ABC NEWS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2005 — Grisly photos of war dead posted on an Internet pornography site have exposed yet another unanticipated consequence of the proliferation of personal computer technology on the battlefield.
Taking what's called "trophy photos" of war dead is a practice as old as portable cameras. But digital cameras and Internet connections have made it possible for troops to blast such images around the world with the click of a mouse.
One controversial Web site shows photos of bloody body parts and mangled corpses — photos, the site says, sent by U.S. troops in Iraq in exchange for free access to graphic pornography pictures.
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