Iraqi Refugees: Life in the Shadows (Our Man Inside)
Christian Payne’s documentary and photo journalism says it better than any special report, lifestyle piece, or celebrity “I’ve been there and it’s not nice” could.
The fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq War is upon us, and there is speculation that the engagement may continue yet another five years, if not more. To date, approximately 4,000 American soldiers have been killed in combat. While the loss of combat troops is certainly tragic, even more stunning is a recent World Health Organization report based on Iraqi Health Ministry figures which estimates that 151,000 Iraqi civilians were killed between March 2003, the start of the invasion, and June 2006. Many of the reports of civilian deaths are disputed. What cannot be argued, however, is another grave consequence of the Iraq War: the displacement crisis as a mass exodus of Iraqis flee the instabilities and ever-increasing sectarian violence at home, tearing their families apart.
Take fifteen minutes and watch this. Now.
March 17, 2008; Daily Links;
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