Category: War

  • Soldier from "Collateral Murder" company speaks out – Boing Boing

    Soldier from "Collateral Murder" company speaks out – Boing Boing

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    Soldier from “Collateral Murder” company speaks out “A lot of my friends are in that video. After watching the video, I would definitely say that that is, nine times out of ten, the way things ended up. Killing was following military protocol.… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/09/soldier-from-collate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 If these videos shock and revolt you, they show…

  • Reaction on Military Blogs to the Wikileaks Video – At War

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    As much as in the general public, military blogs have reacted with passion to the released Wikileaks video of a 2007 Apache attack in Iraq. With more expertise than most viewers — as well as more empathy, even among those who felt the pilots acted improperly — they explored a range of issues: Were the…

  • See No Evil – At War

    Iraq’s elections were a photographer’s dream. Millions of people turning out to vote, long lines at the ballot boxes, and everywhere photogenically purple fingers being held aloft for camera and television lenses. Then something bad happens, and you see the real Iraq. Or, rather, you don’t. Link: See No Evil – At War Blog –…

  • War, PTSD, Soldiers and Prisons « Prison Photography

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    War, PTSD, Soldiers and Prisons WAR In many ways I am surprised it has taken so long for a reel of film to make such an immediate impact on American audiences. The wikileaked military footage Collateral Murder shows us exactly wh… via Prison Photography: http://prisonphotography.wordpress.com/2010/04/06/war-ptsd-soldiers-and-prisons/ In many ways I am surprised it has taken so…

  • Wikileaks: More background material on Iraq massacre leak – Boing Boing

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    Wikileaks: More background material on Iraq massacre leak Update, 9pm PT: The US military has issued a statement on the massacre investigation (6.52MB PDF). An update on that video released earlier today by Wikileaks, which shows US occupying forces shoot… via Boing Boing: http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/05/wikileaks-more-backg.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29 An update on that video released earlier today by Wikileaks, which…

  • WikiLeaks Releases Video Showing Death of Reuters Staff : CJR

    I’d like to warn you that this footage has a relatively tight field of vision, and is quite a bit more graphic than some bombs-bursting style aerial attack video you may have seen before. Also seems worth noting that the pilots, if WikiLeaks’s annotations are correct, confused the camera held by Namir Noor-Eldeen, the 22-year-old…

  • PDNPulse: Stylized Photojournalism: Where to Draw the Line?

    Shot with his iPhone using a Polaroid film filter app, the images simulate the classic look and feel of Polaroids. The washed out colors and soft focus lend the series a dreamy, remembrance-of-things-past feel that makes the images compelling, and in some cases, beautiful. Which raised the question: is this a case of style and…

  • Marja Embed: Six Weeks in Helmand Province – At War

    Marja Embed: Six Weeks in Helmand Province – At War

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    Marja Embed: Six Weeks in Helmand Province The first in a series of reports by C.J. Chivers on the early days of Operation Moshtarak, the major offensive launched in Marja, Afghanistan, in late February. via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/marja-embed-six-weeks-in-helmand-province/ After spending more than six weeks with the Marines and Afghan National Army in Helmand Province,…

  • War Memorials With Neatly Made Beds – Lens

    War Memorials With Neatly Made Beds – Lens

    War Memorials With Neatly Made Beds Ashley Gilbertson is covering the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from the homes of those who died in combat, Miki Meek reports. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/showcase-140/ Since 2007, Ashley Gilbertson has been recording the bedrooms to which young American service members will never return. “You walk into these rooms,”…

  • 22 Days – Foto8

    These images, taken from news footage from across all networks demonstrate the lack of clear detail or understanding of what is actually being shown. The fragments of information are subtly suggestive but offer no clear verifiable or objective fact. Link: 22 Days – Foto8

  • Video: War wounds – Don McCullin on photography

    Video: War wounds – Don McCullin on photography

    Video: War wounds – Don McCullin on photography Don McCullin speaks about his ‘accidental career’ in war photography, and how shooting landscapes has granted him a sense of peace via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2010/mar/10/don-mccullin-photography The acclaimed frontline photojournalist speaks about the horrors of conflict, struggling with ‘this terrible name, war photographer’, and why shooting landscapes instead…

  • On Assignment: A Perilous Route to Marja – Lens

    Moises Saman, a freelance photographer for The New York Times, arrived there just after United States Marines had secured the district center. Traveling with Taimoor Shah, a Times correspondent and translator who is based in Kandahar, Mr. Saman was working independently from the military, unembedded, seeking to document conditions since the offensive. Link: On Assignment:…

  • On Assignment: Into the Maw at Marja – Lens

    On Assignment: Into the Maw at Marja – Lens

    On Assignment: Into the Maw at Marja Tyler Hicks of The Times accompanied Company K, Third Battalion, Sixth Marines into Marja. Patrick Witty annotates Mr. Hicks’s firsthand account. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/assignment-28/ Our ethical position is that we will take every step we can alongside the people we cover in combat, but never ask them…

  • The Shooting War: Images from the World's Most Acclaimed Conflict Photographers | Foreign Policy

    The Shooting War: Images from the World's Most Acclaimed Conflict Photographers | Foreign Policy

    The Shooting War An exclusive collection of work by the world’s most acclaimed conflict photographers. via Foreign Policy: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/02/22/the_shooting_war An exclusive collection of work by the world’s most acclaimed conflict photographers.

  • Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks

    Link: Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks – Yahoo! News

  • Too Much Information? : CJR

    Too Much Information? : CJR

    Too Much Information? The release of battle footage sparks a controversy in Norway via Columbia Journalism Review: http://www.cjr.org/short_takes/too_much_information.php The release of battle footage sparks a controversy in Norway

  • Essay: How Not to Depict a War – Lens

    Essay: How Not to Depict a War – Lens

    Essay: How Not to Depict a War After years photographing in Iraq, Michael Kamber saw “The Hurt Locker.” He barely recognized the war that unfolded on screen. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/essay-15/ One of the greatest disservices of “The Hurt Locker” is the impression that soldiers in Iraq were masters of their destinies. If they snipped…

  • In Marja, it's war the old-fashioned way – washingtonpost.com

    In Marja, it's war the old-fashioned way – washingtonpost.com

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    In Marja, it’s war the old-fashioned way Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/19/AR2010021905294.html?wprss=rss_world They had slogged through knee-deep mud carrying 100 pounds of gear, fingers glued to the triggers of their M-4 carbines, all the while on the lookout for insurgents. Now, after five near-sleepless nights, trying to avoid hypothermia in freezing temperatures, the grunts of the 1st Battalion…

  • photographylot: The World Press Photo Awards, Julie Jacobson and Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard

    The World Press Photo Awards, Julie Jacobson and Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard This years winners of the World Press Photo competition have recently been announced. You can see the winners gallery here . Once again, … Link: http://photographylot.blogspot.com/2010/02/world-press-photo-awards-julie-jacobson.html To those who think this picture is disrespectful, I say that perhaps you prefer it if we…

  • Domains  –  Christiane Amanpour – War Rooms

    Domains – Christiane Amanpour – War Rooms

    War Rooms CNN’s chief international correspondent, best known for her coverage of conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, lives in a “big and comfortable” rental apartment overlooking Central Park. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14fob-domains-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss 1. Most Amiable Dictator: Slobodan Milosevic. He would slap you on the back, offer you a drink. He tried to be charming.…