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Can Touré Neblett not see the incandescent irony of his statement? His show-ending rant on The Cycle today condemned the censorship of the shocking images of war. Railed Touré: "we're blocked from seeing so much of the cost of war, of the evil of war as if we are too sensitive or squeamish or unable to handle the graphic truth." Touré focused on one particular photo, taken by photojournalist Kenneth Jarecke during the first Gulf War, deploring the fact that AP refused to publish it. Incredibly, Touré then proceeded to . . . censor the photo himself, declaring that "it's...

Found this on another message board, and thought my fellow Freepers would enjoy the history. From the site: "The color photo was invented in 1903 by the Lumiere brothers, and the French army was the only one taking color photos during the course of the war." http://www.bigdandbubba.com/nicknacks/color_photo_was_invented_in.htm

Please post pictures and links to relevant threads. Help provide your fellow FReepers with resources to complete the marginalization of peaceniks and other enablers of despots and terrorists.

Pictures from China Times. They always post a good set of photos.

<p>It is obvious that we are going to need some sort of guidelines regarding the posting of pictures of the brutality of war, such as those broadcast by Al Jazeera today.</p> <p>As always, our first preference is that people use common sense, discretion, and show courtesy to others. We are not going to define any hard rules here, but instead give some guidelines.</p> <p>If in doubt as to if some picture should be posted on Free Republic, don't post it. Instead, link to the picture.</p>