Thread: (graphic) photos taken by soldiers in Iraq

"Three years have passed since the inception of the war in Iraq. Thousands of our brave men and women have lost their lives; tens of thousands of civilians have died, and there is still no end in sight . . . What is needed now is honest discussion about the war, its realities, and how we can stabilize the region enough to bring our troops back alive and safe to their families and friends . . . One of the largest obstacles we face in these discussions is people's detachment from the actual events that are occurring. The media, whither it be liberal or conservative, only paints a very limited picture of what is actually going on. This is quite unfortunate as the less people know, the less they feel obligated to engage the issue. In an attempt towards rectifying this informational blackout we are hosting a gallery of images from the war. A majority of these pictures were taken by the troops themselves. These are the atrocities they experience every day. This is what war truly looks like.

War photographs have had a long and powerful history of influencing the struggles they depict. Few can forget the images that came out of My Lai or the use of napalm in the Vietnam war. Likewise, Alexander Gardner captured images which had dramatic impact on people's understanding of the civil war. Now it is time for our generation to see these images, a job made much more difficult with the media's new practice of embedded reporting. Please help to spread the word.

Sincerely,
Paolo Unger Dvorchik"

FacesOfWar.org

Think I'll pass...I am not someone who is under the impression that war is nice and clean. I let the numbers tell me how horrifying it is, thanks. Looking at dead, mutilated bodies is not my idea of exactly honoring the victims of war.
Purrs,
Pookie