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Regarding the pain of others

The gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it.

±«Óãtv special correspondent Allan Little addresses the gulf between the reality of war and our ability to comprehend it from afar. His mission as a reporter has been to convey the experiences of people in the midst of war, to draw attention to injustices; to celebrate acts of heroism. So what stops us the listener or viewer, from engaging?

Inspired by the philosopher Susan Sontag's essay.

(Photo: Smoke rising from targets inside Syria during a bombardment by Turkish forces at Ras al-Ein town. Credit: EPA)

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