A grim reminder

It's hard to say I enjoyed the exhibit "Inside Terrorism." I felt grim and disgusted, and there was nothing uplifting about it. But it certainly won't let you forget the ordinary people wounded by terrorist attacks.

Currently at Stanford's medical school, this is a collection of X-rays and CT scans taken from two Jerusalem hospitals -- images of victims of terrorists. The ghostly, ghastly views reveal small objects that were never meant to end up in bones and brains. One victim is a 4-year-old child whose skull was penetrated by shrapnel. Another image reveals a suicide bomber's watch that got embedded in a victim's neck.

These are chilling images, even without blood and faces. During a recent visit, I heard another woman repeating "Oh, my gosh" over and over.

Photographer Diane Covert compiled the pictures, hoping to show the broad range of humanity harmed by terrorism. See for yourself through Friday; the exhibit is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the lobby of Fairchild Auditorium.