Photos From The Ground In Iraq

Right after September 11th, I remember seeing news reports on the war in Afghanistan. The images were haunting by omission. When the twin towers were hit, you could see footage and photographs of people flying through the sky from the buildings, people covered in soot, families crying, and all the carnage and destruction in the pit of ground zero. But when we started attacking Afghanistan (and, later, Iraq) we got underexposed green footage of rocket trails sailing through the sky and a lot of maps with arrows on them.

What happened on September 11th was terrible, really awful, but that horrible day has stretched on for years in Iraq, and the suffering over there is barely even hinted at in the bulk of coverage.

Not for the faint of heart, Salon.com has some terrible images that bring the reality of war to the ongoing story of our neverending 'war against terror'. Or 'global fight against islamic extremism.'

I forget which one we're doing this month.

(Edit: These pictures were taken in 2004 & 2005.)

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