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Brecht's original paired press photographs from the Second World War with sharp four-line poems, revealing how images shape public understanding of war and teaching readers to look beyond their apparent documentary truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than simply updating Brecht's project, Broomberg and Chanarin shift their focus to the so-called \"War on Terror.\" They overlay the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWar Primer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with photographs and video stills drawn from the internet (produced by soldiers, journalists, propagandists, and civilians) to create a dialogue between two eras of conflict. Images of the Twin Towers attacks, the execution of Saddam Hussein, and the presidency of George W. 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