One Woman's War
by Rita Leistner, BBC News, UK - Canadian photojournalist Rita Leistner travelled to Baghdad in 2003 as a freelance reporter determined to get behind the front lines of the war in Iraq. Over the next 18 months she returned to the country several times capturing images of life with the troops - as well as behind the scenes in a psychiatric hospital.
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Though only 4 minutes long, this audio slideshow is really powerful. When Rita describes how she felt that her presence in the prison kept the detained Iraqis from feeling that they would be killed, I was particularly moved to feel that this vigilance - this record taking - is so very important, both so that we always remember the human cost of war and never cease to advocate for human rights.
Posted by Sarah Mac | March 19, 2008 9:16 PM