Hi Galen, after reading the text, seeing the image brings to my mind your phrase about who pulls the strings and who are the victims. You also reflect on propaganda in times of war and, quite rightly, in times of "peace".
Which leads me to wonder if that photograph with the shadow pointing at the soldier would have suggested the same thing to me if I had not read your publication. Which leads me to another question. To how easy it is for those who pull the strings to direct thought (that of many people) in one direction or another, as it suits (their greed).