Comments on: Renditions: Saigon Execution – Eddie Adams, Vietnam, 1968

By: Mediekommunikasjon2: Bildeanalyse - sterke symbol

Mediekommunikasjon2: Bildeanalyse - sterke symbol — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:00:55 +0000

Variasjoner over et motiv! Flere utgaver av offiseren som skyter, ironisk ment eller..? Hva er din mening om bildene?…

By: Anarking » Unfollowable

Anarking » Unfollowable — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:14:19 +0000

[...] is the guy I’m interested in. He’s missing that Eddie Adams photo that cam make him the modern day Eddie Adams all for the sake of saying something along the lines of, “Whoa this shit is pretty fucked up [...]

By: Robert L. Peters

Robert L. Peters — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:28:13 +0000

Eddie’s image has become a meme… retaining remarkable viral power.

http://www.robertlpeters.com/news/?p=3375

Warm greetings from Canada…

Rob

By: Robert L. Peters » Beyond Petroleum Pretension

Robert L. Peters » Beyond Petroleum Pretension — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:01:06 +0000

[...] executing handcuffed Vietcong prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém on a Saigon street—a history-changing image that became an anti-war icon and is now a powerful [...]

By: Nian Van Tam Nguyen

Nian Van Tam Nguyen — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:31 +0000

Funny how detached your comments are, I was born during this period, not too far from this event, in this country and lost my entire family to this war. Try empathizing with the subjects of the “art” you so much love criticing. I do agree however with DaveD’s opinion on the circumstances behind this photo.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:15:05 +0000

In response to the over-publicized 'squirrel' incident: http://www.flickr.com/photos/36712951@N06/3838471431/

By: Trouble in Wonderland: renditions: saigon execution, vietnam 1968

Trouble in Wonderland: renditions: saigon execution, vietnam 1968 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:02:33 +0000

mark daughhetee– hosed – photograph – 2004 – usa…

By: DaveD

DaveD — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:55:57 +0000

I had the pleasure of listening to Eddie Adams speak in Chicago once. He presented the entire series of photos, leading up to and following this execution. What the MSM did NOT tell was that the man being executed was a VC Lieutenant who had just murdered a Saigon police officer. Considering the politics of the time, the execution was not inappropriate. But the MSM went after the policeman with a vengeance, attempting to impose THEIR version of morality on the situation, and ignoring the horrendous crime the person being executed had committed. Worse, the MSM followed the Saigon police officer when he arrived in America after the war, and made it virtually impossible for him to find work – or peace! When you learn the FULL story behind this one picture, it changes the perception of who is the criminal and who is the victim. It also shows just how vindictive and vengeful the MSM can be.

By: \\\: Xiang Jing

\\\: Xiang Jing — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:34:45 +0000

Xiang Jing (1968 Beijing) has emerged in the art scene in China as a leading sculptor…

By: The Film Talk » Eddie Adams An Unlikely Weapon

The Film Talk » Eddie Adams An Unlikely Weapon — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:10:37 +0000

You’ve turned away from the one that made him famous; that of General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Vietcong prisoner