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Fri Apr 20, 2012, 11:19 AM

lastlib (3,805 posts)

35. Is there any way we can send this to George Bush and Dick Cheney???

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102 replies	Author	Time	Post
The saddest picture....... [View all]	Are_grits_groceries	Apr 2012	OP
du rec. nt	xchrom	Apr 2012	#1
du rec. nt	dipsydoodle	Apr 2012	#2
No, No, No. I can't cry anymore.	BeHereNow	Apr 2012	#3
With you...	MrMickeysMom	Apr 2012	#4
I'll tell you how	Dustlawyer	Apr 2012	#29
We are supposed to ignore the suffering of these beautiful, innocent children caused by policies	sabrina 1	Apr 2012	#65
with you	BlancheSplanchnik	Apr 2012	#66
So very well stated. And so sad. n/t	truedelphi	Apr 2012	#81
Send that picture to Cheney, Bush and all the war mongers you can think of.	Auntie Bush	Apr 2012	#95
Cheney gets a new heart yet there is medical procedure to undo the damage his	Marie Marie	Apr 2012	#97
Oh, dear gawd.	Control-Z	Apr 2012	#5
omg. That's heartbreaking. War. What is it good for. k&r	Little Star	Apr 2012	#6
war is good for killing lots of people, making a lot of people suffer...	NoMoreWarNow	Apr 2012	#12
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!	lastlib	Apr 2012	#34
Bingo	Little Star	Apr 2012	#56
Rec.	progressoid	Apr 2012	#7
Tears	cin63	Apr 2012	#8
Way too sad	malaise	Apr 2012	#9
Who took that picture? Someone tall enough to be above the stark light bulb?	lunatica	Apr 2012	#10
i hereby relinquish my crown, i am no longer king of all cynics.	unblock	Apr 2012	#11
Does it matter	dr.strangelove	Apr 2012	#14
Whether or not it is staged...	Wait Wut	Apr 2012	#18
Read many replies to this....	shahkar	May 15	#101
Welcome to DU my friend!	hrmjustin	May 15	#102
A simple ladder does the trick you know	lunatica	Apr 2012	#21
It is powerful, staged or not	Papagoose	Apr 2012	#51
I agree it's very compelling	lunatica	Apr 2012	#72
yeah, it's all staged... just propaganda to make us think Iraqi children are real humans who suffer	NoMoreWarNow	Apr 2012	#13
I've seen plenty of non staged photographs that are much worse than that	lunatica	Apr 2012	#22
Staged ...... as in, seeing something that moves you and getting in the	polly7	Apr 2012	#30
Guess what?	Are_grits_groceries	Apr 2012	#16
I think reality is a far better method of showing the vileness of war	lunatica	Apr 2012	#23
First of all,	Are_grits_groceries	Apr 2012	#25
OK	lunatica	Apr 2012	#26
AGG, any excuse not to care will do. It's a defense mechanism to isolate oneself. It's okay.	freshwest	Apr 2012	#48
You know nothing about photography. Nothing.	DisgustipatedinCA	Apr 2012	#73
"But really, who took it and why?"	Oilwellian	Apr 2012	#24
I never said it isn't a compelling photo	lunatica	Apr 2012	#27
You keep saying it's staged, yet offer no proof other than...	Oilwellian	Apr 2012	#31
I said I wonder if it was staged	lunatica	Apr 2012	#70
Surveillance video screen capture.	FarLeftFist	Apr 2012	#33
That's one explanation	lunatica	Apr 2012	#71
Pictures like this take some thought about composition too:	JDPriestly	Apr 2012	#42
If the poor little thing drew it he would sleep by it. I would take a picture of him and his mom.	The Wielding Truth	Apr 2012	#83
it was my response too	Enrique	Apr 2012	#86
Quick - check behind the Curtain & ask the Wizard ...	66 dmhlt	Apr 2012	#36
This post was hidden by jury decision.	lunatica	Apr 2012	#77
I'm skeptical too	XemaSab	Apr 2012	#38
I don't think it unreasonable to believe the child may have had help	polly7	Apr 2012	#41
But if someone helped him draw it	XemaSab	Apr 2012	#43
I was just looking at it again ...... it doesn't seem impossible at all that	polly7	Apr 2012	#44
Stand on a nearby chair or a table - there's your angle.	haele	Apr 2012	#45
Actually, you're right.	progressoid	Apr 2012	#49
It just looks like perspective. Turn your head 90° to the right. That's how the shot was taken.	bluesbassman	Apr 2012	#61
Who took this picture?...	awoke_in_2003	Apr 2012	#67
I know I would feel the same way.	lunatica	Apr 2012	#74
It is sad to think...	awoke_in_2003	Apr 2012	#85
Seriously? Why did they take the picture? REALLY?	Rex	Apr 2012	#75
Get over yourself	lunatica	Apr 2012	#76
Right back atcha.	Rex	Apr 2012	#78
Seems like it could have been taken from a bunkbed.Orphanage, right?	The Wielding Truth	Apr 2012	#82
I here...	AnneD	Apr 2012	#15
too sad	spanone	Apr 2012	#17
Heartbreaking	nclib	Apr 2012	#19
It's so easy to get people excited about war.	Chorophyll	Apr 2012	#20
Heart wrenching.	sinkingfeeling	Apr 2012	#28
Good grief. We're a terrible nation.	Fantastic Anarchist	Apr 2012	#32
Is there any way we can send this to George Bush and Dick Cheney???	lastlib	Apr 2012	#35
Perhaps his new heart will make him feel some shame and humanity	tech_smythe	Apr 2012	#40
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#37
Poor little kid. k&r	yardwork	Apr 2012	#39
There's nothing sadder than a motherless child.	SunSeeker	Apr 2012	#46
So, I did a little research. This is a still from an Iraqi PSA	progressoid	Apr 2012	#47
Excellent catch! It looked like it was a screen cap of video but I couldn't dig up any more.	Poll_Blind	Apr 2012	#53
How can you tell a screen cap of video from a still pic,	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#54
Grainy. Color bleed. Soft edges.	Poll_Blind	Apr 2012	#58
Thanks for the info, Poll_Blind.	Uncle Joe	Apr 2012	#60
Yeah, searching for anything with Iraqi children is pretty depressing.	progressoid	Apr 2012	#55
sad	marshall gaines	Apr 2012	#50
Please send this photo to Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld	young_at_heart	Apr 2012	#52
They will masturbate to it,	Throckmorton	Apr 2012	#57
Oh, my............	Beacool	Apr 2012	#59
he looks like he could be any American's kid.	yurbud	Apr 2012	#62
True........	Beacool	Apr 2012	#63
We rightly mourn the loss of a kid like Trayvon Martin...imagine that story hundreds of thousands of	yurbud	Apr 2012	#64
Oh, my god, that breaks my heart.	Blue_In_AK	Apr 2012	#68
Thank You to:	Botany	Apr 2012	#69
Depressing.	Rex	Apr 2012	#79
wow..wish I hadn't clicked on this post !!! That will stay in my head forever. why	Laura PourMeADrink	Apr 2012	#80
It's not a war on terror - it's a war of terror.	Initech	Apr 2012	#84
That is incredibly sad.	krispos42	Apr 2012	#87
KNR	joeybee12	Apr 2012	#88
This post was hidden by jury decision.	JerseyMac	Apr 2012	#89
K & R !!!	WillyT	Apr 2012	#90
Oh, my. :( Life can be cruel. Maybe he'll get adopted after this pic gets exposure. nt	Honeycombe8	Apr 2012	#91
DAMN THOSE PEOPLE WHO STARTED THE WAR!	MMJjestic	Apr 2012	#92
Why do you hate the troops?	Arctic Dave	Apr 2012	#93
God! That is soooo sad...no pathetic!	Auntie Bush	Apr 2012	#94
We will never win with scenes like this..........fix it .	Historic NY	Apr 2012	#96
I blame this on the one percent and their Greed....	midnight	Apr 2012	#98
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Lair McCloud	Apr 2012	#99
this hurts....	unkachuck	Apr 2012	#100

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