War

"Conflict zone" redirects here. For the 2001 video game, see Conflict Zone. The War by Tadeusz Cyprian (1949), a photograph in the collection of the National Museum in Warsaw showing ruins of Warsaw's Napoleon Square in the aftermath of World War II. War is a state of armed conflict between societies. It is generally characterized by extreme collective aggression, destruction, and usually high mortality. While some scholars see war as a universal and ancestral aspect of human nature,[1] others argue that it is only a result of specific socio-cultural or ecological circumstances.[2] Etymology The English word war derives from the late Old English (circa.1050) words wyrre and werre, from Old French werre (also guerre as in modern French), in turn from the Frankish *werra, ultimately deriving from the Proto-Germanic *werzō 'mixture, confusion'. Types Main article: Types of war Behaviour and conduct The behaviour of troops in warfare varies considerably, both individually and as units or armies.

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The Longest War Kabul Cemetery As hard as outsiders have tried to subdue and “re-create” the country in their own image, Afghanistan has been able to absorb the blows of superpowers, and remain essentially the same. Jalalabad The interesting thing is that the people trying to change it,change more than the country does even after Herculean efforts of governments, NGO’s, and coalitions. Burning School, Kabul The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Mujahadeen head toward Kabul as Russians leave In spite of the failed attempt by the powerful Soviet army to bring the country under its control,the “deciders” still had the fantasy that we could do what hadn’t been done before. Those “deciders” did not have even the basic understanding of the country, the history, the people,the terrain, the language, the religion, the culture. Mujahadeen holds up decapitated head of Afghan Army soldier Lieut. Red Cross Hospital Red Cross Hospital, Kabul Mujahadeen with family members cross into Pakistan Kabul Like this:

Minés par le terrain, les reporters de guerre ont le blues Les reporters de guerre risquent leur vie, dans des conditions qui ne cessent de se durcir. Pourtant, rares sont ceux prêts à jeter l'éponge. A Bayeux, plongée dans cette communauté de passionnés. « Attention ! « De guerre » ou pas, on est venu, en cette mi-octobre, assister à leur migration annuelle. Sur une pelouse de la ville, à quelques encablures des cimetières américains, des stèles rappellent le lourd tribut de la profession : sur celle consacrée à avril 2013-août 2014, on peut lire les noms de James Foley, décapité par l'Etat islamique, Camille Lepage, assassinée en Centrafrique, et de quelque cent quinze (!) A chaque reporter sa guerre Ici, jusqu'au bout d'une nuit qui ne s'arrête pas, les générations Sarajevo, Bagdad, Printemps arabe, Syrie échangent leurs expériences, projets, bons plans, fixeurs (1)... En février 2013, alors qu'il prend des photos dans un hôpital de Syrie, il voit arriver son compagnon de reportage, Olivier Voisin, touché par des éclats d'obus, mourant.

by raviii Oct 13