Sunday, April 10, 2005
Pictures of a Few Tattered Demonstrators
Time's blog of the year asks the following question regarding the recent demonstrations in Baghdad:
Umm ... call me crazy but probably because this is what the "few tattered demonstators" looked like:
The AP, among other sources, reported
For what it's worth, here's what that looked like:
Also according to the AP,
For the sake of completeness, here's some burning US flags, some cardboard cutouts, and some creepy effigies:
Photos via Democratic Underground
Yet, it seems, their ability to turn out a few tattered demonstrators is enough to garner headlines throughout the U.S. Why?
Umm ... call me crazy but probably because this is what the "few tattered demonstators" looked like:
The AP, among other sources, reported
Others acted out reports of prison abuse at the hands of American soldiers. Photos released last year showing U.S. soldiers piling naked inmates in a pyramid at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison have tarnished the military's reputation here and around the world.
For what it's worth, here's what that looked like:
Also according to the AP,
Protesters burned the U.S. flag as well as cardboard cutouts of Bush and Saddam. Three effigies representing Saddam, Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair - all handcuffed and dressed in red Iraqi prison jumpsuits that signified they had been condemned to death - were placed on a pedestal, then symbolically toppled like the Saddam statue two years before.
For the sake of completeness, here's some burning US flags, some cardboard cutouts, and some creepy effigies:
Photos via Democratic Underground
