Sarko the Pres, and his extra leg

IT would appear the magical powers of image editing software have been at play in the offices of Paris Match, as Nicolas Sarkozy apparently grew an extra leg when meeting Pope Benedict XVI.

A photograph of the president alongside the pope was published in Paris Match, but in an attempt to erase a bodyguard who was stood in the background, magazine staff cut out his upper body but left behind the guard's leg.

So as Nicolas Sarkozy is seen smiling alongside the pope, a mysterious leg and shoe can be seen coming out of the president's left hip.

Not surprisingly other staff on the magazine have voiced their anger, it's not the first time magazines have edited images of the president, and ultimately it chips away at the credibility of Paris Match.