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Images of War

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Proof: Consultants on Crack

The product of dope addled minds paid for with (borrowed) tax payer money.

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"War and Peace." by Peray - Thailand.

"Defining victory."

Winning Hearts and Minds?

The video came to my attention a few years back. It is a US gunship attack video from Afghanistan in 2002 or so. In this type of war, where non-state forces fight state forces, sometimes referred to as 4th Generation Warfare (4GW), it's been said that the moral component of war is the most vital to win. Is so, then this is not the way to do so.

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Fallujah April 2004.

Unlike the historical poster art propaganda typically presented on this site, current propaganda tends to default toward photographic or video modes. In war, such images as the one above may be used to justify even greater atrocities than those featured. The next atrocity then justifies even more destruction. Hence, like fire when fanned, violence escalates. The result lead to worse.

Fallujah December 2004

At least, a few Kenyan Warriors have chosen differently.

It isn't quite de-escalation in the ideal sense, but it beats living in hell.