Wikileaks 'to release video of US strike on Afghan civilians'

[proud2BlibKansan]

Source: Telegraph.co.uk

The video apparently shows previously classified footage from US warplanes called in to bomb Taliban fighters during a fire fight in Farah province last year.

The Afghan government said at the time that the strikes by F-18 and B1 planes near Granai killed 147 civilians. An independent Afghan inquiry later put the toll at 86.

Video footage of the strike could prove highly damaging to the Nato-led coalition if it showed pilots failing to safeguard civilian lives.

A harrowing video showing a US helicopter gunship crew killing a crowd of Iraqis including two journalists in Baghdad caused anger when it was published by Wikileaks last week.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/7579132/Wikileaks-to-release-video-of-US-strike-on-Afghan-civilians.html

[ShortnFiery]

1. Sunshine is the best disinfectant. Let's see the unvarnished TRUTH? eom

[Dinger]

9. Yes

I agree.

[Echo In Light]

15. +1

[lunatica]

2. It was the visuals in the Vietnam War that turned people against it

It's entirely a different matter when you see footage of the carnage than when you read about it. That's why the Bush administration was so adamant about keeping journalists out of their wars and why no one could see the the returning caskets and why to this day they're keeping all torture photo data classified.

Wikileaks might just be the ticket to ending these wars.

[Vinnie From Indy]

12. Bingo!

In fact, this is the period when many current leaders on the right wing and the M/I complex realized that they needed to begin building a substantial presence in the American media. It was during the end of the Vietnam era that the seeds of Rush Limbaugh, AM hate radio and FOX News were planted.

[matt819]

3. For all the good it will do?

Hmmm, was it only a week ago that the helicopter attack video was released? Down the memory hole. That's an outrage.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. And now another one

in less than a week.

[madrchsod]

5. we`ll see if this video supports what has already been reported....

http://www.zcommunications.org/granai-massacre-interview-with-guy-smallman-by-ian-sinclair

http://www.vqronline.org/articles/2010/spring/motlagh-bala-baluk/

[NorthCarolina]

6. Good grief, another one? What has become of America.... eom

[drdtroit]

7. Souless, arrogant, sociopathic, etc.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. This is nothing new

It's just finally being exposed.

[Bragi]

8. Obama, Please Stop this war Now /nt

[humbled_opinion]

11. Why are we still bogged down in these senseless wars?

A wise man once said ENOUGH! I believed him but his rhetoric proved stronger then his deeds to date.

ENOUGH!

[BadgerKid]

13. Someone's making money, I'd bet. n/t

[florida08]

14. Hope they have good lawyers

Employees of Wikileaks have said they are facing intimidation and attempts by intelligence services to shut them down after releasing a series of sensitive documents.