Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq - original video

COLLATERAL MURDER

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Update: On July 6, 2010, Private Bradley Manning, a 22 year old intelligence analyst with the United States Army in Baghdad, was charged with disclosing this video (after allegedly speaking to an unfaithful journalist). The whistleblower behind the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg, has called Mr. Manning a 'hero'. He is currently imprisoned in Kuwait. The Apache crew and those behind the cover up depicted in the video have yet to be charged. To assist Private Manning, please see bradleymanning.org.

5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.

Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-sight, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.
The military did not reveal how the Reuters staff were killed, and stated that they did not know how the children were injured.

After demands by Reuters, the incident was investigated and the U.S. military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own "Rules of Engagement".

Consequently, WikiLeaks has released the classified Rules of Engagement for 2006, 2007 and 2008, revealing these rules before, during, and after the killings.

WikiLeaks has released both the original 38 minutes video and a shorter version with an initial analysis. Subtitles have been added to both versions from the radio transmissions.

WikiLeaks obtained this video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers. WikiLeaks goes to great lengths to verify the authenticity of the information it receives. We have analyzed the information about this incident from a variety of source material. We have spoken to witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident.

WikiLeaks wants to ensure that all the leaked information it receives gets the attention it deserves. In this particular case, some of the people killed were journalists that were simply doing their jobs: putting their lives at risk in order to report on war. Iraq is a very dangerous place for journalists: from 2003- 2009, 139 journalists were killed while doing their work.

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[myron73]

The fact that they had kids with them proves to me that these people were not agressive at all with those in the chopper. God will deal with these individuals when they stand (actually kneel) before Him one day.

[Spartacus967]

@myron73

You're right.

I think so.

[davidpjr8]

theres always more to the story than what people say

[Spartacus967]

@Spartacus967

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 19

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression, including the right not to be harassed because of their opinions and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

[Knuckledragger80]

USA! USA! America fuck yeah!

[PrincessDustfinger]

Yeah... for people who say that they were shooting for protection because of weapons.. false... A US army soldier who was there in the situation even said that whoever revealed the video was a hero. "Ethan McCord, a U.S. army soldier who can be seen in the video carrying wounded children to safety, has said that whoever revealed this video is a “hero.” "

[palmostositive1]

yeah asshole, i think the van is disabled. this makes me sick to my stomach. on behalf of the americans against this shit, i am so so sorry.

[deadlybuzz1000]

Filth

[xark21]

bastards murderes of nations

and innocent people..

fuck you

[cubitsuper]

We're giving them democracy in the form of 30mm rounds.

[wackyent]

this is outright murder, especially when they tried to take the bodies in the black van, not once did they appeear hostile.. This just shows how law enforcement abuses power.. Listen to the marines cursing and laughing like peoples livs are just a joke to them, and when one of them dies its so mournful......WICKED ANDNTOTALLY uncalled for... listen how they beg to kill the individuals. SMH

[buffalobill507]

Ya! this is why we were there

[romina9319]

como no se dan cuenta!!? personas matando a personas .. no tienen corazón? no saben qe también tienen familia que están llorando su muerte? que pasaría si tomo un arma y voy y mato a toda su familia..? no se sentirían impotentes..? muchos de los que estaban allí tenían hijos, esposa, una casa que mantener, la educación que tenían que darles a sus hijos.. todo eso ya no esta...

[romina9319]

yo lo unico qe se es qe aveces las personas con tal de encubrirse son capaces de cometer los mas horrendos crimenes, la gente esta muy egoista y llena de ansias de poder, aveces me asusta pensar en las cosas ocultas qe tiene este mundo, me sorprendo cada vez mas de lsa personas :(