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Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq

sunshinepress · 17.4M views · 2010-04-03 · 17:47

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Overview

WikiLeaks' release of cockpit footage from a 2007 US Apache helicopter attack in Baghdad that killed a group of men including two Reuters staff, and then a van that came to help the wounded. The video includes the crew's radio chatter and context on the military's initial account.

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HN cites it as the key evidence of what Chelsea Manning leaked and as an example of civilian deaths in war, with some early commenters disputing how to read the footage.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2010–2021

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dotancohen · 2021-11 · Reference

Unfortunately the US is well-known for actually actively engaging civilians. [VIDEO] Whether or not that is an isolated incident is irrelevant. The US has a reputation for shooting civilians. The US media doesn't help either, often portraying soldiers shooting civilians even in fiction.

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stickfigure · 2020-06 · Reference

Do you mean this video, "Collateral Murder", which is currently available on Youtube? [VIDEO] Doesn't look very banned to me.

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EForEndeavour · 2019-06 · Reference

Physically sickening. [Voice 1] Well it's their fault for bringing their kids into a battle. [Voice 2] That's right. ( [VIDEO] "Battle" my ass.

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