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TheChosen 1 point ago +1 / -0

Ask, and ye shall receive.

A quick overview: July 2007, Baghdad. Apache helicopters were supporting ground troops. Two journalists were with a group of armed men. One journalist has a camera with a telescopic lens. The Apache crew saw the journalist kneeling at the corner of a building with the camera pointed at an American Humvee (supposedly taking this photo). The Apache crew fires on the journalists and their group, killing them. A van suspected of dropping off insurgents earlier in the day drives up, people get out and try to remove any wounded. The Apaches fire on them and the van. US ground forces arrive to asses the situation. They secure the scene and check the van, finding two wounded children inside. They give medical aid and take them to the hospital.

I believe WikiLeaks released the story in 2010. They labeled it as "Collateral Murder."

You can read and watch the WikiLeaks version of events here... https://collateralmurder.wikileaks.org/

And you can read about and watch a rebuttal against the WikiLeaks version here... https://collateralmurder.wordpress.com/

Note: Some videos/links may be down on the above pages due to age or consequences of the hack (I don't know... today is the first day I've checked them in a long time)

This is supposedly the full (39 minutes) unedited video released by WikiLeaks (claimed to be missing 30 minutes by the other group). So if you want to view it with an unbiased eye, watch this first... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is9sxRfU-ik

This is a shortened (17 minute) version with WikiLeaks' analysis... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0

This is a rebuttal video against WikiLeaks' analysis... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgYfTRAZqek

This is a document from an investigation of the event, including photos of armed men and weapons at the scene after the event... https://collateralmurder.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/6-2nd-brigade-combat-team-15-6-investigation.pdf