The shocking video below was obtained and made available to the public by Wikileaks. It was shot from the gun sight an apache helicopter in Iraq. It shows the American military shooting around a dozen people, among whom were two Reuters journalists. Their cameras were mistakenly identified by the American troops as RPGS. Both men died along with other locals, and two young children were severely injured. This is an edited version of the original 38 minute tape.
None of the locals involved seemed to be posing a threat or causing trouble before the shooting begins. The US Military has stated that the American soldiers did nothing wrong and were simply following the rules of engagement.
NOTE: This is not intended in any way to be a criticism of the US military or their involvement in Iraq on my part. Rather, it is meant to serve as a window in to the absurd world of war. Troops all over the world are driven to believe that they must kill or be killed.
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