Gallery of the Absurd: Middle East Wire Photos

It would be interesting to know how many of these Tanzanian Muslims can actually ready the words on the signs. If the message is for Israel, why aren't the signs in Hebrew, anyway?

More English signs in Pakistan. Who is watching the snuff flick?

Most times we see folks burning US flags because they don't want America meddling in their business. Now they burn American flags because the US won't become actively involved in their business.

The future of Islam.

The caption reads that these women are walking "past the smoking remains of a medical storage depot" after it was hit by Israeli air strikes. If all is as it seems, I want to know why perishable medical supplies were not stored at a hospital (where they are needed because of the war)?

The caption reads, "A crowd gathers next to the bodies of farm workers who were killed when Israeli missiles slammed into a refrigerated warehouse." I'm no expert but it looks like the only thing growing on this farm is rocks. Besides, the last time I checked, farmers worked on farms and not in warehouses.

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