July 3, 2009
Hands of Victory
A telling image as the U.S. military withdraws from Iraqi cities in favor of large and discrete operating bases.
The symmetry between human and sculpted hands draws a (historical) parallel between America and BushCo., with its imperial aims, and the hands and designs of the dictator — the monument actually conceived by Saddam Hussein.
(image: Karim Kadim/A.P. caption: A U.S. Army soldier from the 37th Engineer Company is seen at the Crossed Swords monument in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 24, 2009)
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Wayne Dickson said:
Note that the sword representing the might of Iraq is being propped up by somebody. The somebody represented by the guy on the left?
paschalballsmysterycannon said:
a r mori of one No atta time
jtfromBC said:
Soldier Kaser is checking his arm, has he been nicked by the sword ?
Jason said:
Saddam knew it took a “heavy hand” to govern Iraq. Do we now yield the sword?