Afghanistan Video: "The Ugly of War" (Smith/The Guardian)

Sean Smith of The Guardian of London has made a 15-minute film documenting the US military experience on the frontline of the Afghanistan War in Helmand province. Smith has also posted a diary of his time with the American troops, and The Guardian has posted the video of an interview with a US medical evacuation (Medevac) crew chief on "the most traumatic mission he has ever flown":

Comments

[Bijan77]

Thank you for posting this video. With all the focus in the media around discussions on war strategy and now the leaked documents, we tend to lose sight of the harsh reality of the day to day events and what the danger the soilders face.

[Catherine]

Bijan,
Have you read the diary yet? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/30/afghanistan-sean-smith-frontline-report" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/30/afg...
It's very powerful because it's just so matter-of-fact.

[Bijan77]

Thank you Catherine.