I offer up this extremely graphic war photo with almost no comment

[Nordic]

This is apparently a "wounded" American soldier.

This is what is happening to our guys in Iraq every day.

This is the only picture of its kind that I have seen after thousands and thousands of such incidents.

It's pretty gruesome, no guts or anything, just what happened to this guy's face when a bomb when off nearby.

Apparently it's from the Randi Rhodes website, at least according to the url.

I think people should see what's happening over there, which is the only reason I'm posting it.

[trumad]

1. Wounded?

More like dead.

[Nordic]

2. I don't know. The website said wounded

http://fallujapictures.blogspot.com/

is where I found it

[Warpy]

5. Dying

The human body holds about 6 liters of blood. He's lost about 0.75, by what I can see in the photo.

If he's transferred to a trauma unit quickly, he will likely survive.

However, there will probably be significant brain damage and disfigurement.

Thank you, George War Bush.

[Name removed]

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[mdhunter]

4. Um, not particularly funny

[canadianbeaver]

7. not particularly funny....but unfortunately true! n/t

[heidiho]

6. Let's Blow These Up and Put Them Everywhere

I want to put them in my Catholic Church next to the anti-abortion materials.

They have been trying to shock us with graphic fetus photos for years. Turnabout it fair play.

Let's show the world what we're doing over there. Add in some dead and wounded Iraqi children while you are at it.

I'm so fricking sick of Bush getting a pass on Iraq. The country doesn't even care anymore.

Makes me sick.

[Nordic]

8. I'm with you. They have no frikkin' idea

They're in complete denial about what it means to start a war.

[Kahutec]

9. Light duty!

Back to work!

[Hobarticus]

12. Sad to say, I like that idea...eom

[Cat Atomic]

10. He's dead- not wounded. The top of his head is gone.

[UdoKier]

11. Again with this - his head is intact and bleeding, wrapped w/shirt

Look closely.

Another thread with this pic was already deleted...

It's horrible, but he's alive.

[Malva Zebrina]

13. his head is intact, but the skull is gone and the brain is exposed

there is hope for this warrior.

[UdoKier]

14. No! the skull is not gone, the brain is not exposed!

THERE IS A SHIRT OR A SHEET WRAPPED AROUND HIS HEAD!

PLEASE LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PHOTO!

THE MEDIC IS HOLDING THE OLIVE-DRAB CLOTH WITH HIS/HER HAND!

God, this is annoying. I've corrected this three times now.

The head is there.

[Malva Zebrina]

17. I am sorry, I did take another look

I was looking at the picture upside down and thought the neck area was the skull area.

[Swamp Rat]

15. I am tempted to send this as an X-Mas card to Bush supporters

Every now and then, I get nervous looking at these pics for fear of seeing a family member or friend. :cry:

[VOX]

16. This is somebody's son; somebody's husband, perhaps; maybe somebody's dad.

If he survives, God bless him, may he come home soon.

May all of our men and women in harm's way come home soon.