This immediately reminded me of those ads that have been running in the photo
rags of a girl with one leg on crutches that have the tag line can a photo stop
a war? Well, I'm not sure. The people who planted the mine she stepped on are
long gone. But perhaps the photo might influence more activism toward a mine
ban. Certainly, Eddie Addams famous shot had a profound impact on the Vietnam
war. There is an interesting story about how that shot affected the people
involved, BTW.
<< But as much as I enjoy my OMs, I am enough of a realist to admit that not one
picture taken with them in any area of violence has ever stopped or prevented
any of those acts of violence. >>
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