The case against France 2 and their manufacturing the iconic images of a young boy named Mohammed al-Durah being shot by Israelis during a fire fight was bolstered today when 18 minutes of additional raw footage was presented as evidence to the presiding judge.The only problem is, that court requested 27 minutes of tape that are known to exist. And it is significant what is in that other 9 minutes - concrete proof that Palestinians were putting on a show for the France 2 camera:What it actually produced was 18 minutes out of the 27 it was required to bring forward. From this footage, which according to France 2’s Palestinian cameraman was filmed during an implausible 45 minutes of continuous shooting by Israeli soldiers, there is no evidence that anyone at all was killed or injured -- including Mohammed al Durah who by the end of the frames in which he figured seemed to be still very much alive and unmarked by any wound whatsoever. The drama of today’s hearing was enhanced...(Read Full Post)