Five years after the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, mainstream media is once more making the topic an object of intense scrutiny. The costs and implications of the war are endlessly covered from all possible angles, with one notable exception -- the cost to the Iraqi people themselves.
Through all the special coverage and exclusive reports, very little is said about Iraqi casualties, who are either completely overlooked or hastily mentioned and whose numbers can only be guesstimated. Also conveniently ignored are the millions injured, internally and externally displaced, the victims of rape and kidnappings who will carry physical and psychological scars for the rest of their lives.
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2 comments:
so true. just getting worse.
but i am glad ppl like you and me are aware of the injustice. but thats not enough,, its the state of helplessness that kills me
Thank you for coming over to my blog, mubi.
Yes, not enough. Does it matter if we know? More than 1000 people have died in Iraq, in this month alone. We know. Yet this utter helplessness. It kills you, yes. Makes you numb. Numb enough sometimes, to make you even stop caring.
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