Truth and other casualties of war The US military’s censorship of a photographer in Iraq raises stark questions about how graphic we want war reporting to be

…”As I ran I saw human pieces … a skullcap with hair, bone shards,” he told a blog news wire in San Francisco. “Of the marines I jogged in with, someone started to vomit. Others were standing around, not knowing what to do. It was completely surreal.”…

Some of the bodies he photographed wore the shredded uniforms of the marines. He edited the pictures back at the camp, checking that none of the other marines objected, and later put them on his own website, including the images of the American corpses. >>>>>

Just maybe Westerners shouldn’t get the whole picture so as not to sympathize with the Muslims’ death and destruction.

4 Responses to “Truth and other casualties of war The US military’s censorship of a photographer in Iraq raises stark questions about how graphic we want war reporting to be”

  1. exemployee Says:

    I think that certain photos, ei body parts lying all over the place, should not be allowed due to the fact that there are children that can see them. Some things should be for adults only. It is bad enough that children have to actually experience what is going on, let’s not futher damage others.

  2. 5-Pillar Scribe Says:

    I want to agree with you; but the children within the war get to see it whether they like it or not. If the parents in the West would not want their kids to see it, then maybe they would apply more pressure for the killing to stop, if only for that reason alone. Thanks for your entry.

  3. Dave Says:

    We need to see what’s goign on, see how ugly it is.

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  4. 2008 Election Says:

    Why love if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore; only the life I have lived. The pain now is part of the happiness [then].SirAnthonyHopkinsSir Anthony Hopkins, Shadowlands

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