“was meant to be expressive....only”

"...The editor defended the image as an expression of Mr. Mubarak’s “unique role in leading” the talks..... Wael Khalil, the blogger who spotted the trickery, told The Associated Press that the manipulation was a “snapshot” of a how Egyptians are misled on a daily basis on a range of issues. “They lie to us all the time,” he said. “Instead of addressing the real issues, they just Photoshop it.”