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[–] Norfair 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

This is the first time I've seen that photo. Chilling. I was alive during but far too young to truly grasp the Gulf War as it was happening. So my memories are purely based on popular American media and like the article states they are very 'video game-y', for lack of a better term. I'm going to get a copy of Kenneth Jarecke's Just Another War next time I'm able.

As an aside, they mention the My Lai massacre photos, which are frequently brought up in articles about wartime photography. That they were initially published by The Plain Dealer (20 months after the fact, but still) and not one of the more globally/national recognized papers is usually mentioned when you read about the incident, and this is now the second time this week that I've been reminded of that fact. You see, The Plain Dealer still exists and I live within its area of circulation. Today it is total pap, and has been for as long as I've been paying attention to it. That they were once willing to put their neck on the line for publishing something like that just blows my mind. But then I read an article like this and it makes much more sense. If huge outlets like Time won't step up, why would the outfits that are lower on the food chain?

Thank God/Al Gore for the Internet.