Reuters Fog of War

Sometimes the deception is obvious.

Sometimes its more subtle, like this photo from Reuters in its UK Photos website along with its caption:

An Israeli soldier fires towards Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Hebron, during a protest against Israeli army shelling in northern Gaza November 8, 2006. Israeli artillery shells killed 18 civilians in a town in northern Gaza on Wednesday, the deadliest strike in the territory in four years, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

07 Nov 2006 REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun

That was Photo #2 in their slide show today.

Before you read on, what do you think the soldier is firing?

OK, let's move on to Photo #11:

An Israeli soldier fires a tear gas canister towards Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank city of Hebron, during a protest against Israeli army shelling in northern Gaza, November 8, 2006. Israeli artillery shells killed 18 civilians in a town in northern Gaza on Wednesday, the deadliest strike in the territory in four years, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

07 Nov 2006 REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun

Revisiting the first picture, what do you NOW think the Israeli soldier is going to fire at the Palestinian demonstrators?