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Photographer Kenneth Jarecke who took a photo of a dead Iraqi soldier on the Highway of Death in 1991.
His story and the photo’s is a must read in the Atlantic.
You have almost certainly never seen this shot and there is a reason why.
HERE
Frankly, that picture simply reflects the real NATURE of war, and victory at that. That picture is the result of what we went there to do. If we as a people were not prepared to see that, we should have just let Saddam have his prize.Seriously.
If we think ourselves too civilized to produce that product, fine.
But let’s not kid ourselves either way.
That kind of debate over limited time is beneficial in determining when and if we are ready to do THAT.
As a people.
There is no place to hide from reality.
We went there to do THAT to the other guys.
That is an observation of how it is.
And THEY should recognize that is what WE do.
Causing us, hopefully, to HAVE to do it less.
But either way, we need to be sure there was no other way, and if that test is met, accept the reality of the final product
- The New York Times Scrubs A Story; Fauxtography At Wapo
On Saturday night, I reported on a New York Times story that indicated that the 'vast majority' of the casualties in Gaza on Saturday were Hamas police officers and security men. For those of you who have watched the videos further down the page,...
- Winds Of War: How To Defeat Shari'a-driven Islamist Army
Recently, David Yerushalmi wrote in the Conservative Voice how we can defeat the Islamists in Europe. It is a well thought out treatise and here are some excerpts. To Quote: “It is time to at least begin the real effort to destroy the CAPABILITY of...
- Did Someone Say, “unholy Alliance”?
Looks like it’s reciprocated—at least for now, when the goal of toppling the evil empires still hasn’t been achieved. Chávez is a “true Arab leader”, and Ché… (Source: LGF) …takes his place of honor alongside the recently-decommissioned...
- “you’ll Never Know What We Did”
This post from Callimachus deserves a breadth and depth of coverage that it will never get. The injustice in this story is wrenching, not just for us, but especially for the Iraqis, and for those like the story teller below. Callimachus has put up a...
- An Ap Photo Fake From The Historical Archives
Here's a great photo fake hoisted upon the world by the Associated Press back in February, 2005. This is not a joke. I repeat, this is not a joke. This is a real story, and a real photo which was run by Associated Press back in February, 2005. Here's...
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“If we’re big enough to fight a war, we should be big enough to look at it”
Photographer Kenneth Jarecke who took a photo of a dead Iraqi soldier on the Highway of Death in 1991.
His story and the photo’s is a must read in the Atlantic.
You have almost certainly never seen this shot and there is a reason why.
HERE
Frankly, that picture simply reflects the real NATURE of war, and victory at that. That picture is the result of what we went there to do. If we as a people were not prepared to see that, we should have just let Saddam have his prize.If we think ourselves too civilized to produce that product, fine.
But let’s not kid ourselves either way.
That kind of debate over limited time is beneficial in determining when and if we are ready to do THAT.
As a people.
There is no place to hide from reality.
We went there to do THAT to the other guys.
That is an observation of how it is.
And THEY should recognize that is what WE do.
Causing us, hopefully, to HAVE to do it less.
But either way, we need to be sure there was no other way, and if that test is met, accept the reality of the final product
- The New York Times Scrubs A Story; Fauxtography At Wapo
On Saturday night, I reported on a New York Times story that indicated that the 'vast majority' of the casualties in Gaza on Saturday were Hamas police officers and security men. For those of you who have watched the videos further down the page,...
- Winds Of War: How To Defeat Shari'a-driven Islamist Army
Recently, David Yerushalmi wrote in the Conservative Voice how we can defeat the Islamists in Europe. It is a well thought out treatise and here are some excerpts. To Quote: “It is time to at least begin the real effort to destroy the CAPABILITY of...
- Did Someone Say, “unholy Alliance”?
Looks like it’s reciprocated—at least for now, when the goal of toppling the evil empires still hasn’t been achieved. Chávez is a “true Arab leader”, and Ché… (Source: LGF) …takes his place of honor alongside the recently-decommissioned...
- “you’ll Never Know What We Did”
This post from Callimachus deserves a breadth and depth of coverage that it will never get. The injustice in this story is wrenching, not just for us, but especially for the Iraqis, and for those like the story teller below. Callimachus has put up a...
- An Ap Photo Fake From The Historical Archives
Here's a great photo fake hoisted upon the world by the Associated Press back in February, 2005. This is not a joke. I repeat, this is not a joke. This is a real story, and a real photo which was run by Associated Press back in February, 2005. Here's...