Wednesday, May 26, 2004

The New American Export



"German soldiers in the Second World War took photographs of the atrocities they were committing in Poland and Russia, but snapshots in which the executioners placed themselves among their victims are exceedingly rare..."

- Susan Sontag, Regarding the Torture of Others, The New York Times Magazine

1 comment:

Sheryl said...

This article reminds me of a letter we saw in the Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/letters/articles/2004/05/12/english_lesson_for_our_leaders?mode=PF