Anbar Uncovered - Iraq

September 2007
For more information: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/video/2007/jul/13/inside.surge.part2

President Bush may be hailing Anbar as the surge's great success but does this analysis hold up? Locals claim the US is sending in hit squads to take out insurgents - but they're killing the wrong people.
"Everyone's gone. We're scared to stay here because of the random killings", claims one man. Notes on every door say the residents fled because; "the Americans killed five people at night for no reason". Surge tactics are to patrol this area on foot. But the few people the marines come across are afraid and suspicious. "These people are obviously scared out of their minds", states one soldier. Rumours of the American hit squads are spreading panic. The marines acknowledge that Special Forces are flying in but they're not told why. Instead, they do their best to try and win over a fearful population. Another day, another village, same story. "Two days ago, the Americans came and killed my brothers in their beds", alleges one man. "Look, there are bits of their bones, teeth and brains". "It wasn't marines", protests a soldier. "And if it's something the military did, they had to do it for a reason". The strain of long deployments in Iraq is clearly getting to these soldiers. Back at camp, they speak of their desire to return home. "My mum hasn't seen us together in almost four years", states one. "No amount of money is worth being here".President Bush may be hailing Anbar as the surge's great success but does this analysis hold up? Locals claim the US is sending in hit squads to take out insurgents - but they're killing the wrong people.
"Everyone's gone. We're scared to stay here because of the random killings", claims one man. Notes on every door say the residents fled because; "the Americans killed five people at night for no reason". Surge tactics are to patrol this area on foot. But the few people the marines come across are afraid and suspicious. "These people are obviously scared out of their minds", states one soldier. Rumours of the American hit squads are spreading panic. The marines acknowledge that Special Forces are flying in but they're not told why. Instead, they do their best to try and win over a fearful population. Another day, another village, same story. "Two days ago, the Americans came and killed my brothers in their beds", alleges one man. "Look, there are bits of their bones, teeth and brains". "It wasn't marines", protests a soldier. "And if it's something the military did, they had to do it for a reason". The strain of long deployments in Iraq is clearly getting to these soldiers. Back at camp, they speak of their desire to return home. "My mum hasn't seen us together in almost four years", states one. "No amount of money is worth being here".

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[judgerofwars]

looks like the navy seals handi work. they create psychological terror. they target only the enemy. but sometimes civilains get killed. they come at night, kill the enemey leaders. then poof!.. they are gone. like ghosts. thats what they are doing in afghanistan.

[DarKnSilenT]

@Xantheus07

I lived in Iraq and I used the same technologies that I am using now in the U.S.!!

in Iraq we had a TV, VCR, playstation 2, cell phones, cars, computers and internet...etc.

[mustafa9785]

@TBIRD091988 no bitch cuz u got no life and so psycho is the reason why u joined to the army to express ur anger cuz daddy use to hit ur redneck ass by kiling civilians but dont wory we got ur asses kicked as hell and u couldnt even control a town in baghdad u bitches

[TBIRD091988]

@mustafa9785 cock suckers like you are the reason im in the army and go to the land of sand and kill people.

[rdblade14]

look how inoccent the americans are trying to look! lol!!]

this is funny 4:54-5:03

he says "he needs to go in and BREAK the door down so they can be SAFER"!!

[AmirBarnett87]

lol the terp was sucks looooooooooooool omg can't f believe it he dose not know what to say or how to traslate.....

[mustafa9785]

@StalkerSandwich your mom is fag u dick head fuck u and america and ur fuckin country and the government and ur fuckin policy first know what u talking about then start talking u bitch

[StalkerSandwich]

@mustafa9785 wow insulting countries over the internet your a fucking fag

[mustafa9785]

fuck you america you just keep fucking

situation up

[briandecree]

why did the translator mistranslate the mans call to 'file a complaint against the american forces'?