Collateral Murder

[KatNotKathy]

I don't know if any of you have been following the wikileaks twitter feed recently, but there was a lot of chatter about releasing a video of US soldiers gunning down civilians and journalists. Welp, it got released.

Fair warning: I was thrown into a full-on panic attack after just watching a few seconds of video. It's not particularly gory or anything, but fair warning if you're sensitive to violence. Hell, parts are probably against the rules to show, but it's really gotta be seen.


It's a good thing I have a counselor appointment in an hour, because this is ******* sick. They're like a couple of dumb teenagers playing xbox live, but with more killing innocent people.

Yeah, no real point here other than to say this is real ****** up and I kind of wish I hadn't watched it.

[tumbleweed41]

The US Military learned absolutely nothing from Vietnam.

[stiletto]

I was not disturbed by the initial engagement because I assumed something led up to it. But then when they opened fire on the van (with the children in it) after it pulled up to try and help the one guy who was still alive, I nearly fell of my chair. And justifying the killing of these civilians and children with the comment "it's their fault for bringing their kids to a battle"... wow, that's REALLY ****** up.

[MSizer]

I can't watch it from work, but I think that's probably good. I can tell from the comments that it's pretty obvious whatever it was it was clearly brutal and uncalled for. I'm glad not to see it.

[monta]

I think I'm a coward because I'm not going to watch it

[KatNotKathy]

Originally Posted by stiletto

I was not disturbed by the initial engagement because I assumed something led up to it.

Something did lead up to it. They saw a reuters reporter and mistook his camera tripod for a rocket launcher somehow. Clearly the answer is to shoot the hell out of it while cracking jokes with your buddies

edit: Still agreein with ya though. The first act was horrible but could be justified if you assume our troops to be idiots, but the second was just overboard entirely.

[dust1n]

Yup.. that was a ****** up video;

Makes sense wikileaks is going through **** in America. (I have been keeping up with their tweets.)

Maybe this is the vital information that the military's 23-page report is when it refers to 'information sensitive' intel.

9 years, now with more troops -- and the killing of our citizens. I imagine the first one is the hardest to deal with. We will be seeing these more often.

The crowd sits ideally by and says nothing.

[MysticSang'ha]

I watched it. It was reprehensible. Atrocious.

[Alceste]

I watched it. Infuriating. Makes me wish I believed in hell so I could be reassured that the entire US military will be going there to roast for all eternity.

My advice is if you already know that war is about armed men slaughtering vast numbers of civilians you don't need to watch this. It'll only give you nightmares.

If, on the other hand, you think war is actually about teams of armed men fighting one another for noble causes, you do need to watch this. It'll help rectify your ignorance.

[301ouncer]

Originally Posted by Alceste

Makes me wish I believed in hell

please believe. because this is what hell was created for and awaits them with eager..