kwame says-
you have committed a conscious act that acknowledges our common humanity. i offer my very profound thanks. keep disseminating the wisdom.

Linda says-
2nd look in the background picture with the sheep

adriennemaree says-
the look in the back shots and daud vs goliath. wow baby - this is so powerful. i will pass it on.

tarek says-
not your everyday sandbox or daud vs. golaith. thank you singleton.

Derelict says-
All of these pictures impact me deeply. But the picture of the woman and children with the guns impacts me the most as it shows graphically what an Iraqi mother must do, must become, to protect their children. In looking at the picture, the US must ask what role it has played in giving these women the dual role of mother and mercenary.

LaRue says-
daud vs. goliath and "look in the background" -- terrifying and powerful. peace and thanks.

bill m. says-
sick girl and healthy girl is freaky. scary.

Felicia says-
We are so far removed from the realities of war- preoccupied with terror alert levels. This ilink is all about what real terror looks like in the form of WAR. I must say that the images of people fleeing are powerful. Just the idea of families having to leave their homes behind, pick up and start a new life within 48 hours or less. Coping with basic needs for food and water- just being totally uprooted. And then to think about children who are being harmed by these so-called liberation forces, losin a loved one or just traumatized- you just have to wonder how can this be the answer.

karlito says-
How will we ever be able to explain these children that any of this horror was *necessary*.

Kiko says-
not your everyday sandbox and Daud vs. goliath

Common Sense says-
I notice there's no pictures of the kids Saddam used as Human Shields -- oh wait, they're DEAD.

guyoma says-
The image of boy accepting food from the soldier - definitely confusing. And the image of the sick girl - it just makes me want to cry.

Paul says-
prove to me that each and every one of these images is a direct result of the current situation and we'll play ball. It's reeeal easy to put up pictures and claim they support your agenda.

mynameischet says-
kids with saddam hearts around their necks? Tell me THAT'S not fucking brainwashing and propaganda.

Judith says-
These images all evoke a similar response in me: pain and deep sadness. Marvin Gaye had it right: War is not the answer! But, when will "they" evolve? Thank you for these. ..and in response to Paul: does it matter what war or "conflict" these are a result of? They are all children who are deprived of innocence and the carelessness of childhood. It is the greatest tragedy.Let us pray for peace for all!

queotic says-
"marines attempt to help girl caught in crossfire." yeah...real friendly fire

Karla says-
The little girl caught in the cross fire...

Brotha Rob says-
Not your everyday sandbox! How true! It's a classic example of "What's wrong with this picture?" Or, "Circle the thing that doesn't belong!" It's the contrast. The juxtaposition. The suggestion of child endangerment. Everyone has seen bloody bandages. But a 20,000-ton tank in a playground? Yikes!

Jeraldine says-
probably Daud vs Goliath------- but as a mother, the picture of the mothers with guns really shook me up. would I do the same? In a minute!

jamyla says-
my goodness. these images are universally amazing. the last two images (the little girl in crossfire) made me want to cry/throw up/scream. i think the daud/goliath shot is an amazing metaphor... and it boggles my mind that it's not a metaphor at all. i remember my little brother when he was a tiny boy of five and the bravery, maturity, stoicism of these children amazes me. what kind of adults will they be? what kind of adult would i be if i grew up throwing rocks at the occupying tanks that every day wreaked death all around me?

war is astounding. i pray for its end.

aly says-
The children wounded hurt my heart because it is another assult on the same children that the blockade was trying to harm by keeping food and medicine away.

aly says-
I like the images that represent world protest. I believe that every personal attempt to live humanely in this world is never wasted. Maybe is behavior will save the planet.

Dorian Mcmillian 6grade says-
The girl who's missing her foot.

Linda Blount Berry says-
These are the very things that make you question , where is God. When will He have mercy? I am moving into my 55th year here on earth and I grow more convinced everyday that hell is right here and now. The image of the man holding his dead girlchild and she is all tattered and torn sickened me to the point that my heart is racing so fast I think I am going to faint. Then I close my eyes and see Emmit Till and the children from the Alabama Church bombings and the dogs being turned on humans in the south, the children of Vietnam, the people of color all over the world, the homeless, the sick the forgotten and I jump up and begin my day, vowing that whenever and whereever I can I will be kind to everyone I meet. I cry and sigh and start my day.

pierre bennu says-
there is no words i can can find to wrap around these images. they speak in a place where words dont enter.

matt says-
Thank you for putting the human face on this war. It ain't no video game.

slumbeautiful says-
WOW. I found myself crying at the images of the children- too young to understand why adults choose to hurt one another. War is never a win-win situation. Please continue with your collage.

Rebwar says-
daud vs. goliath

Bahman Baesmat says-
daud vs. goliath I'm a kurd living in the states,I was back there in 1988 when it happened in halabjah, I know my people,no matter what we go thru,we never giveup,saddam is gone,bush got his place,it's not over yet....

Miss Independent says-
All of them Bush should be ashame of his self But what do he care it aint his family he make sure that they are safe. but us little people he dosent care because our life means nothing to him, And the people life of 911 means nothing to him. He can order people to die for the problems he caused be you dont see him going over seas to help in the war . I cant wait to vote him out and select a new president hopefully al gore who should have wone last race.l

Joe says-
i really like the guys guarding the McDonalds. This world is Absurd.

says-
Emmet Till

Hellan says-
father protects son during airstrike

InsertTruthHere says-
American girl scout "holding" anti-war protest sign. As you said, she's "too young" to put all this war into context, so the adult to her left -- the one putting the sign into her hands -- is the one telling her what to say and do. It's too bad your entire page lacks context. How about some pics of 9/11 casualties... oops, sorry. Those bodies were destroyed utterly. Nothingleft to photograph. Don't make a politically biased page and try to pass it off as "drama" or art. It's merely more propaganda.

B. Tery says-
They all truly affect me deeply. We should have voted for a president, who believes war is not the answer.

Jessie says-
The way this collection of photographs is organized creates meaning through so *many* contexts... why call it propaganda? It's evidence presented in a way that Mr. Singleton acknowledges as personally influenced. For my part, I'm thankful to see the photos. I haven't seen any of these pictures anywhere else, except for the last one. The picture of that little girl was on the cover of a Spanish-language magazine, subsequently reprinted as a graphic in the NYT, to accompany a short article on what the U.S. media refrains from printing. An a propos choice, I thought, reinforcing the point of this whole display here.

I will say, it was hard, after viewing these pics on my prep hour, to go into my sixth hour class and teach lit. My students are obsessing over prom. The contrast was disorienting... made me feel so sad and perplexed.

Jessie says-
Excuse me... the picture reprinted in the NYT was the fourth to last image.

Hayel Abdulalkarreme says-
We need more people who can spread the word about what politically backed war can do to innocent people especially kids. Peace be upon the world.

RedCross001 says-
Fave pic, Daud Vs. Goliath. I think you should remember that people were losing their families to Sadam before the war even started and stop looking at everything that happens through the lens of "We gotta get rid of Bush". How bout some photos of the American civilians burnt and dismembered by insurgents? They are not here because you have NO compasion for the American People.

Jessie says-
Compassion for the American people (RedCross001)? Don't we get plenty of that from our own news sources? I don't believe this site is about "us v. them," or "Americans OR the rest of the world." I read from the introduction to this site that the whole point was to cast a compassionate eye on lots of other people who aren't getting the airplay in this country's news media. You can read these pictures from an "us or them" mentality, but really, this is about cross-cultural humanism (or so I take it).

Moreover, most of these pictures don't refer to Bush at all, though we can interpret them to do so, if we choose. Besides, Bush is not the only representative of our government, as we've learned to our cost. I admit this will sound insensitive, but as for the civilians killed by insurgents, I have compassion for them and for their families, but it took me a minute to realize that in some cases (SOME), the term "contractor" was really a euphemism. Some folks were not out there repairing water pipes. They were, in a sense, mercenaries, working for pay. Historically, it's been one thing to fight in defense of one's beliefs, and another thing altogether to profit from conflict. The people living this nightmare in the Middle East probably see this difference more clearly than we do.