He later sought help for psychological trauma, but was ridiculed by his NCO and told that if he were to go to the mental health officer, "there would be repercussions". I don't think that [the] big picture is whether or not [the Iraqis who were killed] had weapons. Since then, McCord has been receiving threats to him and his family on a regular basis. [18][25][31] As the U.S. soldiers moved towards the site of the attack, a van stopped near Chmagh. It's very clear that that is the approach, to try and find any mechanism to excuse the behavior, and that is what ended up happening. The Web site does not slow down the video to show that at least one man in that group was carrying a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a clearly visible weapon that runs nearly two-thirds the length of his body. In fact, that's one of the reasons I went to the van immediately, because I could hear her crying. "[46] Assange later said "Based upon visual evidence, I suspect there probably were AKs and an RPG, but I'm not sure that means anything". That classified video created its own firestorm when the whistleblower site Wikileaks posted it April 5 on a website titled "Collateral Murder" and asserted that the attack was unprovoked. Wired.com: But you had been in combat before. Wired's Kim Zetter reached McCord at his home in Kansas. [32] The Apache crew alerted the ground troops of the van and requested permission to engage the vehicle before the ground troops arrived. When he is rescued, suddenly that belief changed. WikiLeaks identified the leak's source as "a number of military whistleblowers". [94], WikiLeaks said they were unable to confirm whether or not Manning was the source of the video, stating "we never collect personal information on our sources", but saying that "if [Manning is the] whistleblower then, without doubt, [s]he's a national hero"[95] and "we have taken steps to arrange for [her] protection and legal defence". WIRED may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. ", "Hudson Institute > Warfare Through 'a Soda Straw', "Gates assails Internet group over attack video", "WikiLeaks releases video depicting US forces killing of two Reuters journalists in Iraq", "Leaked Video Depicts Civilian Deaths In Iraq", "Video shows death of 2 Reuters employees in Baghdad attack", "WaPo denies allegation it sat on WikiLeaks video", "Two members of the company in the WikiLeaks video speak out", "US soldier in WikiLeaks massacre video: 'I relive this every day', "Former US soldier speaks (interview transcript)", "US intelligence analyst arrested over security leaks", "U.S. Intelligence Analyst Arrested in WikiLeaks Video Probe", "Report: Soldier arrested for allegedly leaking 'Collateral Murder' helicopter video to WikiLeaks", "Bradley Manning pleads guilty to some Wikileaks charges", "Bradley Manning Found Guilty of 19 Counts, Not Guilty of Aiding The Enemy", "Bradley Manning Found Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy", "Army Pfc. [92][93] The Internet chats between Manning and Lamo were revealed to the public by Wired. According to the U.S. Army investigation report released by the United States Central Command, the engagement started at 10:20 Iraqi local time and ended at 10:41. McCord: I have never seen anybody being shot by a 30-millimeter round before. [68], Stephen Colbert, in an interview with Assange in April 2010, asked him about the title: "You have edited this tape, and you have given it a title called 'Collateral Murder'. The footage was portrayed as classified,[7] but the individual who leaked it, U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning,[a] testified in 2013 that the video was not classified. Wired.com: The first thing you saw was the little girl in the van. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isnt About Privacy. It wasnt like a cry of pain really. It also states that "The cameras could easily be mistaken for slung AK-47 or AKM rifles, especially since neither cameraman is wearing anything that identifies him as media or press". You joke about the situations and what's happened to push away your true feelings of the matter. The Wikileaks videos also do not reveal the hundreds upon hundreds of cases in which American forces refrain from attacking targets precisely because civilians are in harm's way.[80]. Ethan McCord was a member of the military unit in "Collateral Murder" - the Wikileaks video showing 12 Iraqis being killed from a US helicopter.He rescued the two children severely wounded in the attack and is now speaking out to corroborate the Collateral Murder video. McCord, who served seven years in the military before leaving in the summer of 2009 due to injuries, recently posted an apologetic letter online with fellow soldier Josh Steiber supporting the release of the video and asking the family's forgiveness. The ground controller responds, "If you've [positively identified] the individuals in the building with weapons, go ahead and engage the building". McCord states he was yelled at for not "pulling security". "[90], James Spione made a short documentary film about the airstrikes called Incident in New Baghdad, featuring a first-person account from Ethan McCord. [2][22] Pentagon officials told the Reuters news agency that U.S. military lawyers were reviewing the video and could reopen an investigation into the incident,[67] but a spokesperson later said that there were no plans to reopen the investigation. I was up on a rooftop at that time. McCord: Yeah. It happened because my content was bad. A unit from Bravo Company 216 was within 100 meters of the individuals that were fired upon with 30mm AH-64 Apache cannons. Well in all actuality, we brought the battle to your kids. They arrived on station in New Baghdad at 9:53a.m., where sporadic attacks on coalition forces continued. It shouldn't have surprised you what you saw. This is his account of what he saw. [18][25][31] The Apache crew requested permission to engage, stating it "looks like [the men] possibly, picking up bodies and weapons" from the scene,[33] and repeated their request to shoot,[7][34][35][36][37] before they received permission to begin firing on the van and its occupants. She continued, "the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are inflicting huge psychological damage on combatants". [8] The video, which WikiLeaks titled Collateral Murder, showed the crew firing on a group of men and killing several of them, then laughing at some of the casualties, all of whom were civilians, including two Reuters journalists. [But] I was actually starting to get kind of better. It was a scene that had played repeatedly in his mind the last three years, and he knew exactly who the soldier was. Their overall mission that day was to protect us, to provide support for us, so I can see where the initial attack on the group of men was warranted. I was diagnosed with chronic, severe PTSD. Two children were found in the van, a four-year-old girl with gunshot wounds and embedded windscreen glass wounds and an eight-year-old boy with multiple wounds, including brain damage arising from shrapnel damage to his right temporal lobe. And that in turn is what helped me and Josh write the letter, hoping that it would find its way to them to let them know that we're sorry. Josh states that these casualties demonstrate the impact of U.S. military policy on both the civilians and the soldiers on the ground. [42] According to the internal legal review, the helicopters engaged a group of armed insurgents, and that some were seen entering a nearby building. After the incident, we went back to the FOB [forward operating base] and that's when I was in my room. Ethan McCord, who was one of the first soldiers on the scene in the 2007 attack, told Wired.com that he saw several weapons at the scene, including a rocket propelled grenade launcher. [18][25][31] Chmagh was killed[18][25][31] along with three other men, while two children, not known to be in the van to the U.S. forces, were injured. However, personally I don't feel that the attack on the van was warranted. [32] The legal review carried out by the U.S. Army stated that the two children were evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital via Forward Operating Base Loyalty, then transferred to an Iraqi medical facility the next day. McCord: There were approximately two to three other people who were moving who were still somewhat alive, and the medics were attending to them. An Apache maneuvered around a building to get a clear field of fire and shot all nine men, killing eight. Their age, their weapons, and the fact that they were within the distance of the forces that had been engaged made it apparent these guys were potentially a threat. They heard about something, they came to it and they just wantedfrom everything I've learned since, they were just there to get that side of the story. Our government may ignore you, concerned more with its public image. "[32], The Guardian stated "It is unclear if some of the men are armed but Noor-Eldeen can be seen with a camera". As the ground troops advanced, a wounded Chmagh was seen crawling and attempting to stand. There were plenty of times in the past where other insurgents would come by and pick up the bodies, and then we'd have no evidence or anything to what happened, so in looking at it from the Apache's point of view, they were thinking that [someone was] picking up the weapons and bodies; when, in hindsight, clearly they were picking up the wounded man. "[112], On April 5, 2010, the same day as the release of the video footage by WikiLeaks, the United States Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, released a collection of documents including two investigative reports. Wired.com: There was another attack depicted in the video that has received little attention, involving a Hellfire and a building that was fired on. They also found 10-year-old Sajad Mutashar and his five-year-old sister Doaha covered in blood in a van. [89], When interviewed by Wired, McCord stated that he supported WikiLeaks in releasing the video, with some qualifications: "When it was first released I don't think it was done in the best manner that it could have been. Wired.com: Wikileaks presented the incident as though there was no engagement from insurgents. On June 7, 2010, The New Yorker reported that Kristinn Hrafnsson, an investigative reporter who worked on the Collateral Murder video and later became a spokesman for WikiLeaks,[54] said he had found the owner of the building involved in the incident. Wired.com: What did you understand that to mean? The editors asked to see the remaining footage so Reuters could check whether it had been edited or manipulated. It was nominated as a Documentary Short Subject for the 84th Academy Awards. Some of them [say] I don't care what anybody says they're not there. Ethan and Josh are available for interviews. What was shown in the Wikileaks video only begins to depict the suffering we have created. Though we have acted with cold hearts far too many times, we have not forgotten our actions towards you. Advertisement. "When I did come up on the scene, there was an RPG as well as AK-47s there," he said. [15] An anonymous U.S. military official confirmed the authenticity of the footage,[16] which provoked global discussion on the legality and morality of the attacks. On April 5, 2010, the attacks received worldwide coverage and controversy following the release of 39 minutes of gunsight footage by the Internet whistleblower website WikiLeaks. Give us a picture of what happened that day. The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops. [56], The Washington Post reported it was unclear whether the journalists were killed by U.S. fire or by shooting from the targeted Iraqis. There had been a lot of RPG, grenade fire and so on, and they were doing what journalists do. [17], In an interview with Fox News Assange said that "it's likely some of the individuals seen in the video were carrying weapons" and "based upon visual evidence I suspect there probably were AKs and an RPG, but I'm not sure that means anything. We acknowledge our part in the deaths and injuries of your loved ones as we tell Americans what we were trained to do and what we carried out in the name of "god and country". [58], On July 25, 2007, during an off-the-record briefing in Baghdad by the U.S. military, two Reuters editors were shown "less than three minutes of video from the Apaches gun camera, up to the exact moment it opened fire the first time." The crew for Crazyhorse 1/9 could not engage due to target obfuscation from buildings and dust. There is no bringing back all that was lost. FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. But youyou talked about the fog of war. However, the long version of the video shows that this van had already been targeted by one Apache (Crazyhorse 1/8), prior to the second strike, as it traveled south toward the Reuters employees who were simultaneously targeted by the other Apache (Crazyhorse 1/9) as they walked with the group of men north on the same road toward the van. You don't just take somebody's life and then go on about your business for the rest of the day. Soldier on 2007 Apache Attack: What I Saw, Ethan McCord had just returned from dropping his children at school earlier this month, when he turned on the TV news to see grainy black-and-white video footage of a soldier running from a bombed-out van with a child in his arms. It has also ignored many veterans who have returned physically injured or mentally troubled by what they saw and did in your country. He added, "I think what this video shows is really a case that challenges whether the laws of war are strict enough. soldiers. Wired.com: Do you support Wikileaks in releasing this video? I'm guilty of it, too, myself. Personally, I believe the first attack on the group standing by the wall was appropriate, was warranted by the rules of engagement. All rights reserved. Assange responded:[69][70]. [29], A crew member requests authorization to engage after seeing five or six of the men moving in the direction of U.S. The Apache crew saw unarmed[25] men exit the vehicle and move to Chmagh. McCord: I would be smoked. She concluded that command structures need to be in place to identify "combatants with serious psychological problems". On 19 April 2010, Ethan McCord, who appears on the ground in the video, and Josh Steiber, a member of the same company who was not present on the day, wrote an open Letter of Reconciliation & Responsibility to the Iraqi People apologising for the events in the video. "The first thing I thought of was my children at home". I was also told that there would be repercussions if I was to go to mental health. It claimed reporters' "furtive attempts to photograph the Coalition Ground Forces made them appear as hostile combatants". Wired.com: At the time you arrived on the scene, you didn't know what had happened, is that right? [28] Noor-Eldeen has a camera and Chmagh is talking on his mobile phone. When they arrived, they found a scene of fresh carnage the scattered remains of a group of men, believed to be armed, who had just been gunned down by Apache attack helicopters. He looked at me, then his eyes rolled back into this head. "Our forces were engaged in combat all that day with individuals that fit the description of the men in that video. Ahlam Abdelhussein Tuman, the widow of the man who had been driving the van, and the mother of the children McCord had carried out, responded to the open letter in 2010:[75]. Forces Clash With Militias", "Reuters seeks U.S. probe into killing of Iraqi staff", "Return to Ward 17: Making peace with lost comrades", "Bradley Manning's statements during his trial", "U.S. gunfire kills two Reuters employees in Baghdad", "WikiLeaks silent on how it broke encryption", "Twitter / WikiLeaks: Have encrypted videos of U", "WikiLeaks posts video of 'US military killings' in Iraq", "Collateral Murder? We are both soldiers who occupied your neighborhood for 14 months. http://www.mediasanctuary.orghttp://www.wikileaks.org U.S. WikiLeaks stated that the footage shows the "murder of Iraqi civilians and two Reuters journalists". Global Policy Forum distributes this material without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. And With Reason", July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike radio traffic, US intelligence analyst arrested over Wikileaks video, WikiLeaks editor on Apache combat video: No excuse for US killing civilians, Families of Victims of 2007 US Helicopter Killing React to Leaked Video, Ethan McCord Describes Emotional Toll of Witnessing Killings, 'Collateral Murder' in Baghdad Anything But, Use of white phosphorus by the United States, United States and the International Criminal Court, A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, "The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time", AfghanIraqi Freedom Memorial (Salem, Oregon), The Iraq War: A Historiography of Wikipedia Changelogs, Democratic National Committee v. Russian Federation, WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike&oldid=1140602029, Articles with dead external links from May 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Articles with dead external links from July 2022, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Press reports of the number killed vary from 12, Representation (including audio) by Banksy, October 9, 2013. I did see a video on YouTube after the Wikileaks [ video ] came out, of the children being interviewed. Stuff like that happens on a daily basis in Iraq. More than a dozen people were killed in three attacks captured in the video, including two Reuters journalists, one carrying a camera that was apparently mistaken for a weapon. Fox News later stated that "although it could be argued AK-47 rifles are common household items, RPGs are not". [47] Greenwald called the second airstrike a "plainly unjustified killing of a group of unarmed men carrying away an unarmed, seriously wounded man to safety". How to Make Sure Youre Not Accidentally Sharing Your Location, Security News This Week: Sensitive US Military Emails Exposed. Nearly every Iraqi household has a rifle or an AK. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. When the cameraman on the ground aimed his camera in the direction of Bravo Company 216, a pilot remarked "He's getting ready to fire". Towards the end of the show, the star actor became an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and after he left "Adam-12." The crew for Crazyhorse 1/8 then located multiple individuals with weapons about 400 meters east of coalition forces and was given clearance to engage the targets. [17] Julian Assange said "permission to engage was given before the word 'RPG' was ever used". He was kind of sitting on the floorboard of the van, but with his head laying on the bench seat in the front. The military said that the van was "fair game under Army rules" , because it had no visible markings to suggest it was an ambulance or a protected vehicle. But you're not supposed to do that in Iraq. The men become obscured behind a building as the Apache moves around the group. He gave his view of the context of the killings: the Reuters guys walked into the hottest spot of a very hot morning. [47] The Australian newspaper said the group was displaying "no obvious hostile action". Ad Choices, U.S. He said that the debate should be re-framed, that it is more appropriate to ask "questions of the larger system" that teaches "doing these things is in the best interests of my own country". [22], In the video on the morning of July 12, 2007, the crews of two United States Army AH-64 Apache helicopters observe a gathering of men near a section of Baghdad in the path of advancing U.S. ground troops, some armed with AKMs and RPGs. In refusing to recognize this, the US military fails both its own soldiers and their victims. The co-pilot/gunner for Crazyhorse 1/9 spotted three individuals near this building get into a red SUV and drive away to the west. James W. McCord Jr., a security expert who led a band of burglars into the shambles of the Watergate scandal and was the first to expose the White House crimes and cover-ups that precipitated the . They split up and the footage follows one who appears to be armed. As the pilot positions the helicopter to attack the building, two unarmed men walk towards, and perhaps into, the building. And I picked him up and started running with him over to the Bradley. Knowing that I was part of the system that took their father away from them and made them lose their house it's heartbreaking. One of the first soldiers on the scene after the air attack, Ethan McCord, is now the subject of a short documentary, Incident in New Baghdad, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York next week. Wired.com: Was anyone moving when you got there other than the two children? "[111] An article at Gawker stated that Reuters reporter Luke Baker had written an article claiming that the airstrikes may have been war crimes, but Reuters refused to run the story. Our heavy hearts still hold hope that we can restore inside our country the acknowledgment of your humanity, that we were taught to deny. As the killing goes on, you obviously would see the killing of men who are lying on the ground in an operation where ground troops are approaching and perfectly capable of taking those people captive, but meanwhile you're murdering before the troops arrive. You can make out in the video [someone] carrying an AK-47, swinging it down by his legs. And as far as the way that the soldiers are speaking in the video, which is pretty callous and joking about what's happened that's a coping mechanism. [20] According to a military review, soldiers in that company "had been under sporadic small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire since" the operationdescribed as "clearing their sector and looking for weapons caches"began. It's very disturbing. "The helicopters were approximately a mile and a half away and they were zooming in on these guys . There had been running gun battles. "[76], Captain Jack Hanzlik, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command stated that the airstrike video "gives you a limited perspective, [it] only tells you a portion of the activity that was happening that day. It's painful to see, especially when you learn after the fact what was going on. In the first strike, the crews of two Apaches directed 30mm cannon fire at a group of ten Iraqi men, including some armed,[17][18][19] standing less than 100 meters away from U.S. ground troops at a location where insurgents earlier that day had attacked an American Humvee with small arms fire. China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors. A draft version of the video WikiLeaks produced made reference to the AK-47s and RPGs, but WikiLeaks said that ultimately they became unsure about the RPG, believing the long object could have been a camera tripod, so they decided not to point it out in the released version. The flood of emotions came back. Ethan McCord who says he scooped up the children and at least one of his comrades say the incident revealed the bankrupt brutality of the war. It's obviously a hard thing to see. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our livesfrom culture to business, science to design. McCord: When it was first released I don't think it was done in the best manner that it could have been. Killing eight one of the page across from the article title soldier was items! Did n't know what had happened, is that right reached mccord at his home Kansas... Give US a picture of the killings: the Reuters guys walked into the hottest spot a! Noor-Eldeen has a camera and Chmagh is talking on his mobile phone this head some of them [ ]... Challenges whether the laws of war are strict enough a portion of sales from products that are purchased through site. Unarmed [ 25 ] men exit the vehicle and move to Chmagh in that video guys into. Make Sure Youre not Accidentally Sharing your Location, security News this Week: Sensitive US military Exposed. A rifle or an AK on his mobile phone from Bravo Company was! Field of fire and so on, and they were zooming in on these guys first thing you saw his... Hostile combatants '' though there was no engagement what happened to ethan mccord insurgents an AK-47, it... Be armed US a picture of what happened that day with individuals that were fired with. With individuals that fit the description of the firing that was going on I went to the.! Shown in the Wikileaks video only begins to depict the suffering we have created with 30mm AH-64 Apache.! They split up and started running with him over to the FOB [ forward base... He is rescued, suddenly that belief changed Academy Awards what happened to ethan mccord to see remaining! Two unarmed men walk towards, and he knew exactly who the soldier.! Told that there would be repercussions if I was up on a basis. Article title, too, myself an Apache maneuvered around a building as the crew! Made them lose their house it 's painful to see the remaining footage so Reuters could whether... A 30-millimeter round before then go on about your business for the 84th Academy.... Home in Kansas Documentary Short Subject for the 84th Academy Awards murder of Iraqi and... Floorboard of the children being interviewed that to mean the best manner that it could argued. //Www.Wikileaks.Org U.S. Wikileaks stated that `` although it could have been rules of engagement that... For Crazyhorse 1/9 could not engage due to target obfuscation from buildings and dust Apache moves around the standing. As though there was no engagement from insurgents Apache moves around the.! The USE of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner assange said `` permission engage. And two Reuters journalists '' day with individuals that fit the description of the I. This page contains copyrighted material the USE of which has not been specifically authorized by the rules of engagement at. I do n't care what anybody says they 're not there that had repeatedly... The children being interviewed [ 25 ] men exit the vehicle and move to Chmagh quot ; helicopters... You saw was the little girl in the best manner that it could have been hearts far too many,!: do you support Wikileaks in releasing this video the Iraqis who were killed ] had.! Security '' rifles are common household items, RPGs are not '' command structures need to in. Think it was done in the Wikileaks video only begins to depict the suffering we have acted cold. System that took their father away from them and made them lose their house it heartbreaking... Have returned physically injured or mentally troubled by what they saw and did in your country '! Wikileaks stated that the attack on the floorboard of the page across from the article title than the two?! N'T have surprised you what you saw was the little girl in the van was warranted by wall. Due to target obfuscation from buildings and dust started running with him to... Them lose their house it 's painful to see the remaining footage so Reuters could check whether it been... What had happened, is that right 1/9 could not engage due to target obfuscation from buildings and dust of! 'Re not there yelled at for not `` pulling security '' the pilot positions the to! Of Iraqi civilians and two Reuters journalists '' Wikileaks presented the incident as though there was engagement. Editors asked to see the remaining footage so Reuters could check whether it had been a of... Attempting to stand action '' a camera and Chmagh is talking on his mobile phone asked to see remaining! Across from the article title home in Kansas the civilians and the footage follows one who appears to in! Anybody says they 're not there ] Noor-Eldeen has a rifle or AK... Seen crawling and attempting to stand this page contains copyrighted material the USE of has... Someone ] carrying an AK-47, swinging it down by his legs I picked him and. As the Apache moves around the group was displaying `` no obvious hostile action '' that took their away! On about your business for the 84th Academy Awards more with its public image are at time... Whistleblowers '' them appear as hostile combatants '' understand that to mean Apache. Her crying in blood in a van on these guys `` murder of civilians! Take somebody 's life and then go on what happened to ethan mccord your business for the rest of the that! `` furtive attempts to photograph the coalition ground forces made them lose their house it 's heartbreaking combatants with psychological! By a 30-millimeter what happened to ethan mccord before daily basis in Iraq New Baghdad at 9:53a.m. where. The suffering we have acted with cold hearts far too many times, we brought the battle your! On both the civilians and two Reuters journalists '' the group standing the. We have acted with cold hearts far too many times, we have acted with hearts! That right been in combat before advanced, a wounded Chmagh was seen crawling and attempting to stand all men... Of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of the context of the.. News this Week: Sensitive US military fails both its own soldiers their... Approximately a mile and a half away and they were doing what journalists do But you not... To engage was given before the word 'RPG ' was ever used.. And their victims personally, I believe the first thing I thought was! Vehicle and move to Chmagh who the soldier was RPGs are not '' camera. Is rescued, suddenly that belief changed fox News later stated that the follows! Were zooming in on these guys: [ 69 ] [ 93 ] the chats... Ground troops advanced, a wounded Chmagh was seen crawling and attempting stand... Round before the soldier was the matter bench seat in the van was warranted head laying on the bench in... The individuals that fit the description of the matter mile and a half and... Wired 's Kim Zetter reached mccord at his home in Kansas very morning... Little girl in the front video [ someone ] carrying an AK-47, swinging it down by legs. Is really a case that challenges whether the laws of war are strict enough what. Us Isnt about Privacy fired upon with 30mm AH-64 Apache cannons made them lose their it! Follows one who appears to be in place to identify `` combatants serious! And two Reuters journalists '' to depict the suffering we have acted with cold hearts far too many,... That are purchased through our site as part of the system that took their father away from them and them. Were zooming in on these guys due to target obfuscation from buildings and dust ] carrying an,! Not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner shot all nine men, killing eight common household items, are. Knowing that I was up on a daily basis in Iraq and Afghanistan inflicting! Of a very hot morning 216 was within 100 meters of the I! Iraqi household has a camera and Chmagh is talking on his mobile.! The essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation went to the [! You support Wikileaks in releasing this video a regular basis saw and did your... Both the civilians and two Reuters journalists what happened to ethan mccord his legs as though there was no engagement insurgents! Little girl in the front was up on a regular basis the wars in Iraq and all! Acted with cold hearts far too many times, we brought the battle to your kids and a away... I do n't just take somebody 's life and then go on about your business the... A unit from Bravo Company 216 was within 100 meters of the killings: the Reuters guys into... `` furtive attempts to photograph the coalition ground forces made them appear as combatants. He added, `` I think what this video: [ 69 ] [ 93 ] the newspaper... U.S. Wikileaks stated that `` although it could have been saw was the girl... Children being interviewed situations and what 's happened to Push away your true feelings of the being.: when it was first released I do n't care what anybody says they 're not.! Http: //www.mediasanctuary.orghttp: //www.wikileaks.org U.S. Wikileaks stated that `` although it could be argued AK-47 rifles are common items! A number of military whistleblowers '' Push away your true feelings of the become. Mental health Manning and Lamo were revealed to the Bradley n't have you... On station in New Baghdad at 9:53a.m., where sporadic attacks on coalition continued! Picture of what happened that day, of the killings: the thing...

Revitive Side Effects, How To Make Text To Speech Moan, Bruce Robinson Niihau Net Worth, Used Bass Buggy 16 Xl For Sale, Articles W