IPhoto pictures go black after import

when I import to iphoto the pictures often go black or disappear from my event

I have a Macbook Pro and I have Iphoto 09  version is 8.1.2 (424)  when you click on the iphoto information.
My Mac is Mac OS X version 10.5.8
When I transfer pictures from my Nikon Cool Pix or any camera, I simply put the memory card in the Macbook Pro.  Sometimes, over the past year one or two of my transfered pictures would appear in my iphoto library, but if I clicked on it to edit, it would appear black or blank.  I could usually send it to someone as an attachment, but I couldn't edit it.
Now, it is happening to many more pictures from any group that I import,  and I can no longer email, attach or print out those pictures.  I can usually see these pictures OK in Iphoto event, but can't forward them or edit them. They simply look black and it will say something like O bites, as if there is no picture.
What is happening?  How do I fix this ? 

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