Piece Comment

Review of A Memento of War


A straight on personal essay. Very personal. The mention of human teeth in this context is disturbing each time it is mentioned. It is a sideways political commentary using personal reference points from the writer's own family history. The shock value of the "teeth" serves to distract from the real point of the story, which is to show disgust with the American atrocities in Abu Ghraib prison, and provide a measuring stick for our own ability to inflict torture. A difficult piece to place on the air, and a little rough around the edges.