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North Vietnam did not treat Americans as prisoners of war. Instead, they justified brutalizing POWs by claiming they were simply outlaws in an "undeclared war." Sixty-five POWs died in captivity, either by execution, torture, injury or disease.
Torture was Common
North Vietnamese brutally and systematically tortured American prisoners to force them to confess to war crimes and participate in staged propaganda activities, or to try to get military information. Prisoners did their best to avoid cooperating, but torture can push people beyond the limits of human endurance. Some POWs learned that any answer, even a false or misleading one, could end their unbelievable pain temporarily. Many felt guilt about giving any answers at all, but submitted as little as possible while preserving their lives. North Vietnamese torture was exceptionally cruel--prison guards bound POWs' arms and legs with tight ropes and then dislocated them, and left men in iron foot stocks for days or weeks. Extreme beatings were common, many times resulting in POW deaths.
Indoctrination and Poor Health
Communist indoctrination was constant, and included endless Radio Hanoi broadcasts and lectures during torture sessions. The content was always the same, and always disregarded by prisoners. Lack of medical treatment threatened all POWs, and filthy conditions added to their misery by attracting rats and insects, and promoting disease. Nutrition was inadequate and limited to thin pumpkin or cabbage soup, some bread and rice, and rotten or hairy meat. The POWs got cold food in the winter and hot food in the summer. During hot summers and damp, chilly winters, POWs had inadequate ventilation, no sunshine in their cells and little warm clothing. The result was constant skin disease and sores.
On Saturday, March 18, The University of Winnipeg hosted its 18th annual Graduation Pow Wow at the Duckworth Centre.
Photo by David Lipnowski for UWinnipeg
Singapore is very expensive for an Asian city. I ended up staying in a dorm here for USD $10 a night, which was a good deal. I was playing with white balance settings and night photography.
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DEAR AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHOM YOUR WARMONGERS
FORCED TO COME TO THIS BATTLE-FIELD!
FOR WHOM WILL YOU DIE?
Standing Up, Speaking Out: Local Power and Women's Rights
(Jason Taylor, Maharashtra)
It was a policy born of a shining promise-that decentralized governments would help empower tens of millions of women in developing countries. But has shifting more power and resources to the local level really improved women’s lives? Has it resulted in more girls going to school, more pregnant women receiving a doctor’s care, more women owning the land they till, and more women playing their rightful role in all levels of government?
Promoted by many donor organizations, decentralization is intended to make government more effective and accountable by bringing it closer to the people. For women who have been excluded from political decision-making, decentralization theoretically allows them to challenge how resources are allocated in their communities, including services like basic health care, access to water and education.
For more information: www.idrc.ca/en/ev-142655-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Défendre ses droits ! Prendre la parole ! Les pouvoirs locaux et les droits des femmes
(Jason Taylor, Maharashtra)
On avait fondé beaucoup d’espoirs dans la décentralisation. En effet, on pensait qu’elle contribuerait à l’autonomisation de dizaines de millions de femmes dans les pays en développement. Mais le transfert de pouvoirs et de ressources à l’échelon local s’est-il réellement traduit par une amélioration de la condition des femmes ? Par un plus grand nombre de fillettes sur les bancs d’école, de femmes enceintes ayant accès à un suivi médical, de femmes possédant les terres qu’elles cultivent, de femmes qui jouent le rôle qui leur revient au sein des divers ordres de gouvernement ?
De nombreux bailleurs de fonds promeuvent la décentralisation, car elle est censée rendre le gouvernement plus efficace et plus responsable en le rapprochant de la population. Les femmes ayant été exclues de la prise de décision politique, la décentralisation devrait en théorie les aider à s’élever contre la façon dont la répartition des ressources se fait dans leur collectivité, notamment en ce qui concerne les besoins fondamentaux que sont l’accès à des services de santé de base, à l’eau et à l’éducation.
Pour plus de renseignements : www.idrc.ca/fr/ev-142655-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html
Sunsplash 2010, 21/08/2010 - Musica - Dancehall - Pow Pow - Foto Elia Falaschi_Rototom Sunsplash © 2010
Sunsplash 2010, 28/08/2010 - Musica - Dancehall - Pow Pow - Foto Luca d'Agostino_Rototom Sunsplash © 2010
I did assist at my first Pow Wow today with my family. It was a really good expérience.. lots of colors, amazing faces and costumes, lots of pride, a beautiful sun, was fun ;-)
I did use 3 lenses.. 24-70, 50mm, and my 300mm.
Most of the shots i did use my flash on camera mount with a DIY(Homemade diffuser).
This photo was taken at the Jim Preston Memorial Pow Wow held at the Gold Country Casino in Oroville. It was taken with Nikon D750 + 80-200 f/2.8.
A beautifully attired woman dancer.
A woman dancing at the Julyamsh Pow Wow in Post Falls, Idaho.
1/25 7.1f 85mm 2500 ISO with D90 and 85 1.4mm lens.
Today, Friday, September 21, is National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
"It is important we take a pause and think of those American heroes who have been prisoners of war or who are still missing in action. We humbly thank them, and their families, for their sacrifice. We continue to pray and work to account for each and every one," U.S. Senator Richard Burr said.
The Department of Defense reports that there are:
78,000 from World War II
8,100 from the Korean War
1,750 from the Vietnam War
120 from the Cold War
1 from the first Gulf War
4 from Iraq
The POW/MIA flag was originally designed by an ad agency after Mary Hoff recognized the need for a symbol of those who were missing. Her husband, Lt. Commander Michael George Hoff, was listed as missing in action in 1970 when his plane failed to return to the deck of USS Coral Sea.
The flag itself was designed by Newt Heisley, a World War II veteran. According to the Annin and Company website, the nation's oldest flag company and the firm that paid for the flag's design, the job came just as Heisley's son Jeff was returning from Marine training at Quantico, Virginia. His gaunt appearance became the inspiration for the silhouette.
For more information, visit www.dtic.mil/dpmo/.