In 1993 Kevin Carter headed north of the border with Silva to photograph the rebel movement in famine-stricken Sudan. To make the trip, Carter had taken a leave from the Weekly Mail and borrowed money for the air fare. Immediately after their plane touched down in the village of Ayod, Carter began snapping photos of famine victims. Seeking relief from the sight of masses of people starving to death, he wandered into the open bush. He heard a soft, high-pitched whimpering and saw a tiny girl trying to make her way to the feeding centre. As he crouched to photograph her, a vulture landed in view. Careful not to disturb the bird, he positioned himself for the best possible image. He would later say he waited about 20 minutes, hoping the vulture would spread its wings. It did not, and after he took his photographs, he chased the bird away and watched as the little girl resumed her struggle. Afterward he sat under a tree, lit a cigarette, talked to God and cried. "He was depressed afterward," Silva recalls. "He kept saying he wanted to hug his daughter."
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Chechen children or terrorists?
"Liberated"
A little girl cries beside the body of her father, slain before her eyes.
The morgues are so full they can't put all of the bodies inside.
Who needs Social Security? Not me!
Tear of liberation
Courtesy of Mr. Reagan's "Freedom Fighters" in El Salvador, 1984.
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. The migrants faced hunger, disease, and exhaustion on the forced march. Over 4,000 out of 15,000 of the Cherokees died.
But it's better without Saddam, really. valkyrie
Wanted for war crimes and high treason.
"...take comfort in the understanding that the sacrifice was made in a noble cause. We’re laying the foundation of peace for generations to come."
-- GWB
Gotta love the Bush supporters...if you don't shut up, they'll do it for you.
Everything's going great
Sunday Bloody Sunday .. Never Forget Never Forgive valkyrie
Pablo Bartholomew's photo of a child killed by the poisonous gas leak at the Union Carbide chemical plant in Bhopal.
Another day in "liberated" Iraq.
2 boys, ages 16 and 18, hung in Iran for being homos.e.xual. noni
An elderly South Korean woman who was forced into becoming a "comfort woman",providing sex for Japanese forces during World War II, screams in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul. Hundreds of riot police held off demonstrators protesting against the refusal of Japan to revise controversial history textbooks. Japan rejected South Korean government demands to revise history textbooks accused of glossing over Japan's wartime atrocities, sparking anger across South Korea. (Monday, July 9, 2001). Photo: AFP
Hundreds of women protest in Mexico City the murders of women in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez, Monday, Nov. 25, 2002. Some 280 women have been killed in the last decade in Cuidad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, said first lady Martha Sahagun de Fox. In the past, Juarez police have confirmed at least 75 cases where women were raped and murdered. (AP Photo/ Ismael Rojas)
Veiled Pakistani women join hands duringa protest rally to observe a general strike in Islamabad. The strike was observed across the country against the Pakistani military government's support of the U.S.- led military campaign against Afghanistan. Businesses remained closed in major cities of the country. (Friday, November 9, 2001)
A Palestinian woman weeps atop the rubble of what was once her house. The Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank was deluged for days by Israeli and Palestinian gunmen. (Wednesday April 17, 2002)
Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP valkyrie
Our enemy
Toni Smith turns her back to the American flag during the national anthem as a protest of the war. More people should do the same.
During the game, some old dick-head vet from 'Nam walked on to the court and shoved a flag in her face. That girl has more balls and more brains than that asshole will ever have. alexandra some of them shocking yet powerfull images thanks for posting this valk&noni valkyrie
These men have every right to resist occupation in the struggle for self-determination and against imperialist domination.