Afghanistan, August 2010 (Big Picture)

[mike r]

Pics from
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/afghanistan_august_2010.html


An Afghan man grieves hanging onto the coffin of his brother inside a vehicle in the outskirts of Herat on August 30, 2010. On August 29, police found the bodies of five members of a campaign team for female candidate Fawzya Galani, days after 10 of them were abducted by the Taliban, officials said.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy comforts one of the sons of Captain Lorenzo Mezzasalma during a ceremony on August 27, 2010 at the 21e RIMA in Frejus to honor Captain Lorenzo Mezzasalma and Corporal Jean-Nicolas Panezyck 21st Marine Infantry Regiment, killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan last August 23. The soldiers were killed last Monday in a gun battle in the Bedraou Valley in the eastern province of Kapisa, Afghanistan.


The family of Lance Cpl. Cody Childers, of Chesapeake, Virginia, who was killed in Afghanistan, stand as "Taps" is played during his burial service at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia. From left, grandmother Peggy Ewell, grandfather Wade Ewell, sister Cassidy Childers, brother Ryan Childers, father Randy Childers, and mother Wendy Childers.


A U.S. Army medevac crew member attempts to revive a Marine mortally wounded in an IED blast near the town of Marjah in Helmand province on August 22, 2010.


Jill Warren, stepmother of Army Staff Sgt. Kyle Warren, holds a shirt he left in his room in Long Beach, California on August 3rd, 2010. The 28-year-old was patrolling an area of Tsagay, Afghanistan on July 29, 2010 when his military vehicle hit an explosive device. He died in the blast.

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[jaxx]

2. Unrec for showing the pic of the mortally wounded soldier

on August 22, 2010. I hope his family doesn't have to see the pic. How dare the hateful idiot press use this man as their pawn? And why in hell is it on DU?

[Posteritatis]

3. The first picture's alright, of course, since it's a foreigner and not a real person.

Ahh, selective outrage...

[jaxx]

4. Piss on that spin.

The pic of the US soldier shows no respect for him or his family. It's used as shock value and it is wrong wrong wrong to do that.

Select that.

[Posteritatis]

5. But it's alright to show everyone else because they don't matter, right? (nt)

[jaxx]

6. None of them are 'right'.

Take the anti stuff somewhere else, I'm not buying.

[Posteritatis]

8. You must think they're more acceptable, otherwise you wouldn't fixate on the soldier. (nt)

[jaxx]

10. You must think you're making sense.

I find your defense of using the soldier unacceptable and offensive.

[Posteritatis]

11. And you'd never have said a word if it only showed Afghan casualties.

I find that somewhat telling.

[jaxx]

12. Unacceptable and offensive.

Got it? You're trying to add fuel to the fire, but I suppose that's the objective. As usual.

[Hissyspit]

14. It is here because it is the truth.

[VMI Dem]

7. Obama's War must end.

Rec.

[msongs]

9. dying so war profiteer corporations can make tons of $$ is never pretty nt

[lunatica]

13. They all made me cry

It's heartbreaking.