One of the incredibly deep ironies is that the [Abu Ghraib]… - Errol Morris

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One of the incredibly deep ironies is that the [Abu Ghraib] photographs could serve as both an exposé and as a cover-up. That they would encourage people not to look any further and make them think they had seen everything.

Errol Morris

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Errol Mark Morris (born February 5, 1948) is an American film director known for documentaries.

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With a still photograph you have the illusion of a literal description of what was before the camera, but any narrative accompanying the photograph is a reader’s interpretation.

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