DESTRUCTION by Mousson

Photography • People • posted on Sep 10, 2007

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Destruction Quant je suis arrivée au Timor Oriental la première fois, pendant la guerre em 1999, tout était détruit. Tout un pays devasté, incendié, pillé. Selon les calculs, le pays avait était brulé à 90% par l´armée indonesienne. La vision était halucinante. Même parmi les correspondants de guerre les plus expérimentés, personne n´avait vu cela. Au Liban, où les combats avaient été terribles, la destruction était par quartiers, pas toute la ville. Même les Khmers Rouges avaient vidé complètement Phnonh Phen, avaient laissé une ville phantôme, mais intacte. Dés que la porte de l´avion de transport de troupes, un Hercules 130 ( merci L´Armée Française !) s´est ouverte, je savais, avant de voir. Tout était brulé. L´odeur était terrible, insuportable. Destruction As I arrived at East Timor the first time, during war EM 1999, all was destroyed. A whole devastated country, set fire to, plundered. According to calculations, the country had was burned to 90% by Indonesian army. The vision was halucinante. Even among the war correspondents more expérients, nobody had seen that. In Lebanon, where the combat had been terrible, the destruction was by districts, not all the hurdy-gurdy. Even the Khmer Rouges had emptied completely Phnonh Phen, had left a ghost city, but intact. When the door of transport of troops plane, a Hercules 130 (thank you French Army!) is open , I knew, before seeing. All is burned. The smell was terrible, insuportable.

Comments (57)

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SomethingStrange

6:37AM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Reminds me how lucky I am to live where I do and that my kids are with me. I hate it how a lot of children in this world must be subjected to wars. Powerful image

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jif3d

9:00AM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Childern can always see the bright side, but just shouldn't happen, I wish we could just live together in peace, but GREED seems to ruin that ideal all the time ! ~Cheers~

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papawayne

9:40AM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Great imagery. It's a shame the eye only processes one of the senses. The sounds, smells, tastes, and feelings of the moment must be horrendous. Keep up the good work!

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TheAnimaGemini

10:01AM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Incredible. Thanks for sharing these images. Dramatic. feel so sorry for the poor little kids.

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acclaude

11:30AM | Tue, 11 September 2007

impressionnante fenêtre sur une réalité méconnue, Terrible témoignage... Thks 4share, xxxxx

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Stringy

1:53PM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Another powerful image of this forgotten war.

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moochagoo

7:35PM | Tue, 11 September 2007

Impressive !!

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drifterlee

8:12PM | Tue, 11 September 2007

What a mess!!! Fantastic shot!!

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alphalioness

8:29PM | Tue, 11 September 2007

What a powerful image! C'est horrible!

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cmcc

7:18AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

very moving.

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avalonfaayre

10:51AM | Wed, 12 September 2007

A shocking realisation.

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sylki

12:56PM | Wed, 12 September 2007

A wonderful capture of this terrible devastation. A very evocative photo showing what a mess we humans are making of this world. Brilliant composition and clarity with awesome lighting. A terrible yet true picture taken and exhibited with compassion. Hugs Sylki

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camilledubuc

1:03PM | Wed, 12 September 2007

Magnifique photo,je ne voudrais pas faire la corvée,

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chips7

8:56AM | Thu, 13 September 2007

We in the West sympathise with the people of East Timor.

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classyladytwo

2:42PM | Thu, 13 September 2007

A very dramatic photo, more people should see and realize what other countries live with.

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Fidelity2

7:21PM | Thu, 13 September 2007

Very well done. 5+.

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Alfaomega

12:52AM | Fri, 14 September 2007

Dramatic and devastating, but they are smiling!

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Lipa

4:01PM | Sat, 15 September 2007

Horrible. Strong information.

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Elcet

4:05AM | Sun, 16 September 2007

C'est effectivement une scène dramatique. On peut panser les blessures mais il reste des cicatrices quand même. En fait tout conflit dans le monde est quelque chose qui devrait concerner chacun, c'est d'ailleurs exactement ce qu'AlQaeda pratique à l'envers). Ayant connu de très près Bernard Kouchner en 1969-70 au moment du conflit du Biafra (nous étions dans la même association mais lui à l'époque se rendait déjà sur place en prenant de gros risques et moi j'étais nettement plus peinard à Paris), je comprends parfaitement sa problématique de "devoir d'ingérence".

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Jean-Luc_Ajrarn

11:08AM | Sun, 16 September 2007

Photo impressionante... Paysage désolé, terrible... et pourtant les enfants sourient!

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jocko500

4:33PM | Sun, 16 September 2007

what a waste land. so sad to see people doing this to others. Thanks for reporting this. It was not on the news

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three_grrr

10:28PM | Sun, 16 September 2007

If one did not know, one would believe this is the aftermath of a tsumani, or a huricane or some horrific natural cataclysm. It is difficult to understand that this was done by humans to their own kind.

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