Bonus photos for “War Stories”

by Rita Leistner

Marouahine -- Captain Aaron Richard Osei, Commander of the Marouahine base of the Ghana Unit of UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)." On the first night of the attacks we had many refugees come to the front gate of our base, but we were not allowed to bring them inside, because of UN regulations. There was a vehicle that had 12 people in it - 2 adults, and 10 children, and we sent them away. On the way back their vehicle was bombed. It was 12 lives we could have so easily saved. I contacted my commander and he said that from then on we could bring refugees into the camp."

Comments (2 comments)

Anonymous: amazing! August 18, 2007 04:03 EST

margaret clare ford: This is the universal face of war and it makes me weep. Bombed myself as a child more than half a century ago, I realise now that the nationalities of both the victims and the bombers are irrelevant. It is always, whatever the pretext, simply violence perpetrated upon the innocent by those with a mind to violence. It must stop, we must find a way to stop it, but after a lifetime working for peace there are times when I come near to despair. Work such as yours gives me the heart to continue.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for these photographs. One function of an artist is to enlarge the imagination, and you have done that splendidly. August 22, 2007 01:58 EST

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