Kodi Nkhondo Ndi Yokongola?

"Nkhondo Ndi Yokongola" ndi mutu wodabwitsa wa buku lokongola latsopano lazithunzi. Mutu wake ndi "The New York Times Zotsogolera Pachithunzi Chazikuluzikulu Zankhondo. ” Pali asterisk pambuyo pa mawu awa, ndipo imabweretsa izi: "(M'mene wolemba amafotokozera chifukwa chake samatha kuwerenga The New York Times). ” Wolemba samafotokoza chifukwa chake adawerenga New York Times kuyamba ndi.

Mlembi wa buku lodabwitsa ili, David Shields, wasankha zithunzi za nkhondo zamtundu wofalitsidwa patsamba lakumbuyo la New York Times mzaka 14 zapitazi. Adawakonza mitu, kuphatikiza ma epigramu ndi gawo lirilonse, ndikuwonjezera mawu achidule, kuphatikiza mawu omaliza a Dave Hickey.

Ena a ife takhala tikutsutsa kwa nthawi yaitali kuti tilembere kapena kulengeza New York Times, monga momwe magulu amtendere amachitira. Timawerenga nkhani zina pokhapokha popanda kulipira kapena kuvomereza maganizo awo. Tikudziwa kuti zotsatira za Times makamaka imakhudza momwe imakhudzira malipoti a "nkhani" zapa TV.

Nanga bwanji? Times owerenga? Chothandizira chachikulu chomwe pepala ili nacho pa iwo sichikhoza kukhala m'mawu omwe amasankha ndi kusiya, koma m'maganizo omwe mawuwo akuwonekera. Zithunzi zomwe Shields wasankha ndi kuzifalitsa mozama, limodzi pa tsamba lirilonse, ndizamphamvu komanso zosangalatsa, zozizwitsa komanso zongopeka. Mmodzi angakhale mosakayikitsa awaika iwo mu chatsopano Star Nkhondo kanema popanda anthu ambiri akuzindikira.

Zithunzizo ndizopumira: kulowa kwa dzuwa pagombe lokhala ndi mitengo ya kanjedza - makamaka mtsinje wa Firate; nkhope ya msirikali yomwe imawoneka chabe pakati pa poppies.

Timawona asirikali akuyang'anira dziwe losambira - mwina mawonekedwe omwe tsiku lina adzafika kwawo, monga momwe zina zowonekera koyamba pazithunzi zankhondo zakunja zakhala nazo kale. Timawona masewera olimbitsa thupi ndi maphunziro, monga kumisasa yachilimwe m'chipululu, yodzaza ndi mavuto m'mavuto. Pali zosangalatsa, masewera, ndi masewera. Msirikali amawoneka wokondwa ndi chinyengo chake pomwe wanyamula mutu wachisoti wokhala ndi chisoti kumapeto kwa ndodo kutsogolo kwazenera kuti awombere.

Nkhondo imawoneka ngati kampu yosangalatsa yachilimwe komanso miyambo yayikulu, yolemekezeka, komanso yolemekezeka, monga timawona zithunzi za omenyera nkhondo achikulire, ana ankhondo, ndi mbendera zaku US kunyumba. Chimodzi mwazinthu zofunikira ndi ntchito yosamalira komanso yopereka mphatso zowonetsedwa ndi zithunzi za asirikali otonthoza ana omwe mwina adangokhala amasiye. Tikuwona asitikali opatulika aku US akuteteza anthu omwe malo omwe akhala akuphulitsa mabomba ndikuponyera chipwirikiti. Tikuwona chikondi cha ngwazi zathu kwa Commander wawo woyendera, George W. Bush.

Nthawi zina nkhondo imatha kukhala yovuta kapena yovuta. Pali zovuta zina zomvetsa chisoni. Nthawi zina zimakhala zomvetsa chisoni kwambiri. Koma kwakukulu, imfa yosasangalatsa komanso yopanda ulemu yomwe palibe amene amasamala imabwera kwa alendo (kunja kwa United States kuli alendo kulikonse) omwe atsala mumtsinje pamene anthu achokapo.

Nkhondo yokha, yomwe ili pakatikati, ndi zodabwitsa zodabwitsa zamakono zomwe zimachokera ku ubwino wa mitima yathu yayikuru kumadera akumbuyo komwe anthu amalolo amalola kuti nyumba zawo zikhale zotsalira. Kukonzekera kopanda kanthu kukuwonetsedwa ndi chithunzi cha mpando mumsewu. Pali mabotolo a madzi otsika pansi. Zikuwoneka ngati msonkhano wa komiti unangotha.

Komabe, pazovuta zonse zankhondo, anthu amakhala osangalala kwambiri. Amabereka ndi kukwatira. Asitikali amabwerera kwawo kuchokera kumsasa atagwira ntchito yabwino. Ma Marines okongola amakhala osakanikirana ndi anthu wamba. Okwatirana akukumbatirana ndi milungu yawo yodzitchinjiriza yomwe idabwerera kuchokera kunkhondo. Mnyamata wachichepere waku America, wogwidwa ndi amayi ake akumwetulira, akumwetulira mosangalala kumanda a Abambo ake omwe adamwalira (mosangalala, wina ayenera kulingalira) ku Afghanistan.

Osachepera pazithunzi zamphamvu izi, sitikuwona anthu obadwa ndi zilema zoyipa zobadwa chifukwa cha ziphe za zida zaku US. Sitikuwona anthu okwatirana paukwati womenyedwa ndi mivi yaku US. Sitikuwona mitembo ya US itagona m'ngalande. Sitikuwona zionetsero zosagwirizana ndi zomwe US ​​akuchita. Sitikuwona misasa yozunza komanso kupha anthu. Sitikuwona kupwetekedwa kwa iwo omwe amakhala pansi pa bomba. Sitikuwona mantha pomwe zitseko zimatsegulidwa, momwe timafunira asitikali - monga apolisi - atafunsidwa kuvala makamera amthupi. Sitikuwona chikwangwani cha "MADE IN THE USA" pazida zankhondo zonse ziwiri. Sitikuwona mwayi wamtendere womwe wapewedweratu. Sitikuwona asitikali aku US akuchita nawo chimodzi mwazifukwa zawo zakupha: kudzipha.

Zambiri mwa zinthuzi zingasonyeze nthawi ndi nthawi New York Times, mwinamwake pa tsamba lina osati la kutsogolo. Zina mwa zinthu zomwe simukufuna kuziwona ndi chakudya chanu cham'mawa. Koma sipangakhale kukayikira kuti Shields yalanda chithunzi cha tsiku m'moyo wa ofalitsa nkhondo, ndipo ojambula, okonza, ndi okonza mapangidwe achita zambiri kuti apange zaka 14 zaka zambiri za kufa, kuvutika, ndi kuopsya ku Middle East komwe kulibe New York Times wolemba nkhani kapena wolemba malemba.