Does anyone know the story behind this pic? Not that it came from

[ourbluenation]

Juan's website, but why was this kid incarcerated? Or was he just visiting his dad and his pops wasn't allowed to get that frigging thing off his head for two red hot seconds to kiss his son? What's the story? Anyone know? Thx.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. As I recall

it was a child visiting his father. Why the hood on the father is beyond me.

[ourbluenation]

3. Thx. that pic is just about the saddest thing I have ever seen. eom

[Monk06]

5. Poor little guy is going to remember that for the rest his life..........

and it won't be fond thoughts of foreigners either.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. Why was the kid imprisoned?

Because they grabbed the dad and figured they'd take the kid, potential terrorist and all that.

There's other photos of US troops patting down little girls, instances of troops torturing the children of suspects in order to get them to talk, etc.

This particular photo won a major award.

[pocket]

4. "baby killer" is not a slur so much as an accurate label these days

fuckers.

[Lerkfish]

8. actually, my recollection is that they allowed the father to comfort the

kid, the kid was not being taken away.

nonetheless chilling, though, because they would not even allow the hood to be removed so he could kiss his son goodbye.

[timber84]

6. where was this phototaken?

[Lerkfish]

7. sadly, I vividly recall the story...The father was being taken to Abu

Ghraib, and the son was inconsolable. The "compassionate" soldiers relented and allowed the father to briefle comfort the son, BUT NOT REMOVE THE HOOD, and then yanked the father away afterwards, abandoning the son, who knew not the fate of his father.


chilling.

indelibly recorded on my soul.

[pocket]

9. I thought it was in Afghanistan

iirc

[Lerkfish]

13. shrug...I could be wrong...going on my recollections...

but either way its a chilling story

[timber84]

11. I wish I'd never saw this picture.

words can never express my feelings right now.

[Goblinmonger]

10. We suck

We just plain suck. And some people don't get why the rest of the world hates us.

Except Poland.

[timber84]

12. ditto

I wonder how those soldiers felt watching this, I'm sure some of them have children but they also have their orders to follow. That sucks imagine how they felt witnessing this.