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Published: 2007-06-15 08:13:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 25341; Favourites: 579; Downloads: 0
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Remains of an Iraqi Suicide Bomber, south-West of Baghdad, November, 2004.Two cars had been en route to carry out an attack on US and Coalition Forces operating near Fallujah when they were intercepted and detained by British Troops of the Queen's Dragoon Guards (aka "The Welsh Cavalry"). The bomber initiated his VBIED in an attempt to destroy the armoured vehicles blocking him in. He only succeeded in causing minor damage to the vehicles. He was the only casualty.
The occupants of the other vehicle were apprehended and handed over to the IPF for trial.
This was the largest part left, wild dogs ate the rest of the remains before they could be collected...
Composition is lacking here - I should have posed a soldier in the background facing away from the camera to give a sense of depth.
Still it gives a fair idea of what happens when you detonate two 155mm artillery shells stashed in the boot of your Toyota.
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This is one of many ways you'll end up by getting blown up.
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This is so powerful, you were right to photograph it
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This is some of the most powerful photography that I have ever seen.
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Can I ask, without meaning to offend; what was your motivation with this picture? I mean you have an objective you probably wished to achieve, and I get some insight on that, if you wouldn't mind of course.
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extremely powerful. A lot to take in this early in the morning :S
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Oh wow, this is moving. I'm writing an article about the War on Terror right now. And this is just another image that shocks me.
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Sigh. Sad isn it? Yet another poor, useless sheep, led to his death by meaningless crap ideals and values that should have died centuries previously with the superstitious screwballs who thought it up. so many fine people reduced to mindless living cannonfodder for something as trivial as the latest in a very long line of God wannabees. How i weep for humanity. are we so desperate to reach God, we are reduced to this?
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I'd like to suggest that your take a collection of these and make them into a YouTube video for viewing by Radical Muslims.
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(ugh... kinda nasty)
that is so cool how you found that. its like he's speaking to you
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no need for a soldier. It works perfectly like this.
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Jesus. I know its hard to look at, but the public really needs to see more of this kind of thing. And I still think it works, even if there isn't somebody in the background. Really strong image.
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No, I purposely carried a fake leg all the way to Iraq just to take this photo...
What do you think?
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XD I wasn't sure geesh lol I love it
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demm u still thinking of composition.. this image is powerful enough my friend,raw and powerful. We can see bootprints on the sand.. good job.
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what a waste of life........a stupid tactical planning if he used a gun maybe he could have ACTUALLY done something...makes me wonder how weak these peoples minds are strong in ambition yes but so easily manipulated..
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terrorists are a waste of life anyway
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no there just blind people motivated into action by religion or a political agenda. no life is a waste of life its how you use that life that makes it a waste there just confused individuals
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i honestly think we should just nuke the place and get it over with. take out our soldiers first of course.
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and i honestly think that what you speak is hateful ignorance.. not everybody that wears a towel over there head and prays to allah is a terrorist...just like not every white person isn't a rasicst redneck......but im sure if they were pitbulls wearing towels over there heads instead of human beings like your self you would think way differently...
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well w.e i hate all of humanity so my opinion doesnt matter
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hmmm well i got no remedy for that... guess your view of people depends on where you live (NYC WOOOT!! 
oh and i own two dogs a husky and a terrior and i love them to death so don't think im some furry hater, its just.... if it came to life or death and i had to choose i wouldn't value there lives over another humans
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id give my own life for my pitbulls *shrug*
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i understand you there...im talking about other people though...like say there was a flood or something and some poor guy was hanging on a branch with his dog and i had a choice... i would grab the guy
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my aunt, GF, and her mum have the same veiw 
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I distinctly remember after a bombing there would always be feet left.
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"Wild dogs ate the rest of the remains before they could be collected..." There is a certain sense of irony in that, I think, and this picture also should serve as an example for any would-be suicide bomber.
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Especialy ironic because Muslims believe dogs are "filthy" animals. So he probably wanted to get the ticket to the Paradise, but instead managed to become a dog food.
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It would have been more below the belt if it had been pigs that ate their remains.
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Stunning.... it's horrifying and yet so interesting at the same time.
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how can someone say its an awesome shot ? its a leg of dead human ..."HUMAN"
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Arguable...is a man who choses to explode himself while trying to kill other people still 'human'...?
Not in my book.
Dead terrorist - my favourite kind.
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he defend for his country from the attackers in his own way..
the fact is what ever he did,he will remain human
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You're so utterly wrong in that assumption that it beggars belief... But I have neither the time nor inclination to explain on this forum the realities of the conflict in Iraq as it was then.
You need to go there and see for yourself rather than relying on media misinformation.
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simply... dead terrorist = good terrorist
by the way *Pure-Flake I can see an difference between terrorist and "man who defend for his country from the attackers in his own way.."
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Hey look.. It's Achmed The Dead Terrorist XD I like it to..
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Yes...of course...you think we take fake limbs to Iraq to take photos of...?
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omg thats disgusting! my mom is from iraq DX
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