perseus
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Surprised there is no mention of this on these forums, perhaps I have missed it. It is all over the news here. Note the US military say the video is genuine and the correct rules of engagement were followed.
Guardian Story
Quote:
A secret video showing US air crew falsely claiming to have encountered a firefight in Baghdad and then laughing at the dead after launching an air strike that killed a dozen people, including two Iraqis working for Reuters news agency, was revealed by Wikileaks today
Video here at WikiLeaks
Before going off the rails here, perhaps I better get a few facts right. I'm not making any judgements yet.
What are the current rules of engagement in Iraq for US forces, to fire at any unauthorised person who appears to be carrying a weapon? What about those attempting to carry away the injured?
Where any weapons found on any of the dead & injured?
What sort of range would this helicopter be at in this case, surely it was audible to the crowd, so why were people standing around if they were carrying weapons.
Just a final comment, surely it should be technically possible to take an enlarged still photograph before engaging rather than a grainy video image so this may have resolved the problem.
Guardian Story
Quote:
A secret video showing US air crew falsely claiming to have encountered a firefight in Baghdad and then laughing at the dead after launching an air strike that killed a dozen people, including two Iraqis working for Reuters news agency, was revealed by Wikileaks today
Video here at WikiLeaks
Before going off the rails here, perhaps I better get a few facts right. I'm not making any judgements yet.
What are the current rules of engagement in Iraq for US forces, to fire at any unauthorised person who appears to be carrying a weapon? What about those attempting to carry away the injured?
Where any weapons found on any of the dead & injured?
What sort of range would this helicopter be at in this case, surely it was audible to the crowd, so why were people standing around if they were carrying weapons.
Just a final comment, surely it should be technically possible to take an enlarged still photograph before engaging rather than a grainy video image so this may have resolved the problem.