Latest In

News

GRAPHIC: Video of U.S. Helicopter in Iraq Firing on Civilians in 2007

Via Marcy Wheeler and Rachel Maddow, this video obtained by Wikileaks shows what the classified information repository Website claims is an unprovoked slaying

Jul 31, 2020940 Shares134.3K Views
Via Marcy Wheelerand Rachel Maddow, this video obtained by Wikileaksshows what the classified information repository Website claims is an “unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers” by a U.S. helicopter in Baghdad in 2007. “Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.” The military claimed it was targeting insurgents, and the U.S. personnel in the video do not seem to be deliberately targeting civilians. Gregg Carlstrom has a [judicious and balanced response](http://www.themajlis.org/2010/04/05/video-the-pentagons-murder-coverup-in-iraq?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheMajlis+(The+Majlis)).
Hajra Shannon

Hajra Shannon

Reviewer
Latest Articles
Popular Articles