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They date from the war months - you remember, the invasion of Iraq in 2003? Mission accomplished, and all that? Seem to be sourced from Fisk's website. I don't think anyone seriously disputes that that is precisely what that 'accomplished mission' looked like? I recall seeing a few of these images at that time.
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If there's no serious dispute, shouldn't it be relatively easy for the webmaster to provide some facts about the photos? I checked the sources on Fisk's site (including Al-jazeera), and found almost no information from these as well.
Understand: I am not saying that Coalition forces in Iraq have caused no civilian casualties - this is war, and it is an ugly truth that civilians die. However, to post a bunch of gruesome photos and make an unverified claim that they depict "victims of Anglo-American aggression" is misleading and irresponsible. |
Only misleading if untrue; not to get argumentative, but, it's only misleading if found to be untrue.
To many the invasion of Iraq was an act of aggression on the part of British and American troops, hence 'victims of Anglo-American aggression' (if they, in fact, directly caused these injuries).
From memory, I do recall some of these images from the invasion period. But that is no help to you in verification.
Whats the knee jerk al-Jazeera hostility about? They report on world events from an Arab perspective, just as western media report from their own little bubble of perception.