L'eco del silenzio: Wikileaks rende pubblico un video in cui soldati Usa uccidono deliberatamente dodici civili in Iraq

martedì 6 aprile 2010

Wikileaks rende pubblico un video in cui soldati Usa uccidono deliberatamente dodici civili in Iraq

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Wikileaks rende pubblico un video in cui soldati Usa uccidono deliberatamente 12 civili in Iraq

6/4/2010

WikiLeaks, un sito specializzato nella pubblicazione di documenti secretati, ha poche ore fa pubblicato un video segreto (che potete vedere nella home page di PeaceReporter) dell'esercito degli Stati Uniti d'America girato nel 2007 da un elicottero durante una operazione militare nella periferia di Baghdad. L'elicottero ha sparato e ucciso dodici civili tra cui due operatori della agenzia di stampa Reuters. Nell'azione ripresa dallo stesso elicottero, furono feriti due bambini. L'agenzia di stampa aveva provato ad ottenere il materiale video, ma inutilmente. Il video mostra chiaramente che gli operatori della Reuters sono stati uccisi dopo che erano già stati feriti. Nell'azione, anche due bambini erano stati feriti gravemente. Per approfondimenti, www.collateralmurder.com.

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Collateral Murder

Overview

5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad -- including two Reuters news staff.

Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

The military did not reveal how the Reuters staff were killed, and stated that they did not know how the children were injured.

After demands by Reuters, the incident was investigated and the U.S. military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own "Rules of Engagement".

Consequently, WikiLeaks has released the classified Rules of Engagement for 2006, 2007 and 2008, revealing these rules before, during, and after the killings.

WikiLeaks has released both the original 38 minutes video and a shorter version with an initial analysis. Subtitles have been added to both versions from the radio transmissions.

WikiLeaks obtained this video as well as supporting documents from a number of military whistleblowers. WikiLeaks goes to great lengths to verify the authenticity of the information it receives. We have analyzed the information about this incident from a variety of source material. We have spoken to witnesses and journalists directly involved in the incident.

WikiLeaks wants to ensure that all the leaked information it receives gets the attention it deserves. In this particular case, some of the people killed were journalists that were simply doing their jobs: putting their lives at risk in order to report on war. Iraq is a very dangerous place for journalists: from 2003- 2009, 139 journalists were killed while doing their work.