access to the apache on board cameras and voice communications. all their requests are denied. the government makes no further comment on the incident until three years later when wikileaks, which had received a leaked copy of the classified video, releases it under the provocative title collateral murder. the video is important in a number of ways. one of them is better scrutiny of how pilots behave when they fire on people. they released it in a couple different forms. they released it both in a long form, then a more concise form where the high points, if you will, were highlighted during the incident. the effect of that release was devastating. the u.s. military is trying to explain a newly leaked video that shows apache helicopters killing civilians during a 2007 raid in iraq. ethan mccord has just dropped off his children at school when he gets the news. came home.
more troops on the streets means more danger. and attacks against u.s. forces are increasing daily. this is at the apex of iraq going to hell. the surge has just started. and the war went from incredibly violent to over the top violent, especially in baghdad. we would get blown up regularly. snipers shooting at us. never really tell who the enemy was. soldiers from the u.s. army s bravo company 216, including specialist ethan mccord, are on patrol in a rundown neighborhood called new baghdad. early that morning the battalion comes under mortar fire as it leaves the base. while the soldiers patrol, they hear sporadic gunfire. this area had been a troublesome area so bravo company was tasked out to go in and kind of flush people out.
it also specifically requests access to the apache on board cameras and voice communications. all their requests are denied. the government makes no further comment on the incident until three years later when wikileaks, which had received a leaked copy of the classified video, releases it under the provocative title collateral murder. the video is important in a number of ways. one of them is better scrutiny of how pilots behave when they fire on people. they released it in a couple different forms. they released it both in a long form, then a more concise form where the high points, if you will, were highlighted during the incident. the effect of that release was devastating. the u.s. military is trying to explain a newly leaked video that shows apache helicopters killing civilians during a 2007 raid in iraq. ethan mccord has just dropped off his children at school when he gets the news.
more troops on the streets means more danger. and attacks against u.s. forces are increasing daily. this is at the apex of iraq going to hell. the surge has just started. and the war went from incredibly violent to over the top violent, especially in baghdad. we would get blown up regularly. snipers shooting at us. never really tell who the enemy was. soldiers from the u.s. army s bravo company 216, including specialist ethan mccord, are on patrol in a rundown neighborhood called new baghdad. early that morning the battalion comes under mortar fire as it leaves the base. while the soldiers patrol, they hear sporadic gunfire. this area had been a troublesome area so bravo company was tasked out to go in and kind of flush people out. two apache helicopters are
organization demands an official u.s. investigation. it also specifically requests access to the apache onboard cameras and voice communications. all their requests are denied. the government makes no further comment on the incident until three years later when wikileaks, which had received a leaked copy of the classified video, releases it under the provocative title collateral murder. the video is important in a number of ways. one of them is better scrutiny of how pilots behave when they fire on people. they released it in a couple different forms. they released it both in a long form, then a more concise form where the high points, if you will, were highlighted regarding the incident. the effect of that release was devastating. the u.s. military is trying to explain a newly leaked video that shows apache helicopters killing civilians during a 2007 raid in iraq. ethan mccord has just dropped