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Posted by Unknown on May 12, 2006

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Vietnam 1

Burning Monk 1 On June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from the Linh-Mu Pagoda in Hue, Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon, Vietnam.. Eye witness accounts state that Thich Quang Duc and at least two fellow monks arrived at the intersection by car, Thich Quang Duc got out of the car, assumed the traditional lotus position and the accompanying monks helped him pour gasoline over himself. He ignited the gasoline by lighting a match and burned to death in a matter of minutes. David Halberstam, a reporter for the New York Times covering the war in Vietnam, gave the following account: I was to see that sight again, but once was enough. Flames were coming from a human being; his body was slowly withering and shriveling up, his head blackening and charring. In the air was the smell of burning human flesh; human beings burn surprisingly quickly. Behind me I could hear the sobbing of the Vietnamese who were now gathering. I was too shocked to cr...

Unknown 1

Those who live by the gun die by the gun Note the outline of his gun in blood.

USA 1

What is horrifying about this image is that it doesn't belong to the Hitler era but was taken a week ago ! Under the protection of police, supporters of the Nationalist Socialist Movement give the Nazi salute to taunt counter-demonstrators across the street during a rally in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006. Reminds me of this quote Fighting fascism is nine tenths political education, one tenth equating their heads with the pavement - Leon Trotsky

Palestine 2 - Farres Odah

Gaza Gains a Martyr, Parents Lose a Son GAZA CITY –– The poster boy for Palestinian defiance stood about 5 feet 4 inches in his socks. He might have weighed 100 pounds if he had eaten recently and well, which he rarely did. He was good at soccer, naughty at school, and before he died--shot in the neck by Israeli troops and left to bleed to death on the battlefield--he told his friends he was intent on becoming a martyr for the Palestinian cause. Faris Odeh got his wish, and then some. Killed last month, a few weeks shy of his 15th birthday, Faris has been immortalized posthumously by a remarkable photograph. It captured him--short, scrawny and wearing a baggy sweater--rearing back to sling a stone at an Israeli tank perhaps 15 yards away. Now Faris is a Palestinian legend, his valor celebrated in graffiti and wall art. Political parties pay him homage. Television extols his example. His photograph adorns calendars and posters and has been painted, larger than life and in bright colors,...

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