Falluja in Pictures is not for the squeamish, and certainly not for those who believe that the dirty, bloody side of war is best kept out of the public eye. The author of this blog posted an appeal for "anyone who has up to date photos from Falluja that didn't make their way to the mainstream press" to email him. "I'm not going to say I have any great mission with this," he added. "I'm really fucking angry with my country and I don't know what else to do."
The photos show dead, dying and wounded Iraqis and US soldiers in merciless close-up, as well as some portraits of marines who have died in the attack on the southern Iraqi city. There is nothing here that could not be gleaned or imagined from reports of the conflict, but the impact is no less visceral and shocking. The commentary is minimal. "A lot of people have sent me pictures of September 11," the author wrote today. "Please stop. I lived in lower Manhattan on 9/11. I've seen it in real life. The people in these pictures are just as important as the men and women that died on September 11."
