Photoshopping (and Virtual Vandalism) in North Korea and elsewhere

Am I the only one who thinks the midget seagulls detract from the realism solemnity ambience of the scene? President Ahmadinejad tinkers with reality as well, especially for press conferences. Hey, there’s a thread in this! Trust me, I’m the President… Contributions please…

And if you think this is scary, wait for Iconophilia’s translation of the Farsi-language “Centre for Investigating Organised (Institutionalised) Crimes.” Photoshopping seems mild by comparison with cyber-control taking place in the background of Iran’s failed velvet revolution. For example, the title of the item published on this webpage: http://gerdab.ir/fa/pages/?cid=396 translates as: “The Announcement Number Four (Warning to Virtual Vandals)”. By the “institutionalised or organised crimes” they are particularly referring to the cyberspace-related “crimes” such as all forms of “virtual vandalism” (quoting the words used in the website) and trespassing of the Islamic regime’s laws (including attempts to set the country in “unrest” and attempts against the national security using the virtual space of the internet)… If you’re an Iranian citizen, be very scared…