That four-missile image you may have seen on the front page of the LA Times or NYTimes.com (and many other news sites) was a fake. Compare the two pictures below and the Photoshop work becomes clear. The four-missile image was originally released to the press by Sepah News, the media arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, but was later replaced with the less scary three-missile version.

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The Best Links:

1. The Iran Clonetool Crisis
2. Because 4 Missiles Is So Much Scarier Than 3

The Iranian leader’s wife is a total babe. Or at least she might be. Rarely seen in public, the world knows next to nothing about Ahmadinejad’s wife. What she looks like, what her pet projects are, what her tax returns say about her — it’s all a mystery, and this new photo doesn’t clear up a thing.

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The Best Links:

1. Looking For A Hot Wife Of Your Own? Click Here!
2. Who are the Women Behind the Men Running Iran?

STYLE BUZZ: The jewelry line created by Kali Arulpragasam, M.I.A.’s sister. Kali’s third world bling really is kind of like the wearable equivalent of an M.I.A. song. For instance, her summer collection, entitled “Tourism,” depicts the cultural highlights of countries currently affected by war and terrorism.

The Best Links:

1. Up-Close Photographs in a Slideshow, as Featured in the New York Times
2. Jewelry Gets Political
3. Super Fertile: The Official Website
4. Kali Arulpragasam Captures the Cultural Spirit of Countries in Silver and Gold
5. Make Room in Your Jewelry Box for This New Line of Jewelry We Love
6. Pieces Tell Stories, Remind Me of Vintage Children’s Encyclopedias
7. Kali Explains the Story Behind Her Collection “Tourism
8. Three-Finger Ringers by Super Fertile
9. Kali Explores Animal Themes in the Endangered Species Collection