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THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER |
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THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER A Photographic Brief
A NOTE FROM VINCENT BUGLIOSI In looking at the photos in this section, which are intended to bring life to the bare words in Chapter 3, the "Prologue to the Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder," let me share with you some thoughts beyond the obvious you may or may not have had. One is that the photographs in the section do not even remotely begin to do justice to what cannot be shown or captured under any circumstance -- the unspeakable horror of what has happened in Iraq. Indeed, even if there were 10,000 photos, they would fall far short in this regard. They do not and cannot convey the fact that each victim was once a vibrant human being with hopes and dreams. And because of one man, the man in the title of this book, they are no more. Likewise, the photos of the survivors catch but a fleeting moment in a lifetime of nightmares they will have over the horrible, violent deaths of their loved ones. So while it is true that a picture is worth a thousand words, I am suffused with the sense of stark inadequacy in looking at these photos, which provide but a mere glimpse of the torment, devastation, and anguish caused by this president and his war in Iraq. As for the photos of Bush himself, the prologue proves beyond all reasonable doubt that throughout the sea of blood and the screams and cries of men, women, and children, even babies, coming out of the hell on earth he created in Iraq, unbelievably, he laughed and joked, had fun, and enjoyed every day of his presidency. I mean, he told us this. I'm going to have "a perfect day," he said. Laura and I had "a fabulous year" and we're "having the time of our life." Bush, in addition to his transcendent criminality, has added a snapshot view of extreme grossness and vulgarian audacity to this otherwise sacred selection of photos.
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