Are They Photoshopping In Georgia?

According to Russia Inside Out: There is a Media War Against Russia.

In the modern world you cant wage a war just with your tanks and planes.
You have to use media. In Germany during WWII they would say "Truth is not what happened, truth is what we tell people".

Yesterday Russian military aircrafts bombed several Georgian military bases. It worth mentioning that military men are located in the a five-storied buildings which look exactly alike residential. The reason for this is simple, they were built in the Soviet Union times and there was not much diversity in architecture.

This morning (its 7 a.m. Moscow time right now) one can read on the BBC news site. Russia deaf to Western voices, Reuters agency posts a horrible pictures of Russian bombardments of allegedly civilian residential buildings. But what if you take a closer look?

Basically, the claim starts with this picture:

They note that though the body is being carried as if it is a corpse, from the hand holding on to the woman's arm, it is clear he is still alive.
Question: where is the caption that claimed he was dead?

RIO notes calm demeanor of the man in the black shirt--but shouldn't he be if the bombing is done and they are just transfering a wounded man

One mistake might be in the next picture.

RIO claims the crying man is the same person as the calm man in black above, hinting at a stage picture.

Question: Considering the hairy chest of the man below and the smooth chest of the guy in the black shirt, is it really likely they are the same guy?

Also, for what it's worth--does that burning building in the background really look like a military structure?

Also, apparently the blanket in photo2 is the same as the one in photo1--in photo1 it is covered with a rock, while in the other it is covering the body. I would think the body was first face down and then turned over--you wouldn't turn it face down again. But I don't see that helping make any better sense out of the images.

In the last picture--


the point is unclear--let's say it is the man who is crying above: does that prove anything, other than at some point he took he shirt off?

Read the whole thing.

Overall, pretty sketchy stuff. But this may be what armed conflicts are coming to: anticipating the bad publicity not only with outright denial--but with a technical defense trying to undercut the media report itself.

Welcome to War 2.0

Crossposted on Soccer Dad

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