The video makes plain that in this incident, as in almost all military encounters in both Iraq and Afghanistan, our soldiers are up against forces that do not wear uniformsa violation of international law precisely because it places innocent civilians in jeopardy. [49], On Democracy Now!, Josh Stieber, who was at the time assigned to Bravo Company 216, said that although it's natural to "judge or criticize the soldiers", in fact "this is how [they] were trained to act". "Reading his account," she explained, "one would believe the engagement was somehow justified as 'payback' for an earlier attack that led to the death of a soldier. In refusing to recognize this, the US military fails both its own soldiers and their victims. I didn't know if he was telling me that just to get me to shut up and to do my job or if he really found something out. Personally, I believe the first attack on the group standing by the wall was appropriate, was warranted by the rules of engagement. Wired.com: Civilians are supposed to know that they're not supposed to pick up a wounded person crawling in the road? She wrote that the co-pilot urged a dying, unarmed journalist to pick up a weapon as he tried to crawl to safety and that "the Apache crew open[ed] fire on civilians". We heard the gunships open up. "When I did come up on the scene, there was an RPG as well as AK-47s there," he said. 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. The soldier, Ethan McCord, has since been discharged from the military and has been an outspoken voice against the Iraq War. 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. This is his account of what he saw. Ethan McCord: From Atrocities in Iraq to Resisting U.S. Wars Tweet This interview was done by and first appeared in Revolution newspaper Revolution: In the attack shown in the WikiLeaks video, you were part of the unit that was at the scene, on the ground. [21], The Air Weapons Team (AWT) of two Apache AH-64s from the 1st Cavalry Division had been requested by the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment (216), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich, before July 12 to support Operation Ilaaj. They wrote that:[71][72][73][74]. 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However, personally I don't feel that the attack on the van was warranted. "[4] The New York Times wrote that "Critics contend that the shorter video was misleading because it did not make clear that the attacks took place amid clashes in the neighborhood and that one of the men was carrying a rocket-propelled grenade. 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". 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. With Russia regularly knocking out Ukraines power grid, the country has turned to high-capacity batteries to keep it connected to the worldand itself. The company was charged with clearing their sector of any small armed forces, and had been under fire from small arms and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). "[32][77] He said that WikiLeaks "does not point out that at least one man was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle. [64] The footage was released during an April 5 press conference at the US National Press Club, and subsequently on a designated website titled Collateral Murder. [25] Both videos depict the attack on the van, van driver, and two other men, and the aftermath when the two seriously injured children were evacuated by U.S. ground forces who arrived on the scene. From our own experiences, and the experiences of other veterans we have talked to, we know that the acts depicted in this video are everyday occurrences of this war: this is the nature of how U.S.-led wars are carried out in this region. Josh states that these casualties demonstrate the impact of U.S. military policy on both the civilians and the soldiers on the ground. soldiers. When I saw their faces, I was relieved, but I was just heartbroken. They asked for an explanation of the confiscation of the journalists' two cameras, access to the on-board footage and voice communications from the helicopters involved, and access to the reports of the units involved in the incident, particularly logs of weapons taken from the scene. She continued, "the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are inflicting huge psychological damage on combatants". We are both soldiers who occupied your neighborhood for 14 months. We have been speaking to whoever will listen, telling them that what was shown in the Wikileaks video only begins to depict the suffering we have created. This is the problem that we're speaking out on as far as the rules of engagement. When the crew were informed that a child had been injured by their attack, one initially responded, "Ah damn. In the video, you can clearly see that they did have weapons to the trained eye. The soldier, Ethan McCord, has since been discharged from the military and has been an outspoken voice against the Iraq War. They're like, oh yeah, we're the "collateral murder" company. It was pretty much a shock when we got there to see what had happened, the carnage and everything else. When a congressman tried to jail him for his actions that day he . 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". Towards the end of the show, the star actor became an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and after he left "Adam-12." [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. 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". Both children were said to have been evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital via Forward Operating Base Loyalty, then transferred to an Iraqi medical facility the next day. [25] Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com said that "the vast majority of the men were clearly unarmed". 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. China Is Relentlessly Hacking Its Neighbors. [Then I] took my children to school one day and I came home and sat down on the couch and turned on the TV with my coffee, and on the news I'm running across the screen with a child. I just kept telling him, "Don't die; don't die." [42] According to the internal legal review, the helicopters engaged a group of armed insurgents, and that some were seen entering a nearby building. McCord: I would be smoked. 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. Nearly every Iraqi household has a rifle or an AK. There is no bringing back all that was lost. They were stating that these people had no weapons whatsoever, that they were just carrying cameras. McCord was captured in a video shot from one helicopter as he ran frantically to a military vehicle with Sajad in his arms seeking medical care. In addition to five[98][99] or six[100][101][102] espionage counts, she was also found guilty of five theft specifications, two computer fraud specifications and multiple military infractions. 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But the time is long overdue that we say that the value of our nation's leaders no longer represent us. The editors asked to see the remaining footage so Reuters could check whether it had been edited or manipulated. It's very disturbing. [67], WikiLeaks released a 39-minute version, which shows all three incidents, and a 17-minute version, which shows only the first two incidents. The promise we make to our sources is that not only will we defend them through every means that we have available technologically, legally and politically but we will try and get the maximum possible political impact for the material that they give to us. [38] The children, a girl and boy, suffered injuries. [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. We were engaged in our own conflict roughly about three or four blocks away. We took her in there and we're checking to see if there were any other wounds. 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. We humbly ask you what we can do to begin to repair the damage we caused. Smoked is basically like you're doing pushups a lot, you're doing sit-ups crunches and flutter kicks. The missile hits the building, and the man is caught in the explosion. [19] This account of first bringing the wounded children to the Combat Support Hospital appears to be contradicted by orders by radio that form part of the video record, which forbids it and orders that the children be handed over to local police. The first real serious doubt, where I could no longer justify to myself being in Iraq or serving in the Army, was on that day in July 2007. That's the hard part to swallow. I did see a video on YouTube after the Wikileaks [ video ] came out, of the children being interviewed. [110], Mark Taylor, an international law expert and a director at the Fafo Institute for International Studies in Norway, told Al Jazeera "there's a case to be made that a war crime may have been committed." [113], The report states that at least two members of the group which were first fired on were armed, that two RPGs and one AKM or AK-47 rifle could be seen in the helicopter video, and that these weapons were picked up by the follow-up U.S. ground troops. [103], On August 21, 2013, Manning was sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment, reduction in rank from private first class to private, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and a dishonorable discharge. A school district is mourning the loss of a 13-year-old student who was found dead along with 3 other family members after a "potential murder-suicide" in Clermont County.It happened around 9:41 a . 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. Now, as far as rules of engagement, [Iraqis] are not supposed to pick up the wounded. [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. Ethan applied for mental health support following this incident and was denied by his commanding officer. [16] The military reported that it could not find its copy of the video. These people were operating in split second situations.". McCord: She had a stomach wound and she had glass in her eyes and in her hair. On July 12, 2007, a series of air-to-ground attacks were conducted by a team of two U.S. AH-64 Apache helicopters in Al-Amin al-Thaniyah, New Baghdad, during the Iraqi insurgency which followed the invasion of Iraq. Reuters also stated that local police described the attack as "random American bombardment". He added, "I think what this video shows is really a case that challenges whether the laws of war are strict enough. Some of them [say] I don't care what anybody says they're not there. "[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. Assange responded: Yes, absolutely Our promise to the public is that we will release the full source material. When we were on that roof, we were still taking fire. If there's anything I can to do help, I would be more than happy to. [43], Assange responded to the investigation report released by the Army in an interview with Democracy Now!, stating that "the tone and language is all about trying to find an excuse for the activity. Since then, McCord has been receiving threats to him and his family on a regular basis. Was it reasonable for the Apache soldiers to think that maybe the people they attacked were part of that insurgent firefight? [59], An internal legal review by staff at Forward Operating Base Loyalty in Iraq during July 2007 stated that the helicopters had attacked a number of armed insurgents within the rules of engagement, and that in an apparent case of civilian casualties two reporters working for Reuters had also been killed. [17] Politifact stated: "When Assange points out in the context of justifying the title 'Collateral Murder' that the word 'RPG' was not used until after permission to engage was given, he leaves the impression that the soldiers were given the okay to open fire on a group of unarmed men, or men believed to be unarmed. 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. [62] At a February 2013 pretrial hearing, Manning stated that Finkel "was quoting, I feel in verbatim, the audio communications of the aerial weapons team crew". The soldier in the video said that your husband shouldn't have brought your children to battle, but we are acknowledging our responsibility for bringing the battle to your neighborhood, and to your family. I was up on a rooftop at that time. [92][93] The Internet chats between Manning and Lamo were revealed to the public by Wired. There's no front lines here. He opened his eyes when I was carrying him. [32] The Apache crew alerted the ground troops of the van and requested permission to engage the vehicle before the ground troops arrived. 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. She said that she was "aghast" at Finkel's portrayal of the incident. You can hear the medic saying on the video, "There's nothing I can do here, she needs to be evac'd." It happened because my content was bad. Our government may ignore you, concerned more with its public image. For instance, the Web site takes special care to slow down the video and identify the two photographers and the cameras they are carrying. [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 film received an Oscar nomination in January. [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. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our livesfrom culture to business, science to design. The flood of emotions came back. 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. 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. There's no before and there's no after". He is seen swinging the weapon below his waist while standing next to the man holding the RPG. However, I do know some soldiers went in to clear that building afterwards and there were some people with weapons in there, but there was also a family of four that was killed. 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. Ethan McCord pulled your daughter and son from the van, and when doing so, saw the faces of his own children back home. In fact, that's one of the reasons I went to the van immediately, because I could hear her crying. [32] Assange also said "it's ludicrous to allege that we have taken anything out of context in this video". The WikiLeaks edited video did not add arrows pointing to these men, or label them, as it did with the men carrying cameras. 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. This is urban combat and we're taking the war to children and women and innocents. The crew then reposition the helicopter and fire two more missiles into the upper floors of the building[44], WikiLeaks said in the preface to one of their videos of the incident that "some of the men appear to have been armed [although] the behavior of nearly everyone was relaxed" in the introductory text of the shorter video. He looked at me, then his eyes rolled back into this head. It shouldn't have surprised you what you saw. The owner told him that three families were living in the building and seven residents had died, including his wife and daughter. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. One second later he screams, "He's got an RPG!" Seven men (including Noor-Eldeen) were killed during this first strike; Saeed Chmagh, who was injured, later died in a hospital. I know the van, I know the faces of everybody that was there that day. Though we have acted with cold hearts far too many times, we have not forgotten our actions towards you. [87], McCord discussed his experience in the battle in an interview with the World Socialist Web Site on April 28, 2010, stating, "What happened then was not an isolated incident. [Then] we were just told to move to this [other] location. [18][19][25] Once the group is eliminated, the Apache pilots direct the ground troops to move up to the position of the attack to clear the area. We have asked our fellow veterans and service-members, as well as civilians both in the United States and abroad, to sign in support of this letter, and to offer their names as a testimony to our common humanity, to distance ourselves from the destructive policies of our nation's leaders, and to extend our hands to you. 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. WIRED may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. [116] The military did not include the attack on the building in their report. Wired's Kim Zetter reached McCord at his home in Kansas. [56] U.S. forces spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Scott Bleichwehl later stated: "There is no question that coalition forces were clearly engaged in combat operations against a hostile force". 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. Plus: Irans secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass unhinged encounter in Russia. WikiLeaks stated that the footage shows the "murder of Iraqi civilians and two Reuters journalists". 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. The crew for Crazyhorse 1/9 could not engage due to target obfuscation from buildings and dust. [60] The Pentagon eventually blocked the FOIA request[25] despite several follow-up requests by Reuters. 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. When Bravo Company arrived at the scene, they reported finding two RPGs and an AK-47 or AKM. Both of these men, Chmagh and Tomal, were killed in the second strike, and two of Tomal's children were badly wounded. [39][40] Just as the van was destroyed, U.S. ground troops made their final turn and arrived on the road with the van. However, I don't feel that the attack on the [rescue] van was necessary. Josh . We did unto you what we would not want done to us.". McCord: My platoon sergeant knew that I was having a hard time with it and that same night he came into the room and he told me, hey, just so you know, both of the children survived, so you can suck it up now. [88], McCord requested mental health assistance following his experiences on July 12, but was told by his superior officers to "get the sand out of [his] vagina" and to "suck it up and be a soldier". The video doesn't show the broader picture of the firing that was going on at American troops. Wired.com: Did you try to get information about the two children after the shooting? Gabriel Schoenfeld, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, said of the airstrike: It is precisely the presence of weapons, including RPGs, that goes a long distance toward explaining why cameramen for Reuterspointing television cameras around corners in a battle zonewere readily mistaken by our gunships for insurgents. The majority of us aren't. It was a scene that had played repeatedly in his mind the last three years, and he knew exactly who the soldier was. "[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. Our heavy hearts still hold hope that we can restore inside our country the acknowledgment of your humanity, that we were taught to deny. They split up and the footage follows one who appears to be armed. There had been a lot of RPG, grenade fire and so on, and they were doing what journalists do. "[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". 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. 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