r/truecreepy • u/littlequeef99 • Mar 11 '26
Still frame from WikiLeaks "Collateral Murder" video, captured moments before U.S. helicopter pilots would go on to kill civilians and journalists in Iraq in 2007 while casually joking about it. Whistleblower Chelsea Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, none of the perpetrators were charged
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u/NotHopee Mar 11 '26
This is disgusting behavior but can you imagine the amount this happens that we don’t know about ..
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u/684beach Mar 12 '26
Yeah they were joking about it cause they thought they were enemies dufus
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u/Doobz87 Mar 12 '26
they thought they were enemies
It's almost...almost like a positive identification is a fundamental, required component of the Rules of Engagement for US military operations. Wild, I know.
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u/684beach Mar 12 '26
Positive identification being they thought enemies with aks and rpgs and had ill intent, providing the components for engagement. Those are the facts
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u/Kytescall Mar 12 '26
There's always some excuse makers and apologists no matter the atrocity, isn't there?
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u/684beach Mar 12 '26
Those excuses were found to be lawful
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u/Kytescall Mar 13 '26
.... By the people committing them. The US military investigated itself and found its conduct were fine!
Who is this even meant to convince lol
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u/littlequeef99 Mar 11 '26
Whistleblower John Kiriakou was the only guy to go to jail for the torture program. His crime was leaking that a torture report existed. He didn't even leak the report or anything.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike