Charts Of The Black Death

U.S. Army in Iraq

video circulating on the Internet vile and cowardly murder of several Iraqi civilians and journalists at the hands reuter a U.S. Army helicopter ... (not the only one in which civilians are murdered, but is the most eco seems that perhaps by taking particular cruelty). The video is shocking and shows performance (if not routine or not) of the U.S. Army against the Iraqis (given the video does not matter that these are civilian than military, are killed as well) ... to the pictures there were the comments of the soldiers and the total disregard for the lives of both adults and children of Iraq as well as their intention lack of view even see an RPG in the hands of journalists. Both the military and private mercenaries in Iraq have been committed with impunity aberrations unjustifiable unimaginable even in a hypothetical and actual situation of war (ie no " War is so "and of course this is not an Iraq war, an savage invasion) ... and most severe, but unpresentable, the most shameful and revolting is that these outrages were committed on behalf of the U.S. and its partners (West integer) to shut up and give ... The civilized and democratic West is the author of this approach in Iraq, "they are bad and we say good-.Pues ..."-, if any of you had any doubts about who is who in this world and have a document but attesting that the U.S. army behaves (always or sometimes) and a gang of neighborhood and also it does with impunity and no consequences whatsoever. This video seems to have seen the light by means other than the usual, read the link because it is interesting and may yield many surprises in the future: Wikileaks, the "deep throat "Internet (elmundo.es) VIDEO: And Amy Goodman makes the following comments: Murder in Iraq collateral By Amy Goodman Posted April 7, 2010 Listen this week posted a video of U.S. armed forces shows the indiscriminate killing of civilians in Baghdad. The news organization nonprofit WikiLeaks obtained the video and posted it on the internet. The images were captured on July 12, 2007 by a U.S. Apache helicopter gunship, and includes audio of radio transmissions from the military. Two employees of Reuters, a photographer and his driver were killed in the attack along with at least eight other people, while two children were injured. Radio transmissions show not only the utter callousness of the soldiers, laughing and swearing as they kill, but also the strict procedure to follow, by which they ensure that all attacks are clearly authorized by their chain of command. The leaked video is a grim depiction of what has become common for killing civilians, and is a stark reminder of how necessary it is journalism, and how dangerous practice has become. After the photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen, 22, and his driver Saeed Chmagh, 40, were killed, Reuters demanded a full investigation. While very young, Noor-Eldeen had been described by colleagues as one of the leading war photographers in Iraq. Chmagh had four children. The video shows a group of men on a street in Baghdad, leading to two Reuters employees to a nearby building. We see that Noor-Eldeen and Chmagh, each carrying a camera with telephoto lens over his shoulder. Then you hear the audio transmission of the American soldier in the helicopter, describing what he sees from above: "There are four that are walking and one has a gun." is much back and forth between two helicopters and ground soldiers in armored vehicles that are in the vicinity: "Hotel dos-six, Crazy Horse one to eight. We have five to six individuals with AK-47s. Request permission to shoot. " "Understood. We have no personnel east of our position. Then, they can shoot. Over and out. " The helicopter circled the area, with its sights squarely in the center of the group of about eight men. WikiLeaks and its partner in the dissemination of this press release, the National Icelandic Broadcasting, subtitled video and added arrows pointing to the employees of Reuters. automatic weapons start firing continuously, and most of the men died instantly. Noor-Eldeen runs trying to escape the bullets and see what follows, firing incessantly until he drops dead. radio transmission continues, "Well, we have about eight individuals," and then "Yes, we had a guy crawling down there." Chmagh, seriously wounded, crawling away from the other bodies. Another voice from the helicopter, looking for a reason to shoot, said: "Come on, boy. Just pick up a gun. ... If we see a gun, we'll shoot. " Shortly after a truck stop, and several men, clearly unarmed, came out and lifted Chmagh, apparently to take him to a hospital. Soldiers from Apache sought and received permission to "shoot" the van. Open fire, destroy the front of the truck and kill the men. The weapon used in this case was a 30 mm gun, which is typically used to pierce armor. After everyone in sight are apparently dead, to approach the place of American armored vehicles. When a tank passes over the body of Noor-Eldeen, a soldier said, laughing, from the helicopter: "I think they just step over a body." The troops discovered in the van with two children, who had miraculously survived. A voice calls over the military radio permission to evacuate to a hospital in the U.S. military. Another voice orders them to hand over the wounded children to the Iraqi police to take them to a local clinic, which means a delay in care and less adequate treatment. Research of deaths by the United States armed forces left the soldiers of any crime, and orders for Reuters to get the video under the Freedom of Information Act were denied. Despite the coverup of the Pentagon, the attack was brutal and might have involved a war crime, since those who are ready to help the wounded after an attack are protected by the Geneva Convention. WikiLeaks said it obtained the video "through a series of military informants." Wikileaks.org, founded in late 2006 as a site for informants to publish documents in a safe, has been attacked U.S. and other governments. From was WikiLeaks has many stories and has received several awards. The organization and members of the Icelandic Parliament are working together to make Iceland a global center for investigative journalism, for the adoption of strong laws protecting freedom of expression and privacy. The words of the legendary journalist IF Stone still hold true: "Governments lie." Therefore, we need journalists and media staff brave as Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh, and we need to protect informants and resources carefully the identity of informants who are making public their complaints through them to be subjected to scrutiny public. --------- Denis Moynihan contributed to this column journalistic production. © 2010 Amy Goodman English text translated by Mercedes Camps and Democracy Now! in English , spanish@democracynow.org Amy Goodman is the host of "Democracy Now!" a daily international news hour airing on more than 550 radio and television stations in English and over 250 English radio stations. Co-authored the book "Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times," recently released in paperback.