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 In his review "Ghosts", The New York Review of Books, Volume 55, Number 11 · June 26, 2008, Ian Buruma writes about political prisoners and torture. He quotes a photograph which is shown below and comments analytically on it. See for yourself:
A nice portrait of a nice smiling (or grining?) woman. Working hands in rubber gloves. Housewife? Cleaning person?
A man, obviously hurt, covered by a plastic sheet. A victim of an accident? Lain on a hospital table, ready to be treated?
What does the picture tell? If it's more than thousand words, you have a long story!
Haimo L. Handl
The review by Ian Buruma here.
More to read and to see:
From THE NEW YORKER
Snapshots of Sabrina: Images of Sabrina Harman .
The Abu Ghraib Pictures: Photographs of the prisoner abuse .
If you wish to learn more, check the small collection of matrial concerning Abu Ghraib: The Abu Ghraib files . (salon.com)
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