Hell, I'd run away too.

If that's the case, it should be something more like:

US Soldier Single-handedly Defends Iraqi Child from an Entire Battalion of Al-Qaeda Terrorists, led by Freedom-Hating Liberals, who are, after all, in League with Osama Bin Laden and Satan.

Damn liberals. :mad:

"Hey everybody! Conga line!"

*Congas*