Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography
From: RUBEN BLĘDEL <ruben@rhodos.dk>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 00:16:10 +0100
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The very picture from the first Iraq war with a burnt Iraq soldier dead  
trying to get out of the amoured truck was shown in an early 90 issue of 
American Photo and i recall it very well - shocking image ! It was not 
banned but the newspapers did not want to print it because of its very 
strong impact -

Eric Welch wrote:

> Sam,
>
> You would be correct. There is no way to ban a photo in the U.S. short 
> of it being child pornography.
>
> On Dec 14, 2003, at 9:50 AM, sam wrote:
>
>> Chris, I beleive you misspoke when you said the photo had been banned 
>> in  the US.
>>
>> Sam S
>>
>>
>>
>> Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics wrote:
>>
>>>> From the first Iraq campaign I never forgot the photo of the 
>>>> soldiers frozen and burnt in place
>>>
>> trying to escape from his armored vehicle.  This photo was banned in 
>> the US, but a similar one
>> has reappeared in Aperture this quarter.  I was at once shocked that 
>> a weapon we have could have
>> such an effect, I discovered that the culprit more then likely was 
>> the use of depleted uranium tipped shells.
>>
>>> Chris Saganich
>>
>>
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> Eric
> Calsbad, CA
>
> "In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet and say to us, 
> 'Make us your slaves, but feed us.'" - Dostoevsky
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Replies: Reply from Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com> (Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography)
In reply to: Message from "Saganich, Christopher/Medical Physics" <saganicc@MSKCC.ORG> (RE: [Leica] OT- War Photography)
Message from sam <sam@osheaven.net> (Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography)
Message from Eric Welch <eric@jphotog.com> (Re: [Leica] OT- War Photography)