All Photos by Joe Carr

Today, I did what few internationals have dared to do, I went to Fallujah.

Fallujah is completely surrounded by US Forces, the only way in or out is through one of four very restrictive checkpoints. People normally have to wait hours, but since we had our magic US passports, we made it through in about 45 minutes. We did not observe them actually searching any cars, soldiers just held-up traffic and slowly checked IDs. Like Palestine, these checkpoints seem to have had little to do with security and more to do with harassment and intimidation.

Fallujah is devastating to drive through. There is more destruction and rubble than I’ve ever seen in my life; even more than in Rafah, Gaza. The US has leveled entire neighborhoods, and about every third building is destroyed or damaged from US artillery. Rubble and bullet holes are everywhere, the city is indescribably ravaged. It looks like it’s been hit by a series of tornados; it’s hard to believe that humans could actually do this. I have a new understanding of the destructive potential of modern warfare.

Fallujah is devastating to drive through. * Viewed: 870 times.	There is more destruction and rubble than I’ve ever seen in my life; * Viewed: 1584 times.
even more than in Rafah, Gaza. * Viewed: 1051 times.	The US has leveled entire neighborhoods, * Viewed: 1037 times.
and about every third building is destroyed or damaged from US artillery. * Viewed: 1254 times.	Rubble and bullet holes are everywhere, * Viewed: 1081 times.
the city is indescribably ravaged. Viewed: 1057 times.	It looks like it’s been hit by a series of tornados; Viewed: 1097 times.
it’s hard to believe that humans could actually do this. * Viewed: 936 times.	I have a new understanding of the destructive potential of modern warfare. * Viewed: 1024 times.