Those of you who don't know about Dahr Jamail are really missing something. This is a man who comes from a conservative American background who went to Iraq as an independent journalist. He did not embed with US forces as mainstream media reporters did. He simply went and began reporting. A very brave thing to do. Listen to this man. This speech is a little old, but not that out of date. It's raw truth reported by a truly independent journalist. Have a look:
Beyond the Green Zone
Here is a gallery of photos from Dahr Jamail's site
Those of you with a strong stomach should look at the Fallujah photos. The pictures of the old men shot dead in their beds are a strong statement about our treatment of combatants. American journalism, at least in Iraq, has been dead for a long time.
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I've never heard of the guy but just spent an enlightening half hour reading up and flicking through photos. We are so out of the news loop down here, I had no idea of the real details of the Iraqi situation- I knew of the surge, but little else. The photos of the old guys wounded in the siege and bombings were for sure some the of worst of the bunch. I was interested to hear that the US forces are building cement walls and segregating what were cohabiting muslim neighborhoods, and that 85% of those arrested by, and coincidentally have since died are Sunni. Can you all say "Warsaw" with me?
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