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Thursday, January 19, 2006

Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors, Or Good Photos? 

This AP photographer is a very clever boy.

Class! Pay attention! Now, who can tell me what each of the following three photos have in common, aside from having been shot and posted by the very same clever boy:

Various election posters for upcoming parliamentary elections are seen as Palestinian security forces march during training outside the headquarters of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006. Palestinians will vote in parliamentary elections upcoming January 25. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

Election posters for upcoming parliamentary elections, including some from Islamic Hamas, are seen on the wall of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006. Palestinians will vote in parliamentary elections January 25th. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

An election poster for upcoming parliamentary elections from the ruling Fatah Party showing the late Yasser Arafat is seen on a wall as Palestinian security forces march during training outside Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006. Palestinians will vote in parliamentary elections January 25th. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Ok, put your pencils down. Did you say "They all include gratuitous images of fences and walls to remind you what you are supposed to think is the thematic background of the upcoming Hamas Palestinian elections and who is responsible for whatever happens"?

I'm glad to see you're also reading too much into newswire photos. I thought it was just me.

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