10 Years Later: "It is not known what happened to the man or the boy."

[kpete]

Year: 2003
Photographer: Jean-Marc Bouju
Nationality: France
Organization / Publication: The Associated Press
Date: 31-03-2003
Country: Iraq

Caption: An Iraqi man comforts his four-year-old son at a holding center for prisoners of war, in the base camp of the US Army 101st Airborne Division near An Najaf. The boy had become terrified when, according to orders, his father was hooded and handcuffed. A soldier later severed the plastic handcuffs so that the man could comfort his child. Hoods were placed over detainees’ heads because they were quicker to apply than blindfolds. The military said the bags were used to disorient prisoners and protect their identities. It is not known what happened to the man or the boy.

http://www.archive.worldpressphoto.org/search/layout/result/q/ishoofdafbeelding/true/trefwoord/year/2003

[Delphinus]

1. Oh god.

[malaise]

2. Cruel and inhumane treatment

Fucking war criminals - all of them

[sharp_stick]

3. Most of these guys were let go

after interrogation. I'm really hoping he was one of them, the picture is heart breaking.

The idea that they were soldiers holding him and they let his son in and cut off the zip-ties makes me think that he was just grabbed with a bunch of men as the invasion moved in and he wasn't really considered a threat.

[KurtNYC]

4. "War is not healthy for children and all other living things..."