Collateral Murder

(Video) Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eld... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Joey Baker - Apr 5, 2010 - 6:08 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Apr 6, 2010 - 7:24 AM PDT
Joey Baker
4.5
by Joey Baker - Apr. 12, 2010

Proof positive that the US military lied about the killing of a journalist. These troops were clearly on edge, but they were also not trained well – killing civilians and journalists because they were caring cameras is just unacceptable.

I know it's long, but watch it.

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Betsy Taylor
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by Betsy Taylor - Apr. 12, 2010

This is a very important piece. After much effort, over years, they have done an excellent job of investigation and expose. It is an interesting new model for investigative journalism, using new media & networking outside of the old-line print journalism which is cutting funding for investigative journalism. It is powerful in what it does, i.e., obtaining, un-incrypting & disseminating military videos. I'm not sure yet how I feel about other functions of old-style journalism or documentary. E.g., , it doesn't attempt what some older journalism or documentary reporting did -- the whole context or multiple points of view -- i.e., it would be fascinating for someone to try to interview US military individuals who were doing ... More »

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Sirajul Islam
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by Sirajul Islam - Apr. 12, 2010

It's a real piece of visual journalism. I like to thank Julian Assange, Rop Gonggrijp, Alan D.B., Kristinn Hrafnnsson, Inji Ragnar Ingason, Birgitta Jonsdottir for their brilliant work

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Randy Benson
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by Randy Benson - Apr. 12, 2010

This film was obtained by whistleblowers in the US Armed Forces. We've long known of other coverups performed by the last Administration, including those of Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman. With each new discovery of a coverup, we see more and more that much of the truth of the Iraqi invasion has been hidden from us. It remains to be seen just how many more coverups of this type have occurred.

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