tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272464485763003717.post5405619920022501497..comments2023-06-24T05:56:00.941-07:00Comments on Ars Brevis: Culture ClashTallTchrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05552334653035259673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272464485763003717.post-8163977757767140412009-10-25T09:12:18.516-07:002009-10-25T09:12:18.516-07:00I thought the paintings are a powerful and shamefu...I thought the paintings are a powerful and shameful reminder of what has been done, and should not be forgotten by those who call themselves 'civilized.'Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272464485763003717.post-68976896633539463722009-10-25T05:58:51.404-07:002009-10-25T05:58:51.404-07:00Thank you for your comment, Duta, but I can't ...Thank you for your comment, Duta, but I can't agree with you on the paintings. The "chubbiness" is Botero's style. Keeping prisoners nude, blindfolded, and in stress positions is part of the abuse they suffered. At Abu Ghraib, it often had nothing to do with interrogation; it was sheer perversity. As for Obama vs. Bush, I'll reserve judgment for now.TallTchrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552334653035259673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8272464485763003717.post-17456046184062423562009-10-23T10:11:41.407-07:002009-10-23T10:11:41.407-07:00When I look at the pictures I see three chubby, na...When I look at the pictures I see three chubby, naked bodies; I fail to see here torture ,humiliation, suffering. Even the rope hardly indicates torture , it looks more like wrist and ankle rope bracelets that are fashionable in certain parts of the world. Only the bars of the windows are a sign of a confinement place where very bad things could happen.<br /><br />I'm not happy with what'DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.com