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Doubletake: John Burns’s Doppelganger?
By Liz Cox Barrett Tue 22 Jul 2008 03:32 PMHere is Ashley Gilbertson, a photographer for the New York Times, talking about some of his (pretty stunning) images from Baghdad on MSNBC just now:
Here is the New York Times’ John F. Burns who between 2003 and 2007 reported extensively from Baghdad:
Same newspaper. Same city. Same rooftop-perch-stand-up-location (well, maybe). Same hair. Same facial hair. Same facial expression. Same accent (at least to this American ear). Same white button-down shirt. (The vest, Ashley! You forgot the vest! )
My colleague Clint, who first noted the resemblance as we were watching MSNBC this afternoon, wondered if the two ever went out on a story together…
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K-Man
Wed 23 Jul 2008 12:59 AMThat's great! They really do look a lot alike. Unfortunately, as everyone knows, if they ever meet the world would end right then and there. :) You know, this is quite the coincidence since I was just yesterday saying that there should be a website devoted to doppelgangers, famous or otherwise, but I haven't been able to gather up the right people to figure something out. I think it would be quite entertaining.