Jar Jar Binks in Tehran? Iran Caught Using Photoshopped Missile Image
- Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:37am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Image source: The Atlantic Wire
News editors at Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency have been caught using a Photoshopped image to depict the country’s missile program.
How do we know?
For starters, it’s pretty unlikely Jar Jar Binks has suddenly taken up residence in Tehran.
The Atlantic Wire spotted something amiss in the photo for a news item about the country’s missile program Friday. A little Internet digging turned up the image, which first appeared on the Internet in 2008 after Iran was caught digitally tampering with an image of its missile tests.
During that time, a number of clever news watchers produced a series of prank versions of the Iran missile launch like this one and this one, which transformed the embarrassing episode into a funny Internet meme. Humorously, it appears Iran is now using images from the meme it created to depict its own missile program. Even more humorously, it appears the Photoshopped image MNA picked includes a photo of loathed Star Wars prequel character Jar Jar Binks.
Take a closer look:

Image source: The Atlantic Wire

Image source: The Atlantic Wire
The image was still on the Mehr News Agency website Sunday morning.
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AdrianRuehl
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:45ami had some genuine laughs with that one :)
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 12:40pmThey should have used a picture of “Achmed the dead terrorist” instead of Jar Jar…. at least that would have been more believable and funnier. : )
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 12:43pmIs this the same Iran that such a “Great Threat” to Israel and the US?
Report Post »John 1776
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 12:45pmWow. The Iranian News agency is almost getting as sloppy as the MSM in this country!
Report Post »forthepeople
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:36pmRECOVERINGNEOCON : Yes they are a Threat because they are desperate and likewise to the acts contemplated . A rabid dog is far worse that a mean one !
Report Post »FstEti
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:58pmRemove Jar jar and look closely at the missile exhausts; a lot of them are identical. For example, the one leaving the ground heading left is a duplicate of the one heading right one missile over at a ninety degree angle. Additionally, if this is an supposed to be an actual Iranian missile test, it appears to have some minor flaws, such as the INCOMING missiles, one of which appears to come out of nowhere as the exhaust begins in the middle of the sky.
Report Post »What a bunch of inept buffoons.
recoveringneocon
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 3:39pmforthepeople
Report Post »So lets make sure I understand……they cant refine their own gas, don’t have a missile to deliver a nuke or a nuke to deliver, They have a navy and air force from the 60′s at best. and now this latest development of working with Photoshop and Jar Jar Binks!!!! Someone should inform Allen West or Bachmann about this. I’m sure they can come up with a few more bills and laws ( Patriot Act, NDAA, CISPA, TSA, etc) for Obama to sign to Protect us from all the Evil of the World.
Ming The Merciless
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 4:02pmI hear ya recoveringneocon – Ron Paul 2012 or no one! :-)
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 4:42pmThey are just trying to be reen. when you shot a missle it pollutes the atmosphere.
Report Post »Truthurts
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 4:47pm@MING
No one is NOT an option. If enough of you Paulbots vote against Romney, then you will be complicit in re-electing Obama and condemning the country to catastrophic failure. If you want to affect change, then start in your own districts and elect libertarian/constitutional candidates. The latest communist game plan is to do the very same thing to elect progressives to control the system from the bottom up. There‘s no reason why conservatives can’t and shouldn’t do the same. In fact, there may be no other way to defeat the communists, Democrats AND the Republican establishment.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 5:37pm@Ming The Merciless
Report Post »Since Gary Johnson just won the Libertarian Party nomination; why aren’t you supporting him? I mean, Dr. Paul says he’s a Libertarian but is running as a Republican. Why would you vote for anyone that says he’s one thing yet runs as another? Sounds a bit hypocritical to me… just asking and not trying to be an a-h0le.
Al J Zira
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 6:20pmrecoveringneocon: Yeah, that’s what they said aboutt the Nazis. Don‘t worry about them they can’t hurt anyone.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 7:02pmAl J Zira
Report Post »Who is they? The people of Naboo? Are you just making this up as you go? Really the Iranians are and were equal to the Germans? Please go there, Pretty Please.
Restored One
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 7:50pmGlenn and the boys should have fun with this one tomorrow A.M. They are Star Wars finatics. I hope Pat has been practicing his imitations.
Report Post »recoveringneocon
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:30pmOh Yes! To hear the 3 of them Giggling will be a real Hoot! What fun it is. Just love the stooges.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 2:08amThey probably thought it was the 12 mahdi rising up from the heat!
Report Post »ianmc002
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 8:37amforthepeople
So this is the same Iran that has not invaded another country in over a hundred years (yeah dont forget they are the aggressors lol). That’s a threat? The same Iran who’s military has NO strategic capability? The same Iran who can not even produce enough oil for its own citizens? The same Iran who’s nuclear program is just as blown up as Saddams?
The question isn‘t ’is Iran a threat’, the question is ‘is Iran a legitimate threat?’ The answer is NO. Are you ready to spend billions of dollars we don’t have on another unnecessarily unneeded war? If you answered yes then YOU are the real threat, not Iran.
Report Post »LostandFound
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:15amahmadinejar-jar.That is all.
Report Post »FormerLib
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:25amYou don’t need Jar-Jar Binks to tell that picture was Photoshopped. That‘s the worst PS job I’ve ever seen, worse than even the Obama “birth certificate”. What‘s really funny is anyone thinking that’s what a missile test would look like. “On 5, 4, 3, 2, 1….launch anything!”
Report Post »itsjustgigi
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 1:21pmHahaha…good one!
Report Post »G-WHIZ
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 10:30amSee! Even the Iranians have more sence-of-humor than U.S.-democrats! You GO, Iranians!
Report Post »Excent!
N37BU6
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 4:49pmThey were just too stupid to notice that they were using an altered image.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 7:34pm“I shot an arrow into the air. Where it landed, I know not….”
Report Post »Facebook-OWSWatch
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 10:25amI knew Jar Jar Binks was evil!
Report Post »ShyMan
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 10:21amI always thought jar jar’s face looked like a camel.
Coincidence?
Report Post »GitMoFunky
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:58amScrew the missile technology! I’m really impressed the Iranians can use PhotoShop! Strong work Fellas!
Report Post »GitMoFunky
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:55amI think the real question is, how did they get 4 guys to light the fuses at the same time? No that’s an accomplishment!
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 12:02pmlol – yeah, these guys become more and more of a joke everyday!
Report Post »ThePostman
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:54amWhen are we going to invent the pig missile, that explodes a pig in mid-air over their cities, raining pigs parts everywhere?
Turning them all into, wait for it, pork rinds.
Report Post »Coonrapids
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:47amIs it Jar Jar or Mohammad with the virgins?
Report Post »FstEti
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:50pmNo, Jar Jar is actually one of the virgins, and the most attractive example. It’s kind of a “good news, bad news” thing.
Report Post »DaveCCC
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 5:08pmWonder what the 72 virgins think of Islam?.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:44amIran must be the Keystone Cops? yet, I think they have enough firepower to do a lot of damage in the region, and their sleeper cells here can do us great harm, these stupid pics won’t change my mind…I think it would have been funnier had they inserted Yosemite Sam instead…guns blazing!!!
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:44amWhen asked about it, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was heard to reply: “My no know. Mesa day starten pitty okeyday witda brisky morning munchen. Den boom! Getten berry scared and grabbed dat Jedi, and pow! Mesa here. Huh. Mesa getten berry, berry scared.”
Report Post »mildot rider
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 10:11amLaughing my a** off here.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 1:05pmMe too. : ))))))
Report Post »Mr.Fitnah
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:43amSeems legit.
Report Post »GitMoFunky
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:41amGuys! Guys! Come on! Kim Jung Ill is dead. Chavez is circling the drain. How much fun is the world going to be is we loose Amadena-Jib’a-Jab’a too? Who are we going to laugh at then? Maybe we’ll luck-out and Kim Jung Un will turn out as goofy as his dad!
Report Post »liberalescheisskopf
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:31amYa think?
Report Post »Tiny Johnny
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:05pmYou forgot about our clown in White House, wait he has only few months left. You are right then.
Report Post »jbrote47
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:19pmWe’ll still have obama to laugh at.
Report Post »DasAmerican
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:39amSo what? So Glen and the Blaze can figure out that they use photoshop,…But they cant go to the white house website…download the posted PDF of the birth cert….open it in Illustrator…unlock the layers….see the multiple layers created for the composite image? Then still say that the thing is real!
If they could just prove that then the whole Obama thing is “illegal” and everything he passed wil be Null and Void!
Oh Wait…..We cant say “Illegal” anymore! I am sure they will admit everything onceit is legal that no one is considered Illegal :P
Report Post »GitMoFunky
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:53amILLEGAL… Sorry… Just made me want to say it…
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:15amSomeone should have inserted a picture of Obama with the caption “Give me some space until after I win the elections, please transmit this message to Vladimir”.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:06amMaybe I‘ve had too much coffee or not enough but I don’t get the jest of this article.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:47amthe picture is an ‘official’image…in print; of Iran’s missile defenses. Jar-jar (a fictional character) is in the middle of the exhaust plumes, blown to be at least 20-30 .feet tall
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 10:23amThanks Stoic, now I get it. Even without the dinosaur you’d need to have an active imagination to believe that picture was real. I’m putting on another pot of coffee.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:04amman they are such a threat to us…..
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:54am1 nuclear blast, 250 miles above Kansas, would completely wipe out civilian infrastructure in the continental US. All power and communications would be permanently disabled. Refrigeration, transportation, water, heat, A/C, TV and internet, everything we rely on to survive, all gone in a snap.
On top of that, even a small nuclear weapon (relative to the ones we possess) will create an EMP that is relatively powerful. It doesn’t matter how goofy Iran is, with nuclear warheads and ICBMs they will have all they need to destroy life as we know it America.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 10:36ambetter destroy add about 10 other countries to the list because they have dictatorship government or contain people who may give the technology to terrorists.
thats a price tag of at least 10 trillion dollars and we would need to make the military 5 times larger…
Report Post »FormerLib
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:28amA military ten time larger? Nope. Two words: pre-emptive strike. Al we need is the will to do it.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:35amno, you cant just pre-emptive strike countries, especially ones with nuclear weapons (N korea, pakistan). You have to have long-term presence not only to secure sensitive sites, but to put down the resistance. Otherwise, you end up with a worse regime than what you started with.
isnt that what the last 20 years have taught us?
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:39amTen other countries aren’t pushing for ICBMs and nuclear technology while also proclaiming the US as “the Great Satan” and essentially vowing to eradicate Israel.
Report Post »FstEti
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:37pm@soybomb315, I disagree. First, we don’t know with any certainty that Iran has an ICBM that can reach the U.S. Like North Korea, just because they say they do doesn’t make it true. Regarding needing an occupation, like Iraq and Afghanistan, is unnecessary. A preemptive strike, not just at the nuclear facilities, but at the infrastructure as well, would ensure the lack of any meaningful response. Yes, the Israelis would be vulnerable to some sort of attack, but that’s likely at some point anyway and Israel appears to have accepted that reality. Lastly, the idea that Iran’s military is as powerful as everyone assumed it is is likely unwarranted. All of the Arabian countries are capable of murdering civilians within their borders but frankly, they don’t fight really well. I offer Iraq (or Syria, Egypt, Libya, etc) and Iran who fought Iraq to a military draw after EIGHT YEARS killing about a half million troops and civilians from 1980 until1988. Now, considering that the Iraqi military was so inept when faced with a truly trained military TWICE in 1990 and 2003, and Saddam Hussein’s bombastic claims were proven to be just that, bombastic, frankly, I‘m unconcerned about Iran’s ability to even repel the Israeli military. Iran, like North Korea, are “paper tigers” and we give them more attention than we should. That said, we should remove Iran’s nuclear program, just as Israel did in Syria WITH NO SYRIAN RESPONSE, makes my point, I think.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 7:43pmAn EMP isn’t as effective as a muslim in the White House.
Report Post »thejackal
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:00amWe could wipe Iran’s military out in an afternoon. Iran like every other Islamic nation is a disgrace. Israel, Pakistan and India are a much more formidible foe than the joke that is Iran. If this picture really is an official realease from the Iranian military it would be totally halarious. What a joke!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:45amWow…I didnt think anyone but me has awakened to that FACT. The warmonger neocons here want to scare us by caiming Iran could actually do anything against anyone. You are so right sir. They are a JOKE!
Report Post »FstEti
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 3:07pmAbsolutely true. And neither India nor Pakistan have ICBM’s with North America flight capabilities. They can destroy each other, and there would be atmospheric chaos to deal with, but if Pakistan disappears, it might well be worth it.
Report Post »McNamara
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:59amYou can bet that editor of that website will be dragged off, to never be seen again.
Report Post »deadend
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:57amThey are islamic it is almost compulsitor that they lie to infidels.
Report Post »datboi448
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:53amThe photo with jar jar is a meme created by a blogger from the original picture.
Report Post »FstEti
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:42pmOkay, but if the remainder of the picture depicts an actual Iranian missile test (which I doubt), then I see a problem. Please note the problem in the upper right corner.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:53amIf Israel takes out Tehran (which we should have done long ago)… I guess it’s… bye bye Binks! That character stunk up the joint in Star Wars anyways… so no big loss. I still prefer Michele Obama, er, the Wookie. Lol. NO WAIT, I TAKE THAT BACK… JUST THE WOOKIE… I’LL LEAVE MICHELLE OBAMA OUT OF IT!
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:38amtime2
I remember when you used to act like USA was the only country that could handle Iran. You’re on the road to recovery. Congrats – the first step is always the hardest.
Let israel take care of their business
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:46amLOL. I would prefer WE handle Iran. I’ve always said a little payback is is order regardless of Ron Paul, Bin Laden and Rearend Wrights “chickens coming home to roost” and blowback BS. I still hope WE take ‘em out. I need new glassware…
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:47amTime to end is a basement dweller…and he does not even own the basement. i am sure his mother buys his undies too. He is an IDIOT. Just look at his name LOL
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:59amBAD. Ever since I read you call a poster here a “pedophile” because you had bupkis to back your whiney BS… you became a pariah in my eyes… a social outcast, a misfit…
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:34pmSo you stand up for pedophiles? I thought so…Idiot.
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 3:25pmWeak BADDOGGY, but certainly expected from a faux warrior for a faux warrior like Ron Paul…
Report Post »ianmc002
Posted on May 7, 2012 at 8:45amTime we all love your inane comments. Yeah lets go spend billions of dollars we don’t have on another unneeded, unnecessary war on an ‘aggressive’ country that hasn’t invaded another country in over a HUNDRED YEARS!!! lol
Those ‘aggressors’ who’s military has NO strategic capability, and who can’t even provide enough oil for their own citizens. The real threat is you war mongering neocons who are trying to dupe us into another war we can NOT pay for. WE ARE BROKE NEOCON!!!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:49amThe warmongers in this country still think Iran can put together a missle payload system to hit Israel of the United States. To me that is hilarious that anyone would or even could believe that. They are a bunch of lying morons that could not lob a watermelon over a fence.
Report Post »Let Irsrael take care of Iran. Believe me they can wipe them off the face of the earth many times over.And for you morons that think that is an issue…
You think Iran would wipe out The Dome Of The Rock? Or do you think they even could??? Read your Bible and you will know it will NEVER happen.
The saber rattling scares you panty waisted warmongers…Fools!
TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:04am“Warrrrrrrr-mongerrrrrrs!” Jeez BAD, for a supposed Retired Light Colonel, you sure sound more like Medea Benjamin from Code-Pink than anyone else. Well, except for her ideological equal… Little Ronnie Paul.
Bet you were in charge of a few REMF mail rooms weren’t you? You were in charge of coming up with abbreviations like APO, FPO, MPS, DPO, SDT? From what I’ve read… you’ve been going postal ever since…
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:25amOh, Baddoggy, Baddoggy, didn’t 20+ years in the military teach you to think at all “out-of-the-box?
The Iranians “don‘t need no stinkin’ missiles!” All those folks need to do is to piss-ant a nuke across the border that “Janet ”Big Sis” Napolitano tells us is more secure than ever! They drop it off at a local UPS outlet and pay for it to be delivered deep into Chicago.
When you get a chance, google-up Zachary Taylor, retired US Border Agent. I believe that he’s still Vice-Chairman of the US Border Agents Association. Old Zach has some yarns to spin about our border and WMD’s. Then there’s the nuke they found in / near San Diego as part of a port security follow-up. You should be able to google that video. Very embarrassing for DHS.
You don’t stay very current, do you?
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:43amI woke up…Unlike you two fools. I have more military knowledge in my little finger than you fools have in your whole body.
Hey time….What you gonna do when the cut off your welfare check? Probably claim your d@ck doesnt work and go on disability? Pleas put a cap in your own a@@ and call it from me…pretty please???
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 9:55amLOL. BAD. I’ll go with my Military Postal System anology of your “supposed” career. I haven’t ever seen you post anything that would lead me to believe you have spent ANY time in the mix and have gained any Military knowledge beyond what can be picked up on the internet and “Stripes.”
The Ron Paul contingent of Military experts here are a mish mash of the faux, posers, embellishers, disgruntled John Kerry types, John Murtha type Military insulters, bunker mentality Vets and “Stolen Valor” candidates. Anyone who talks up Ron Paul’s in-Service “Chicken Hawk” duty assignments during ‘Nam and Adam Kokesh as some sort of Military strategist who is revered within the Paul OWS encampment are to be marginalized at best. That means YOU BADDOGY.
Report Post »RedDirtTexas
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:19amLooks like Iran doesn’t need real nukes. Just the subject of them having nukes has got you guys wanting to kill each other! Strange behavior!
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:33amRED. Politics, religion and mixed company. Does it every time, lol. It’s better here than in a bar, or the extended family BBQ eh?
Report Post »RedDirtTexas
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 11:59amTime 2 I’m saving my energy for the real fight with the progs
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 12:24pmRED. Other than you saying you’re saving the “fight for the progs”… not seeing but one other post of yours… not entirely sure what your politics are? The Ron Paul faction will be just as quick to call Conservatives here “progressives” as they would the “true” progressives from the Obama left (which by their Dem talking points feel more comfortable with IMO). I have fight enough for both encampments. Conservatives/Republicans need to rid ourselves of the Libertarian movement and especially the “new” Ron Paul ,Murray Rothbard, Lew Rockwell ideological R3volution as it’s NOT compatible with Conservatism no matter what spin they put on it. I have no use for fence sitting, vote splitting, part-time Conservative/Neo-Libs as is with the Ron Paul clan of the Obama re-electorate.
Report Post »RedDirtTexas
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 1:10pmTime 2 All I’m saying is step 1 is to get Obama out no matter what. Then we can start bringing Americans together, get buisiness rolling again. Jobs and prosperity. Has worked fine for 236 years. If we stay on the current course, not only will we never return to prosperity, we will lose our freedom. Factionalism is fine for bars and family bar-b-ques but I believe with all my red blooded American heart we are in deep kimshee if we let the Soros’ of the world have their way. Gotta pull together to stop the madness.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 2:36pmI dont need to brag,,unlike you time…I served. You did what? Tell us please…
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 3:38pmBADDOGGY. You’re a $5.00 man in a $5.00 apron serving up some BS at a $5.00 Buffet for sweathogs with a feedbag on… I’m convinced of it.
If you consider that “Service” then God Bless ya’! Pass the rolls porker…. and btw… stay out of the office and OFF their computer while you’re on your smoke break.
Report Post »HaroldHeard
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:46amOMG, this is rich, seems that Iran cannot aim very well; can someone just ‘solve’ this little problem please, wink, wink.
Report Post »Treaty
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 8:44amLooks like Jar Jar is giving the middle finger salute also.
Report Post »Pilgrimsarbour
Posted on May 6, 2012 at 6:04pmMy thought exactly!
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