preston_merchant Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Grenade thrown at US convoy he and a TIME writer were accompanying. JN was wounded, possibly severely, according to Reuters: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20031211/ts_nm/iraq_journalists_dc&cid=564&ncid=1480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 A better link is <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=2&u=/ap/20031211/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_journalists_wounded">here.</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerald_widen Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 They say one was hurt more than the other but don't say who it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preston_merchant Posted December 11, 2003 Author Share Posted December 11, 2003 from another report: "Weisskopf was severely wounded when he apparently climbed onto the hood of a Humvee and attempted to throw back the grenade. Witnesses said his actions most likely saved lives. Nachtway was less severely injured. Time said both were in stable condition and were awaiting transfer to a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 either one is a terrible news. can someone stop this non-sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 "can someone stop this non-sense?" sic Only Bush can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert_keuken2 Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 That's bad news, I think he is an exceptional photographer. But a war photographer getting wounded in a war, that's an occupational hazard... I'm sure he knew risks he was taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno_menilli Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Stephen I don't think Bush can stop this, even if foreign troops left there would be a civil war. Only Saddam can start the end of this conflict, and he's not likely to do that voluntarily. Regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno_menilli Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Stephen I don't think Bush can end this conflict. Even if the foreign troops left there would probably be civil war. Saddam has to be removed and WITH the help of all those other Arab nations who are just sitting around watching what's going on, the Iraqi's can eventually move on from this situation. I really don't think Bush is in control anymore. Regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 >>I really don't think Bush is in control anymore. << if you ask me: bush is never in control but he is responsible for the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 cant stop it, thats people. <br> history as usual, repeats itself. unfortunately, the toys today are far more dangerous.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles barcellona www.bl Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 As Bob Brown, photographer and cameraman for CBS, killed at Jonestown, once said: Just get the best damn pictures you can of the sons-of-bitches trying to kill you! As for Bush being responsible... surely you mean G.H.W. Bush, and being responible by not taking out Saddam when he had the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikep Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Keep politics to yourselve or find the politics.net page. PLEASE. As to Nachtwey being wounded, I hope for a quick recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_smith Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 The timing for this is very hard for me. Yesterday, I spent several hours in the photography Museum in my town looking at over a hundred Natchtway prints from his traveling show. The prints were very hard to look at at times due to the subject matter, but the photography was so strong. Having only seen most of these shots in books, the large framed prints were quite impressive. As for Weisskopf, the NBC nightly news just reported he lost his hand when throwing the grenade out of the Humvee. Hopes for a quick recovery for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno_menilli Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Charles My reference to Bush not being in control was alluding to him not being able to end this conflict, which is what Wentong queried, but I do agree with your sentiments. Regards Bruno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadji_singh Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 NBC Nightly News reported that though Nachtwey was wounded, he was still taking photos throughout the ordeal. If you've been living in a cave and aren't familiar with his work, then check out his website: http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Let us hope for a safe and speedy recovery for both! BTW, does anyone know if "War Photographer" has been released on DVD or VHS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshroot Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Don't know about VHS. But Amazon has the DVD. And I just ordered it from Netflix earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_.1 Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Out of curiosity, what lens does Nachtwey shoot with mainly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert_smith Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 <I>...But Amazon has the DVD.</I><P> Thanks for the info Josh. I just ordered my copy from Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorn ake Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 If you watch the documentary, War Photographer, you will see that Nachtway is at least on his ninth life. There is footage of a riot in South Africa when a South African policeman discharged his weapon into a wall, killing the cameraman right next to Nachtway. One of the bullets appears to literally part Nachtway's hair. As I understand, this injury is a shrapnel wound to the gut and though painful is not going to be life threatening. Weisskopf lost his hand but is also going to recover, albeit without his hand - a loss particularly sharply felt by a writer to be sure (his right hand, the one with which he writes.) They are in a military hospital now and will be flown out to Germany on Saturday. You can probably send wishes of health to Nachtway's photo agency, VII - http://www.viiphoto.com/, and of course to Weisskopf at Time - they will be appreciated I am sure. Buy Nachtwey's new book, Inferno, available at www.photoeye.com. The prints are excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd_phillips1 Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Josh...thank you! I ordered the DVD last night. I heard on NPR this AM that both have been airlifted to Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vic_. Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 What is the purpose of buying the DVD and books? Is it for entertainment? Something to watch while sitting on the overstuffed sofa and sipping the single malt? Or does it change your life? If so, in what way. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm trying to understand. I see a lot of powerful images that are thought provoking, but after a while they become part of the streaming video of life, and it's back to the usual stuff. The images become part of the cranial library. Nothing more. Maybe I'm shallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 oh man that really sucks.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 sorry Vic, I was referring to JN being injured. Not your post in anyway..;) errrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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