[110], Mark Taylor, an international law expert and a director at the Fafo Institute for International Studies in Norway, told Al Jazeera "there's a case to be made that a war crime may have been committed." Eamonn McCann Mon Aug 19 2013 - 20:49 Bradley Manning was scheduled to speak yesterday at the sentencing phase of his trial for having leaked 750,000 pages of classified documents and videos to. In 2009, Stieber left the military as a conscientious objector and became a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Our heavy hearts still hold hope that we can restore inside our country the acknowledgment of your humanity, that we were taught to deny. They request permission to fire a missile at the building, describing it as "abandoned" or "under construction". We are doing what we can to speak out against the wars and military policies responsible for what happened to you and your loved ones. I did see a guy moving from a rooftop from one position to another with an AK-47, who was firing at us. When Bravo Company arrived at the scene, they reported finding two RPGs and an AK-47 or AKM. "[31], In May 2011 the Barcelona Human Rights Film Festival awarded the investigative film Collateral murder, Hellfire, done by Kristinn Hrafnsson, WikiLeaks spokesperson, and Ingi Ingason, with the award for International Journalism and Human Rights. US Soldiers from Wikileaks Collateral Murder Video Apologize. It's very clear that that is the approach, to try and find any mechanism to excuse the behavior, and that is what ended up happening. He later sought help for psychological trauma, but was ridiculed by his NCO and told that if he were to go to the mental health officer, "there would be repercussions". She wrote that the co-pilot urged a dying, unarmed journalist to pick up a weapon as he tried to crawl to safety and that "the Apache crew open[ed] fire on civilians". Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Wired.com: Have you heard from any other soldiers since the video came out? Their overall mission that day was to protect us, to provide support for us, so I can see where the initial attack on the group of men was warranted. This is his account of what he saw. Our government may ignore you, concerned more with its public image. He's no longer in the Army. Major Brent Cummings claimed they took great pains to prevent the loss of innocent civilian lives. Ethan McCord, a 33-year-old Army specialist, was engaged in a firefight with insurgents in an Iraqi suburb in July 2007, when his platoon, part of Bravo Company, 2-16 Infantry, got orders to. The film received an Oscar nomination in January. I've spoken with other soldiers who were there. Wired's Kim Zetter reached McCord at his home in Kansas. Ethan was on the ground at the scene of the shooting, and is seen on the video rushing one of the injured children to a U.S. They were destroyed. The ground controller responds, "If you've [positively identified] the individuals in the building with weapons, go ahead and engage the building". Our heavy hearts still hold hope that we can restore inside our country the acknowledgment of your humanity, that we were taught to deny. In fact, that's one of the reasons I went to the van immediately, because I could hear her crying. McCord: I would be smoked. If there's anything I can to do help, I would be more than happy to. As Russia has accelerated its cyberattacks on its neighbor, it's barraged the country with an unprecedented volume of different data-destroying programs. McCord states he was yelled at for not "pulling security". Reuters responded, "It is absolutely untrue that this story was spiked. Responsibility for civilian deaths in such encounters rests with those who violate the rules of war. Soldier Ethan McCord speaking about the civilian massacre documented in WikiLeaks's April 2010 vid. There were some people taking pot shots, sniper shots, at us on the rooftop. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in 17 U.S.C 107. I do know that there was a teenage girl [in there], just because I saw the pictures when I was there, that one of the soldiers took. [116] The military did not include the attack on the building in their report. Highlighted in the 17-minute version of the video are Noor-Eldeen with a camera and Chmagh talking on his mobile phone. Seven men (including Noor-Eldeen) were killed during this first strike; Saeed Chmagh, who was injured, later died in a hospital. [32] The Apache crew alerted the ground troops of the van and requested permission to engage the vehicle before the ground troops arrived. [17], In an interview with Fox News Assange said that "it's likely some of the individuals seen in the video were carrying weapons" and "based upon visual evidence I suspect there probably were AKs and an RPG, but I'm not sure that means anything. He kept saying, we were there, we know the truth, they're saying there was no weapons, there was. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. The Wikileaks videos also do not reveal the hundreds upon hundreds of cases in which American forces refrain from attacking targets precisely because civilians are in harm's way.[80]. Ethan McCord describes the moment he realised Sajad Toman was alive In July 2007, 19 people were killed when an Apache helicopter opened fire on a group of Iraqis whom the pilots had identified. She continued, "the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are inflicting huge psychological damage on combatants". It's very disturbing. Bill Keller of The New York Times wrote, "But in its zeal to make the video a work of antiwar propaganda, WikiLeaks also released a version that didn't call attention to an Iraqi who was toting a rocket-propelled grenade and packaged the manipulated version under the tendentious rubric Collateral Murder. [85] Just from looking into the van, and the amount of blood that was on the boy and the father, I immediately figured they were dead. One second later he screams, "He's got an RPG!" [59][16] In a personal statement during her court-martial, Chelsea Manning stated that the military had access to the video, and was actively examining it, yet it told Reuters in response to the FOIA request that the information might no longer exist. [58], On July 25, 2007, during an off-the-record briefing in Baghdad by the U.S. military, two Reuters editors were shown "less than three minutes of video from the Apaches gun camera, up to the exact moment it opened fire the first time." [32], On the day of the attack the U.S. military reported that the two journalists were killed along with nine insurgents, and that the helicopter engagement was related to a U.S. troop raid force that had been attacked by small-arms fire and RPGs. Our hearts are open to hearing how we can take any steps to support you through the pain that we have caused. He is seen swinging the weapon below his waist while standing next to the man holding the RPG. She concluded that command structures need to be in place to identify "combatants with serious psychological problems". 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[21], The Air Weapons Team (AWT) of two Apache AH-64s from the 1st Cavalry Division had been requested by the 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment (216), 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Kauzlarich, before July 12 to support Operation Ilaaj. When I saw their faces, I was relieved, but I was just heartbroken. I know the van, I know the faces of everybody that was there that day. [28] Noor-Eldeen has a camera and Chmagh is talking on his mobile phone. Josh Stieber was in the same company but was not there that day, though he contributed to the your pain, and the pain of your community on many other occasions. It happened because my content was bad. [32] The legal review carried out by the U.S. Army stated that the two children were evacuated to the 28th Combat Support Hospital via Forward Operating Base Loyalty, then transferred to an Iraqi medical facility the next day. They arrived on station in New Baghdad at 9:53a.m., where sporadic attacks on coalition forces continued. McCord's courage and integrity has nothing to do with his US army training. [92][93] The Internet chats between Manning and Lamo were revealed to the public by Wired. Josh Stieber was in the same company but was not there that day, though he contributed to the your pain, and the pain of your community on many other occasions. [56], The Washington Post reported it was unclear whether the journalists were killed by U.S. fire or by shooting from the targeted Iraqis. Wired.com: Civilians are supposed to know that they're not supposed to pick up a wounded person crawling in the road? More than a dozen people were killed in three attacks captured in the video, including two Reuters journalists, one carrying a camera that was apparently mistaken for a weapon. "[88] McCord also recalled being ordered to "kill every motherfucker on the street" in the event of an attack on their convoy. WikiLeaks identified the leak's source as "a number of military whistleblowers". Stuff like that happens on a daily basis in Iraq. In a third strike, Apache pilots watched people, including some armed men, run into a building and engaged that building with several AGM-114 Hellfire missiles. The Web site does not slow down the video to show that at least one man in that group was carrying a rocket-propelled grenade launcher, a clearly visible weapon that runs nearly two-thirds the length of his body. But this particular eventthis is clearly murder. But you're not supposed to do that in Iraq. One of the first soldiers on the scene after the air attack, Ethan McCord, is now the subject of a short documentary, Incident in New Baghdad, which will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. "[88] In this interview, McCord reports that repercussions for seeking mental health help could include being labeled as a "malingerer", a crime under U.S. military law. The promise we make to our sources is that not only will we defend them through every means that we have available technologically, legally and politically but we will try and get the maximum possible political impact for the material that they give to us. Ahlam Abdelhussein Tuman, the widow of the man who had been driving the van, and the mother of the children McCord had carried out, responded to the open letter in 2010:[75]. [25] Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com said that "the vast majority of the men were clearly unarmed". [65][66] [118][119], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}331849N 443043E / 33.3137N 44.512E / 33.3137; 44.512 (Airstrike of 2007-07-12). An Apache maneuvered around a building to get a clear field of fire and shot all nine men, killing eight. [23] Among the group are two journalists working for Reuters, Namir Noor-Eldeen and Saeed Chmagh. "[112], On April 5, 2010, the same day as the release of the video footage by WikiLeaks, the United States Central Command, which oversees the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, released a collection of documents including two investigative reports. [2][22] Pentagon officials told the Reuters news agency that U.S. military lawyers were reviewing the video and could reopen an investigation into the incident,[67] but a spokesperson later said that there were no plans to reopen the investigation. WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. I just kept telling him, "Don't die; don't die." 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He is seen swinging the weapon below his waist while standing next to the man holding the RPG". [78] Gates stated: "They're in a combat situation. They split up and the footage follows one who appears to be armed. The story was then overtaken by a more updated one out of Washington that incorporated reporting from the original piece. [32] Assange also said "it's ludicrous to allege that we have taken anything out of context in this video". [115], While the Air Weapons Team was providing support at the first engagement area they were informed by ground troops that they were receiving small arms fire from the south/southwest. There's no before and there's no after". New details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region. [88], McCord requested mental health assistance following his experiences on July 12, but was told by his superior officers to "get the sand out of [his] vagina" and to "suck it up and be a soldier". We are both soldiers who occupied your neighborhood for 14 months. "[76], Captain Jack Hanzlik, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command stated that the airstrike video "gives you a limited perspective, [it] only tells you a portion of the activity that was happening that day. [18][25][31] Chmagh was killed[18][25][31] along with three other men, while two children, not known to be in the van to the U.S. forces, were injured. And then the father, who I'm assuming was the father, in the driver's seat slumped over on his side. When they arrived, they found a scene of fresh carnage the scattered remains of a group of men, believed to be armed, who had just been gunned down by Apache attack helicopters. Just over a year ago, WikiLeaks released footage from a gunsight camera of an Apache helicopter engaged in an attack that killed two journalists and eight ci. [18] The report recommends encouraging journalists in Iraq to wear special vests to identify themselves, and to keep the U.S. military updated about their whereabouts. "[32], The Guardian stated "It is unclear if some of the men are armed but Noor-Eldeen can be seen with a camera". McCord: My platoon sergeant knew that I was having a hard time with it and that same night he came into the room and he told me, hey, just so you know, both of the children survived, so you can suck it up now. Personally, I believe the first attack on the group standing by the wall was appropriate, was warranted by the rules of engagement. "I grabbed him and ran to the Bradley myself". Solemnly and Sincerely, Josh Stieber, former specialist, U.S. Army Ethan McCord, former specialist, U.S. Army. They're like, oh yeah, we're the "collateral murder" company. Seven men were killed, including Noor-Eldeen and Chmagh, with three others being wounded. After attending to the girl's wounds and handing her to a medic, McCord was ordered to take position on the roof but he returned to the van to find the boy moving his hand. Ethan McCord: From Atrocities in Iraq to Resisting U.S. Wars Tweet This interview was done by and first appeared in Revolution newspaper Revolution: In the attack shown in the WikiLeaks video, you were part of the unit that was at the scene, on the ground. Wired.com: At the time you arrived on the scene, you didn't know what had happened, is that right? The second strike, also using 30mm rounds, was directed at a van whose driver, Saleh Matasher Tomal, appeared to happen to drive by and who proceeded to help the wounded Chmagh. On 19 April 2010, Ethan McCord, who appears on the ground in the video, and Josh Steiber, a member of the same company who was not present on the day, wrote an open Letter of Reconciliation & Responsibility to the Iraqi People apologising for the events in the video. I was up on a rooftop at that time. But the time is long overdue that we say that the value of our nation's leaders no longer represent us. McCord: She had a stomach wound and she had glass in her eyes and in her hair. I was diagnosed with chronic, severe PTSD. They heard about something, they came to it and they just wantedfrom everything I've learned since, they were just there to get that side of the story. [60] The Pentagon eventually blocked the FOIA request[25] despite several follow-up requests by Reuters. This is why we called it Collateral Murder. It wasnt like a cry of pain really. [48], In The Independent on April 8, 2010, human rights activist Joan Smith wrote that the engagements were like a game to the helicopter crew. [87], McCord discussed his experience in the battle in an interview with the World Socialist Web Site on April 28, 2010, stating, "What happened then was not an isolated incident. [Then I] took my children to school one day and I came home and sat down on the couch and turned on the TV with my coffee, and on the news I'm running across the screen with a child. "These people can put out anything they want, and they're never held accountable for it. All rights reserved. Many soldiers felt threatened just by the fact that you were looking at them, so they fired their weapons on anybody that was looking at them because they (I . He gave his view of the context of the killings: the Reuters guys walked into the hottest spot of a very hot morning. http://www.mediasanctuary.orghttp://www.wikileaks.org U.S. I hit 'em" and another member of the crew responds "Oh yeah, look at those dead bastards".[29]. WikiLeaks stated that "some of the men appear to have been armed [although] the behavior of nearly everyone was relaxed" in the introductory text of the shorter video. [19], Fox News said that of the attack "WikiLeaks appears to have done selective editing that tells only half the story. Ethan McCord, who was one of the first soldiers on the scene in the 2007 attack, told Wired.com that he saw several weapons at the scene, including a rocket propelled grenade launcher. [29], A crew member requests authorization to engage after seeing five or six of the men moving in the direction of U.S. The review was not released in full until 2010, after the video of the incident had been released by WikiLeaks. Gates said that the video provides the public with a view of warfare "as seen through a soda straw". It was a scene that had played repeatedly in his mind the last three years, and he knew exactly who the soldier was. With such pain, friendship might be too much to ask. Ethan McCord pulled your daughter and son from the van, and when doing so, saw the faces of his own children back home. Inside 'Adam-12' Star, Kent McCord caught the attention of TV lovers when he popularized the "Jim Reed" character in 1968's "Adam-12." McCord maintained the role for seven seasons till the show ended in 1975. Daniel Ellsberg, a former United States military analyst who was known for having leaked the Pentagon Papers to the media, said of the airstrike: It would be interesting to have someone speculate or tell us exactly what context would lead to justifying the killing that we see on the screen. As the gunner fires the first missile, another man is seen walking along the street in front of the building. [18][25][31] As the U.S. soldiers moved towards the site of the attack, a van stopped near Chmagh. Our secretary of defense may say the U.S. won't lose its reputation over this, but we stand and say that our reputation's importance pales in comparison to our common humanity. When we were on that roof, we were still taking fire. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. [43] He walks into a building which has been identified as the source of fire at U.S. ground troops. He said that the debate should be re-framed, that it is more appropriate to ask "questions of the larger system" that teaches "doing these things is in the best interests of my own country". The majority of us aren't. And that in turn is what helped me and Josh write the letter, hoping that it would find its way to them to let them know that we're sorry. It has also ignored many veterans who have returned physically injured or mentally troubled by what they saw and did in your country. 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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. 2023 Cond Nast. Two men assisting in the rescue effort were from a group of five standing at an intersection seen in the upper right corner of the video when the Reuters employees arrive in the courtyard reported to Apaches as being a second position combatants were using to attack the Humvee. The crew for Crazyhorse 1/8 then located multiple individuals with weapons about 400 meters east of coalition forces and was given clearance to engage the targets. [55], Assange stated that the attack on the van was the most damning part of the video: "I'm very sceptical that was done under the rules of engagement; and, if it was legal, the rules of engagement must be changed". FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. I don't think that people really want to see this, though, because this is war. I was also told that there would be repercussions if I was to go to mental health. According to the U.S. Army investigation report released by the United States Central Command, the engagement started at 10:20 Iraqi local time and ended at 10:41. The missile hits the building, and the man is caught in the explosion. It also states that "The cameras could easily be mistaken for slung AK-47 or AKM rifles, especially since neither cameraman is wearing anything that identifies him as media or press". "The helicopters were approximately a mile and a half away and they were zooming in on these guys . McCord was captured in a video shot from one helicopter as he ran frantically to a military vehicle with Sajad in his arms seeking medical care. I did see a video on YouTube after the Wikileaks [ video ] came out, of the children being interviewed. [81], Publicity of the incident ballooned following the release of the footage. 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