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11 أيلول 2001… حكاية صورة!

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تحيي الولايات المتحدة اليوم ذكرى مرور 15 عاما على هجمات 11 ايلول 2001 والتي  ذهب ضحيتها حوالي ثلاثة آلاف قتيل بينما ما زال نحو 75 الف شخص يعانون من اضطرابات صحية نفسية او جسدية مرتبطة بالهجمات، اذ استنشق كثيرون منهم جزيئات مسببة للسرطان خلال محاولتهم انقاذ اشخاص.

اليوم الدامي في تاريخ الولايات المتحدة، ترويه الصور:

 

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The following photographs were all made on 9/11 and are described here in Nachtwey's own words: ÒIn my mind it all went into slow motion. Everything was floating. I thought I had all the time in the world to make the picture, and only at the last moment realized I was about to be taken out.Ó

ÒSo many firefighters died that day. I think this picture recognizes their loss, and honors it. Their sacrifice was monumental. It will forever be remembered.Ó

ÒConventional means of dealing with emergencies were completely overwhelmed. Even with their equipment destroyed the firefighters continued to work. It was much more than an exercise in futility. It was an act of bravery and nobility.Ó

ÒThat a car had been turned upside down looked bizarre, but more important was the look on the firemanÕs face. His eyes were rimmed in black, and he had a thousand-yard stare.Ó

ÒTons of paper had flown through the air when the towers collapsed. Some of it had been blown through the broken windows of nearby buildings.Ó

ÒThrough the years my work has been fueled by anger at injustices and atrocities, but always in another country. Now it had happened in my own country, my own city, my own backyard, and the sense of anger had an edge that was even more personal.Ó

“Even as the sun was going down, firemen continued to fan out through the vast wreckage. By then, I’m sure they realized there was a slim chance of finding anyone still alive, but if they could find only one, they’d give it everything they had.”