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No, Animal, it is NOT human nature at its finest. This is.
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Indeed it is an act of compassion - but that is only one photo from the series. The original caption to this photo is:
"A U.S. marine doctor holds an Iraqi girl in central Iraq. Confused front line crossfire ripped apart an Iraqi family on Saturday after local soldiers appeared to force civilians towards U.S. marines positions. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj - Mar 29 11:34 AM ET
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...170/3nozj.html
But here is another photo and caption in the same series:
"A wounded Iraqi girl is treated by U.S. marines in central Iraq. Confused front line crossfire ripped apart an Iraqi family on Saturday after local soldiers appeared to force civilians towards U.S. marines positions. The four-year old girl, blood streaming from an eye wound, was screaming for her dead mother, while her father, shot in a leg, begged to be freed from the plastic wrist cuffs slapped on him by U.S. marines, so he could hug his other terrified daughter. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
- Mar 29 11:38 AM ET"
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...170/3noy3.html
The fog of war is operating back at home in the media too.
My only point is this. When we push the nobility of the troops, demonise the enemy and ignore the suffering of the civilians, we sink back into the "It's us against the gooks" mentality - with all of the inhumanity that comes with it.
[ 04-06-2003, 06:00 PM: Message edited by: Skunk ]