Busted – The Photoshoppe Mullahs
Memo to the Strategic Communications folks – might want to work on that “Uniform Message” thing…
(version released to AGENCE France-Presse )
(version released to Associated Press – note the dud in the foreground)
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You know, if they call the customer service department as Estes they might get a refund for that dud.