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Baz Ratner of Reuters has some cool photos (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) from an Israeli Air Force graduation exercise. I wouldn't be surprised if one of these images (most likely no. 6,…

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Baz Ratner of Reuters has some cool photos (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) from an Israeli Air Force graduation exercise.

I wouldn't be surprised if one of these images (most likely no. 6, and certainly not this other photo) gets used out of context to illustrate an Israeli attack — with absolutely no mention of where this originated from.

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An Israeli Air Force AH-1 Cobra helicopter fires a missile during an exhibition session as part of a ceremony for newly graduated Israeli Air Force pilots at Hatzerim air base, southern Israel June 28, 2010. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Far-fetched? Nah. Just yesterday, we caught the Daily Telegraph recycling an old photo of suffering Gazans.

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