This week US Marines censored an award winning photojournalist – continuing the efforts to make certain we do not see the real results of our actions in Iraq. Zoriah was embedded with a Marine unit documenting the reasons so many soldiers are suffering from PTSD. He was only a block away when another Marine unit was caught up in a suicide bombing in Anbar province:Link to Zoriah's post and pictures.My hands still shake and my heart pounds despite my fatigue. A combination of depression, fear, and adrenaline makes my thoughts race with the realization that a simple decision was the only thing that seperated me from a body count that grows daily. I look at the images I took on the 26th of June, and realize they do nothing to capture the emotion of being an eyewitness to the aftermath of the Al-Qaeda suicide attack in Karmah/Garma… the smell… the sound of screams and crying.
Monday, July 07, 2008
The truth about the war in Iraq the Marines don't want you to see
Siun of Crooks and Liars:
Labels:
Death,
Horror,
Iraq War,
Journalism,
Marines,
Photography,
Suicide Bombers,
Truth,
Zoriah
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