The Pickup Trucks of War During the Libyan Liberation (via oscarraymundo)
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See the winning photographs from the 2012 World Press Photo of the Year awards
For photojournalists it is the creme de la creme—an award they all secretly, or publicly covet. And, invariably, it comes with huge personal risk, because following the news often means placing oneself in harms way. Here are some of the winning pictures, more at the link. (Photos: New York Times/Corbis/Reuters)
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"Russia and Kyrgyzstan will conserve humanity. That’s why I call Putin “a complex bio-robot”… We will give a program to the Russian leader, Putin, and he will do it, because he has the power. With a bio robot, you give him a program and he does it, correct? But Putin is a complex bio robot – he himself does it."
- IDEK
![Tuareg rebels in northern Mali claim to be freshly equipped with arms taken from the former stores of Col. Muammar Qaddafi. Adam Nossiter writes: “In life, he delighted in fomenting insurgencies in the African nations to the south. And in death, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi is doing it all over again.”
Libya’s weapons, on the move. An old and familiar phenomenon, foreseen and predicted by those who follow arms movements and transfers, now documented in Mali. On the NYT. [via cjchivers]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyz4oveTF11qddb3no1_1280.jpg)
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali claim to be freshly equipped with arms taken from the former stores of Col. Muammar Qaddafi. Adam Nossiter writes: “In life, he delighted in fomenting insurgencies in the African nations to the south. And in death, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi is doing it all over again.”
Libya’s weapons, on the move. An old and familiar phenomenon, foreseen and predicted by those who follow arms movements and transfers, now documented in Mali. On the NYT. [via cjchivers]
In Tangier, Morocco, when night comes, illegal emigrants (arab. haraga) try to hide in a truck’s underbody to leave Morocco on board a ferry. To be successful, one needs skills and luck due to detailed checks in Morocco and destination ports.
Haraga have no respect in society. No humanitarian aid is available, police beat them savagely, they suffer from illnesses, hunger, and parasites. Rubbish bins are the common source for food.
No support comes from Muslim organizations. Haraga can’t visit mosques because they are perceived as bad Muslims.
Losing touch with Islam, haraga lose part of their identity, which could help them to survive hard times. Living this kind of life leads to drugs and drinking alcohol, which separates them from society even more.
In the forests near Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in Morocco, illegal emigrants live in tents made from plastic and old carpets. They wait for their chance to get a firm grip on barbed wire attached to the 3m high border fence dividing Morocco and Ceuta and take a jump to a fairer life.
by photographer Tomasz Szustek [via dynamicafrica]
