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Old 04-09-2010, 09:18 AM   #165 (permalink)
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well, since we're looking at photographs, perhaps you'd also like to see some by namir noor eldeen, who is the unarmed photographer you see being killed by Heroic Americans.

Remembering Namir Noor-Eldeen - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com

the photographs are remarkable.
the defense of the killing by michael kamber kinda noxious in that ethical black hole kinda way that seems to take shape when the real issue is not what you see or hear but what you want to believe about folk you empathize with (or don't as the case may be).

for what it's worth, that's what i see the thread as too often devolving into: a matter of conflicts between people who place their empathies in different relations to the video clip and what these respective placements entail for what one is willing or able to interpret.
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