Author: Trent
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Supreme Court Blocks Trials at Guantanamo
AP, from the New York Times: Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a strongly worded dissent, saying the court’s decision would “sorely hamper the president’s ability to confront and defeat a new and deadly enemy.” The court’s willingness, Thomas said, “to second-guess the determination of the political branches that these conspirators must be brought to justice is…
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The Gangs of Gaza
From Magnum Photos, essay by Christopher Anderson: Tensions in Gaza and the West Bank rise as Palestinian factions begin fighting with each other and violence between the Palestinians and Israelis takes a new turn. Here.
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Death in Somalia
From the Guardian: Some people freeze, most run. I run. Away from the sound – a sharp, terrifying crack. Jesus. A militiaman’s gun has gone off accidentally, I think. A few steps up towards the speaker’s platform, away from the crowd, away from the gunshot, I glance back down. Martin Adler, the Swedish cameraman, clutching…
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Street Kids Snap Their Way Out of the Shadows
From the Moscow Times: No one knows the name of the boy, his age, where he comes from or what diseases may be flowing through his bloodstream. His anonymity is stark and, at moments, overbearing. Seeking to help such street children overcome their invisibility, Belgian photographer Jorge Dirkx, working with Medecins Sans Frontieres, recently gave…
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Ugandan rebel denies war crimes
From the BBC: Joseph Kony, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court in the Hague on war crimes charges, described himself as a freedom fighter and called for peace talks. He said stories of LRA rebels cutting off people’s ears or lips were Ugandan government propaganda. He also denied his group kidnapped children.…
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Russia 'to kill Iraq kidnappers'
From the BBC: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered special services to “find and destroy” the killers of four Russian diplomats taken hostage in Iraq. The head of Russia’s security services immediately pledged to see Putin’s order carried out. The Russian government confirmed the four men’s deaths this week, after an insurgent group released a…
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NoTxt #2 Deadline Moved To July 1
Very cool things happening with NoTxt. Get in on #2 while you can! You will be in good company. Here.
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New Militant Leader Emerges in Mogadishu
From the New York Times: Still, Hassan Dahir Aweys, of the powerful Ayr clan, has publicly told followers that God would forgive them for spilling the blood of any foreign peacekeepers who set foot on Somali soil. He has also said Somalis who hand over their countrymen to American operatives in exchange for cash are…
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Iron Man Slows, and So Does the Industry
From the New York Times: “Eventually,” said Randy Phillips, chief executive of the concert promoter AEG Live, “we’re going to run out of headliners.” Accounting for the shallow talent pool, some industry executives cite the effects of MTV, which lets fans see performers without ever leaving their couch. Others blame a recording industry more focused…
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Tragicommerce
From the New York Times: Winn didn’t take that advice — at first. There was nothing cute or campy about Nagin’s remarks, and the hurricane was a deadly tragedy, not a pop-culture moment. Winn had friends who had lost everything. He understood Nagin’s tone. “That’s kind of how I felt,” he says. Gradually, however, his…
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Eddie Adams Workshop
From the Eddie Adams Workshop: Congratulations to the following 100 students and professionals who will attend Barnstorm XIX this year. Click a name to see images from their portfolios. Here.
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The Congo's Hidden Killers
From Time, via aphotoaday: Photographer James Nachtwey shows how the health crises created by the war in Congo can kill long after the shooting stops. Here.
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Chechen Leadership Isn't the Issue
From the Moscow Times: The question of who will succeed Sadulayev is less political than technical. The question of whether or not Shamil Basayev will assume control of the separatist movement is also of secondary importance. Nor can it be assumed that the movement would become more radical under Basayev’s leadership. No one is stopping…
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Battling the Copyright Monster
From Wired: First of all, documentaries are incredibly important records of our history and culture. They’re visual histories, and they’re increasingly based on copyrighted culture. Our book describes several instances in which the telling of that history has been thwarted by permissions issues. An example is Jon Else having to pay $10,000 for a four-and-a-half-second…
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Press Politicizes, Instead of Examining, Death Toll in Iraq
From CJR Daily: What seemed to matter more than dead soldiers was the speculation about how the death toll would influence the president or his party’s political fortunes. Here’s how the AP story began: “The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that 2,500 U.S. troops have died in the Iraq war since it began more than three years…
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Rebel Leader Sadulayev Shot Dead
From the Moscow Times: Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov said (chechen rebel leader Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev) was shot dead Saturday in his hometown of Argun during a raid prompted by a tip from someone in his inner circle. Kadyrov, posing and grinning for television cameras next to a battered, half-naked body that resembled Sadulayev, said the…
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Tall J
From the Tall J blog: This is an older photo but I wanted to put this up here. I love this one. I shot it on tri-x with an old FM2 that I bought from Ravell Call at the Deseret Morning News. That camera was beat up pretty bad. The rewind knob was broken off…
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Bizarro Documentary Trailers from Finland
From WFMU’s Beware of the Blog: Every week or so I can expect an email in my inbox from my friend Jussi in Finland, asking me if I know some totally-off-the-wall obscuro 1980’s metal band whom he worships. Recently he sent me a link to a documentary trailer for Shock Tilt, a film recounting the…
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Mark Jenkins New Tape Project…"Embeds"
From Wooster Collective: Mark Jenkins is taking it to another level with his new “Embeds”. The sculptures are made of tape and then clothes are added. The photo above are of first installation that went up yesterday in DC. Here.