War Fatalities

Why 'Stressed Out' U.S. Soldier Killing Comrades in Iraq Was Inevitable

Greg Mitchell | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

The slaughter of five comrades by a "stressed out" U.S. soldier today in Baghdad is a true tragedy -- but should not come as a shock.

Reading The Pictures: 4,000 U.S. Combat Deaths, and Just a Handful of Images

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.04.2008 | Media


Michael Shaw

2008-07-28-shaw_727.jpgThe military has been so effective in muting the war, and the war photographer, that many of our best shooters have found themselves turning to the technique of irony.