Video of the execution of Saddam Husein was on the internet within hours. “But the images of his execution and his body seem to point to a new era in the way images are used politically, what might be called a post-propaganda era. So many images that were supposed to have such profound impact on public perception — the now infamous ‘Mission Accomplished’ photo op or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s bloody head tastefully framed for the cameras — have failed to connect with the reality of either public opinion, or the facts on the ground.”