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Here’s the story. And here’s a somewhat clearer image. It would appear that the posters carried by many pro-Osama bin Laden protesters include a picture of Bert, the Sesame Street Muppet.
No, really. Or probably really; it comes from Fox News. But Fox News says:
The photographs do not appear to have been doctored. They were taken by news photographers covering at least two different demonstrations from different angles on at least two separate days.I await the theories that are bound to follow. They’re going to be ingenious.The first known Bert-bin Laden posters appeared on Oct. 5 in Dhaka, and photographs of them were printed by the Dutch news service Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau anda0the Associated Press and Reuters news services. At least one other photograph including the posters was taken by Reuters photographer Rafiqur Rahman in Jakarta on Oct. 9.
Reuters spokeswoman Felicia Cosby said the photos were authentic. … Associated Press spokesman Jack Stokes said the AP photographs were also untouched.
