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Dahr Jamail: Fallujah Pictures

by Dahr Jamail (reposted)
Two weeks ago someone was allowed into Fallujah by the military to help bury bodies. They were allowed to take photographs of 75 bodies, in order to show pictures to relatives so that they might be identified before they were buried.

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These pictures are from a book of photos. They are being circulated publicly around small villages near Fallujah where many refugees are staying.

The man who took them was only allowed to take photos and bury bodies in one small area of Fallujah. He was not allowed to visit anywhere else. Keep in mind there are at least 1,925 other bodies that were not allowed to be seen.

Information with some of the photos is from those identified by family members already.

One of the family members who was looking for dead relatives, shared these photos which were taken from that book.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, he told of what he saw in his village during the last few weeks.

“The Americans shot every boat on the river because people were trying to escape Fallujah by the river. They shot all the sheep, any animal people owned was shot. Helicopters shot all the animals and anything that moved in all the villages surrounding Fallujah during the fighting.”

He said that none of the roads into Fallujah, or around Fallujah were passable because anyone on them was shot. “I know one family that were all killed. There are no signs on these roads that tell people not to use them-so people don’t know they aren’t supposed to use them. No signs in English or Arabic!”

http://dahrjamailiraq.com/weblog/archives/dispatches/000155.php#more

Photos
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album28&page=1
§Body making 'Shuhada' sign
by Dahr Jamail (reposted)
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Body making 'Shuhada' sign, there is only one God, because he knew he was going to die
http://dahrjamailiraq.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album28&page=1
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