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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Friday, April 13, 2007

Picture of the Day - 2





A woman cries while holding her husband, who was wounded during a bomb attack, in a hospital in Kirkuk, April 12, 2007. A roadside bomb attack targeting a police patrol killed six civilians and wounded 19 others in Kirkuk on Thursday, police said. (REUTERS Slahaldeen Rasheed)

I can almost hear her. Can you?

posted by mikevotes at 5:51 PM

4 Comments:

  • It's the sound of liberation and democracy.

    By Blogger matt, at 9:56 PM  

  • I keep getting caught up in her emotion. It's love and fear, and trying to stay strong for him.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:04 PM  

  • I would also assume that she has lost other relatives. I doubt if there is a family in Iraq that is not untouched by the US aggression and its' fallout.

    To me her look is beyond fear, she almost looks like she's being driven to the edge of madness.

    By Blogger matt, at 10:41 AM  

  • The anecdotal reporting is that everyone in Baghdad has lost multiple people.

    The true horror is just now settling into Kirkuk over the last six months.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 12:27 PM  

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