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The War Photo No One Would Publish

When Kenneth Jarecke photographed an Iraqi man burned alive, he thought it would change the way Americans saw the Gulf War. But the media wouldn’t run the picture.

Click to view the original at theatlantic.com

Hasnain says:

I don't want to get into a political debate but it surprises me how, in the US, it seems the media likes to talk about violence often but doesn't really show horrific images of war - it seems people aren't shown how bad it can be.

I have seen a distinct lack of dead/bloody bodies on the news since moving to the US (not that I watch too much news). I feel like people should just scroll down and see the first picture, even if they don't read the article.

Posted on 2014-08-18T01:38:58+0000