LGF documents the latest outrage from the leader of the Fourth Estate Fifth Column as the New York Times prints this picture:

New York Times photographer Joao Silva was right there in the room as a member of Muqtada al-Sadr’s “Mahdi Army” tried to kill American troops: The New York Times – New York Region – Slide Show – Slide Show: Memorable Photographs.

One of the photography editors for the NYTimes is quoted to be praising the “incredible courage” of photojournalist Silva for being right there with the enemy the Mahdi army.

What about the incredible bravery of the Americans at the other end of that sniper’s rifle as they try to bring democracy and freedom to the heart of the War on Islamofacism? When was the last time anyone remembers any of the NYTimes‘ staff commenting on the “incredible bravery” of our soldiers? ** crickets chirping **

Truth to tell, according to their own site search the NYTimes has only used the phrase “incredible bravery” six times in the past 25 years:

• A 2004 op-ed about the NY police and firefighters on 9/11.
• A 1997 article about the death of an anthropologist.
• A 1995 article about volunteer firemen.
• A 1993 article about a federal agency that survived even though President Reagan and the NRA tried to eliminate it.
• A 1988 book review about Iraq’s Jews.

The search engine evidently does not include text attached to slide shows and so it did not pick up the caption quoted above.

But wait, there’s more!

LGF follows a Michelle Malkin tip to press review of the book photographer Joao Silva is selling containing the photos he shot while on the NYTimes payroll (including the one above) that sounds like it’s straight out of the publisher’s press release:

In the Company of God is a photographic compilation that portrays Iraqi Shi’a Muslims in a period of occupation and transition. This photographic body of work, recorded over twelve months, richly captures the Shi’as’ intense commitment to their faith and their indomitable spirit of sacrifice.

The pictures in this book are not displayed in a chronological order but rather in a manner that best illustrates a narrative about faith, sacrifice, war and martyrdom.

The agents of the New York Times are openly, proudly making heroes out of those who are killing our sons and daughters.

Of course, this is to be expected from Joao Silva, coauthor of The Bang Bang Club, as explained by Jessica Powers in The Bang Bang Club and Journalism Ethics:

A couple of semesters ago, I led a discussion group made up of young 18 and 19 year old freshman students at the University at Albany. We were reading a book that portrayed alternate versions of American history. One young man was upset every time we met. “Why can’t we just read facts?” he said. “Why can’t the book just say, ‘Here’s the way it was’ and leave it at that?” …

Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, South African photographers who depicted the secret war fought in South African townships during the four years between Nelson Mandela’s release from prison and the first democratic elections in the country, depicted the internal struggle of presenting news — or history — in a biased manner in their book, “The Bang Bang Club.” Though they were primarily concerned with demonstrating the personal moral struggle that occurred as they took photos of violence and death without lending a hand, they also demonstrated how snapshots, like articles and books, only show one aspect of the truth. This reality quickly caught up with one of the members of the “Bang-Bang Club,” Kevin Carter.

Kevin Carter won a Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his photo of a starving Sudanese child, stalked by a vulture a few feet away. The photo only shows the apparent imminent danger that the child is in, but fails to show how close the feeding center is or even that the vulture is not threatening the child in any way.

Kevin Carter, consumed by guilt and self-doubt, eventually committed suicide.

Joao Silva, evidently, has no such conscience. Having once skewed the truth through the emotive lens of his camera, he unashamedly continues the practice today.

Technorati Tags: Joao Silva,
New York Times Treason,
War on Islamofacism,
Fourth Estate,
Fifth Column,
In the Company of God,
Bang-Bang Club.