AFP photo of Sharon

Here’s an AFP photo of Ariel Sharon, released today — no, we didn’t crop it, that’s the actual ‘news’ photo:

The caption:

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon presides over the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem.

What other world leader would receive this treatment at the other end of a photojournalist’s lens? Imagine someone framing John Kerry in such a way…hey, there was an outcry when even this photo came out.