Innocence Lost: Ethan McCord recounts aftermath of Iraqi civilian massacre | UNPC 7/24/2010

NEWS FLASH! See also:

WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder: U.S. Soldier Ethan McCord's Eyewitness Story
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelmEZ...

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Ethan McCord, an Iraq war veteran and whistleblower on war crimes committed by US forces, talks about his experience as part of the first platoon to arrive on the scene of fresh carnage, as seen by millions in the classified video leaked by the website Wikileaks in April 2010.

Recorded live at the United National Peace Conference in Albany, New York, July 24, 2010. The 17-minute video McCord refers to, shown at the conference just before he made these remarks, can be found at http://youtu.be/5rXPrfnU3G0

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[SinnFein4ever]

This man is a hero.

Not because he was a soldier.

Not because he risked his life in the line of duty.

But because he thought for himself, and followed his conscience, instead of blindly going along with whatever his superiours told him.

Because he somehow, held on to his humanity.

An inner battle which many soldiers lose, durring the hell that is war.

[asynkronos]

People with PTSD know there are worse experiences than death. That is why they want to kill themselves, to end their intense pain. Many abusers hold positions of authority, so they are blindly respected. Society needs to wake up! Abusers act normal in public but covertly try to break our spirits to control us. Young soldiers are trapped. They are ordered to act against their best instincts and kill people they do not know. It doesn't "make men out of boys." It deeply injures them.

[griffinman24]

HERO

[orangeaspossible]

I completely sympathize with the Palestinian cause. Completely. You will find a lot of people from my side of the pond screaming for your cause, we are not heard. This is because of one-sided control of our media. I understand that you are pissed, and think you should be...BUT, the only way for the Americans to see the horror they are doing to others is to see it from within. You can yell and scream in terror and they wont know, because they wont see it and sadly wont care, because...

[Megakees non]

I'm Palestinian ,which gives me another reason to feel the way I do .

[Megakees non]

What you are saying makes sense but I can never imagine myself shaking hands with that ex-terrorist.My problem is with people who have the audacity to defend the invasion of both countries blaming the victims ,his testimony wont help the Iraqis ,it wont cure babies born with congenital disorders,it wont bring people back from the dead , their homes , jobs ...lives !

[orangeaspossible]

Where are you from BTW?

[orangeaspossible]

If someone killed my child, I would do my best to kill him/her. That is EXACTLY what this man is saying. He is showing remorse, and would probably accept death at the hands of any father or mother who wanted to kill him as a result of his killing their kin. He is not a happy man, he is broken, ashamed, and trying to make a war-less world we all deserve to be in. He needs to do what he is doing to help the war STOP, without his voice it will go on. You may not like him, but he is necessary.