The left panels depicts two skeletons with long spines made of the redundant thick black lines , framing the section . They laugh , mockingly . An infant 's head , wailing in sadness , serves as a backdrop , constantly reminding us of the loss of Lebanon 's youth . A demonic figure reminiscent of St. Michael the Archangel floats above the victim , stabbing it with a long spear . The victim mirrors his assailant , yellow , gaunt , and sporting an identical weapon . Below the jaundiced loser of the battle is a child , weeping and shielding itself from the vision . In one sense of the scene , we witness brother fighting against brother . They could be twins . But the resemblance of the Christian Church represented more likely refers to the Shatila Massacre
Shatila Massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
The Vortices of Wrath (Lebanon 1977)