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collateral murder - On the morning of July 12th 2007, two Apache helicopters using 30 mm cannon fire killed about a dozen people in the Iraq suburb of New Bagdad. Two children were also wounded. The evidence of the massacre is a video, recorded from the aiming camera of the primary Apache helicopter.
- The first video scene shows civilian people on the ground, some of them are reporters with cameras on their shoulders; there is no sign of hostility on the ground.
- The pilot reports the situation to the operation command telling that some persons have weapons and asks for the permission to engage. The permission is given and fire is released. The firepower of the 30 mm cannon is effective against armoured vehicles. The civilians are killed on the spot; the kind of ammunition used tears a human body to pieces.
- The commentary of the helicopter crew on audio channel after the massacre is appalling, they are euphoric, and they got a good score like in a video game. They have not fired to human beings; they have fired to black-beetles! Audio: "look those dead bastards! Oh, yeah"
- The odyssey is not finished; one man is wounded and tries to crawl away. The helicopter camera is tracking him on his effort to survive. Short time after a minivan approaches and stops to help. The driver tries to transport the injured man to the hospital.
- Again the pilot asks for fire permission and again the command is given. A 30 mm burst hits the minivan at short distance - death and destruction for all that poor people inclusive two school children.
Audio: "Oh yeah, look at that. Right through the windshield! Ha ha!" - Eight minutes after the attack, ground troops arrive on the scene. They find two wounded children in the minivan. Some soldiers try to transport the children to the hospital, but the operation command orders to continue their job instead of wasting time with the children. Audio: "Well it’s their fault for bringing their kids into the battle!"
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»source: sandro, march 8, 2011
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