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A Mogadishu image that haunts two men

In October 1993, in the dusty, roiling streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, as photojournalist Paul Watson aimed his camera at the bloody, beaten corpse of a U.S. soldier, in his head he heard the man say, "If you do this, I will own you forever."

"The Body of an American," at the Wilma Theater with Ian Merrill Peakes (left) and Harry Smith. Dan O'Brien wrote the play about his friendship with Pulitzer-winning photographer Paul Watson.
"The Body of an American," at the Wilma Theater with Ian Merrill Peakes (left) and Harry Smith. Dan O'Brien wrote the play about his friendship with Pulitzer-winning photographer Paul Watson.Read moreALEXANDER IZILIAEV
    by A.D. Amorosi, For The Inquirer
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