It was more of a child who was frightened out of her mind. soldiers. Our hearts are open to hearing how we can take any steps to support you through the pain that we have caused. It was nominated as a Documentary Short Subject for the 84th Academy Awards. After getting permission to fire, the Apache crew fired on the van. Wired.com: Wikileaks presented the incident as though there was no engagement from insurgents. A third, an infantry solider named Ethan McCord, was one of the men who had scooped up the bodies of the wounded children in the apache helicopter attack, what is now known as the "Collateral. [25] Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com said that "the vast majority of the men were clearly unarmed". One second later he screams, "He's got an RPG!" It's very disturbing. 2023 Cond Nast. They split up and the footage follows one who appears to be armed. The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our livesfrom culture to business, science to design. [64] The footage was released during an April 5 press conference at the US National Press Club, and subsequently on a designated website titled Collateral Murder. Part of Banksy's, This page was last edited on 20 February 2023, at 21:26. It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation. There were plenty of times in the past where other insurgents would come by and pick up the bodies, and then we'd have no evidence or anything to what happened, so in looking at it from the Apache's point of view, they were thinking that [someone was] picking up the weapons and bodies; when, in hindsight, clearly they were picking up the wounded man. I hit 'em" and another member of the crew responds "Oh yeah, look at those dead bastards".[29]. Ethan McCord was a member of the military unit in "Collateral Murder" - the Wikileaks video showing 12 Iraqis being killed from a US helicopter.He rescued the two children severely wounded in the attack and is now speaking out to corroborate the Collateral Murder video. Ethan McCord who says he scooped up the children and at least one of his comrades say the incident revealed the bankrupt brutality of the war. [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. Noor-Eldeen fails to photograph the Apache but three pictures of the U.S. Humvee appear on his camera's memory card when it was recovered by U.S. soldiers. 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. [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. 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. Fox News reported in 2010 that the rules of engagement in Iraq had not been changed since the incident occurred. Ethan and Josh claim that though their unit was following the Rules of Engagement that day, they are taking responsibility for their role in the incident and initiating a dialogue around it; "Though we have acted with cold hearts far too many times, we have not forgotten our actions towards you. After the non-combatants were clear Crazyhorse 1/8 engaged the targets. Seven men (including Noor-Eldeen) were killed during this first strike; Saeed Chmagh, who was injured, later died in a hospital. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. US soldiers Ethan McCord's Eyewitness Story of coming across the aftermath of the infamous Wikileaks Collateral Murder in which over a dozen innocent civilians, 2 of which were Reuters journalists, were killed. Towards the end of the show, the star actor became an active member of the Screen Actors Guild and after he left "Adam-12." 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. "Our forces were engaged in combat all that day with individuals that fit the description of the men in that video. If there's anything I can to do help, I would be more than happy to. 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. He's no longer in the Army. So, the first thing I did was grab the girl. [49], On Democracy Now!, Josh Stieber, who was at the time assigned to Bravo Company 216, said that although it's natural to "judge or criticize the soldiers", in fact "this is how [they] were trained to act". When the cameraman on the ground aimed his camera in the direction of Bravo Company 216, a pilot remarked "He's getting ready to fire". He was shot and killed. In an interview on NPR on April 6, the day after the Collateral Murder video release, David Finkel said that the Reuters reporters were not embedded with anyone, but working independently. [19], The team observed several individuals from this group, some possibly wounded, run into a large multistory building. Wired.com: Was anyone moving when you got there other than the two children? "[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. "[90], James Spione made a short documentary film about the airstrikes called Incident in New Baghdad, featuring a first-person account from Ethan McCord. The film received an Oscar nomination in January. Two former soldiers from the Army unit responsible for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" incident have written an open-letter of "Reconciliation and Responsibility" to those injured in the July 2007 attack, in which U.S. forces wounded two children and killed over a dozen people, including the father of those children and two Reuters employees. Wired.com: But you had been in combat before. Wired.com: Civilians are supposed to know that they're not supposed to pick up a wounded person crawling in the road? [86], Ethan McCord, the soldier seen in the video carrying the injured boy, recalled in an interview on The Marc Steiner Show that on arrival at the scene, "The first thing I did was run up to the van". [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. When we were on that roof, we were still taking fire. They also found two Canon EOS digital cameras with telephoto lenses. In July 2007, McCord, a 33-year-old Army specialist, was engaged in a firefight with insurgents in an Iraqi suburb when his platoon, part of Bravo Company, 2-16 Infantry, got orders to investigate a nearby street. Ethan McCord, a soldier who arrived on the scene after the attack, stated in an interview for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: From being in the perspective of the Apache helicopter crew, I can see where a group of men gathering, when there's a firefight just a few blocks away, which I was involved in, and theyre carrying weapons, one of which is an RPG. [32] The Apache crew alerted the ground troops of the van and requested permission to engage the vehicle before the ground troops arrived. These people were operating in split second situations.". [116] The military did not include the attack on the building in their report. He gave his view of the context of the killings: the Reuters guys walked into the hottest spot of a very hot morning. Iraq war veteran Ethan McCord was one of three US soldiers who were on the ground during the Apache helicopter assault on twelve civilians in Baghdad in 2007 that was captured in a video. They wrote that:[71][72][73][74]. Wired.com: How much sniper fire were you getting? I've had nightmares. Series of air-to-ground attacks conducted in New Baghdad during the Iraqi insurgency, An AH-64 Apache helicopter, the type used in the attack, Arrest, convictions and sentencing of Manning, Attack on personnel and a van per U.S. Army report account, Attack on building per U.S. Army report account, Julian Assange's comments regarding U.S. Army report, List of coalition military operations of the Iraq War 2007, "In Disclosing Secret Documents, WikiLeaks Seeks 'Transparency', "Video Shows U.S. Ethan Cord (Horsley) is still a man with a conscience, and kids, but he is also less reluctant to rely on his ability with a gun. [89], When interviewed by Wired, McCord stated that he supported WikiLeaks in releasing the video, with some qualifications: "When it was first released I don't think it was done in the best manner that it could have been. 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It was the video that put WikiLeaks on the map: "Collateral Murder" turned the tide of war in Iraq and landed Private first class Bradley Manning in military detention. [59] Reuters requested a copy of the full video under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) on the same day. [43], Assange responded to the investigation report released by the Army in an interview with Democracy Now!, stating that "the tone and language is all about trying to find an excuse for the activity. [85] He looked at me, then his eyes rolled back into this head. McCord, who served seven years in the military before leaving in the summer of 2009 due to injuries, recently posted an apologetic letter online with fellow soldier Josh Steiber supporting the release of the video and asking the family's forgiveness. Wired.com: Do you support Wikileaks in releasing this video? The men become obscured behind a building as the Apache moves around the group. He responded, "I hadn't heard of WikiLeaks before yesterday. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. The girl suffered from a stomach wound and glass in her eyes, and the boy a head injury. [58] Reuters subsequently asked the U.S. military to probe the deaths. It could be that since he and Amelia (Sigrid Thornton) have quit. They were destroyed. "[88] McCord also recalled being ordered to "kill every motherfucker on the street" in the event of an attack on their convoy. "These people can put out anything they want, and they're never held accountable for it. Home: Wichita, Kansas, AN OPEN LETTER OF RECONCILIATION & RESPONSIBILITY TO THE IRAQI PEOPLE From Current and Former Members of the U.S. Military. 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[104][105][106][107] Pursuant to a commutation by President Obama, Chelsea Manning was released on May 17, 2017. "Reading his account," she explained, "one would believe the engagement was somehow justified as 'payback' for an earlier attack that led to the death of a soldier. [25] Both videos depict the attack on the van, van driver, and two other men, and the aftermath when the two seriously injured children were evacuated by U.S. ground forces who arrived on the scene. 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. [2], After 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", WikiLeaks released the classified Rules of Engagement for 2006, 2007 and 2008, revealing the rules before, during, and after the attacks. [67], WikiLeaks released a 39-minute version, which shows all three incidents, and a 17-minute version, which shows only the first two incidents. He opened his eyes when I was carrying him. The Push to Ban TikTok in the US Isnt About Privacy. Wired.com: Did you try to get information about the two children after the shooting? "[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. [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. [50] In a later interview on the World Socialist Web Site, Stieber said that the attack "exposes so clearly the fallacy of using war as a tool of foreign policy or as a way to supposedly spread 'freedom and democracy' around the world".[51]. [19], Fox News said that of the attack "WikiLeaks appears to have done selective editing that tells only half the story. http://www.mediasanctuary.orghttp://www.wikileaks.org U.S. [42] According to the internal legal review, the helicopters engaged a group of armed insurgents, and that some were seen entering a nearby building. But you guys did have a firefight a couple of blocks away. Assange responded: Yes, absolutely Our promise to the public is that we will release the full source material. ", The letter, which they hope to get to the family who lost their father and whose children were injured in the attack, states that they "are acknowledging our responsibility for bringing the battle to your neighborhood, and to your family. I was also told that there would be repercussions if I was to go to mental health. 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. I was trying to wash it off in my room. Ukraine Suffered More Wiper Malware in 2022 Than Anywhere, Ever. I did see a video on YouTube after the Wikileaks [ video ] came out, of the children being interviewed. And then the father, who I'm assuming was the father, in the driver's seat slumped over on his side. 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]. I went back outside to the van, and that's when the boy took, like, a labored, breath. Colbert asked "So 'Collateral Murder' is to get political impact?" Wired.com: At the time you arrived on the scene, you didn't know what had happened, is that right? 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. There is no bringing back all that was lost. [60] The Pentagon eventually blocked the FOIA request[25] despite several follow-up requests by Reuters. What we seek is to learn from our mistakes and do everything we can to tell others of our experiences and how the people of the United States need to realize we have done and are doing to you and the people of your country. [18][19] The crew estimates the group is twenty men. Wired.com: Have you heard from any other soldiers since the video came out? That classified video created its own firestorm when the whistleblower site Wikileaks posted it April 5 on a website titled "Collateral Murder" and asserted that the attack was unprovoked. It happened because my content was bad. The first real serious doubt, where I could no longer justify to myself being in Iraq or serving in the Army, was on that day in July 2007. "[60], Early in 2010, the Internet whistleblower site WikiLeaks made a public request for assistance in decrypting a video it described as "US bomb strikes on civilians", specifically requesting access to supercomputer time. 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. [47] Greenwald called the second airstrike a "plainly unjustified killing of a group of unarmed men carrying away an unarmed, seriously wounded man to safety". An Apache maneuvered around a building to get a clear field of fire and shot all nine men, killing eight. Their age, their weapons, and the fact that they were within the distance of the forces that had been engaged made it apparent these guys were potentially a threat. Reuters also stated that local police described the attack as "random American bombardment". 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. Knowing that I was part of the system that took their father away from them and made them lose their house it's heartbreaking. Apache helicopters were called in by a soldier in the Humvee (Hotel 26) under attack from the same position used by Namir Noor-Eldeen to photograph the vehicle. They arrived on station in New Baghdad at 9:53a.m., where sporadic attacks on coalition forces continued. [18][19][25] Once the group is eliminated, the Apache pilots direct the ground troops to move up to the position of the attack to clear the area. McCord added, "I don't say that Wikileaks did a bad thing, because they didn't. [28] Noor-Eldeen has a camera and Chmagh is talking on his mobile phone. When I saw their faces, I was relieved, but I was just heartbroken. But for Army veteran Ethan McCord, it was just another day on duty. More and more Americans are taking responsibility for what was done in our name. [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." 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. New details reveal that Beijing-backed hackers targeted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, adding to a string of attacks in the region. "[32], The Guardian stated "It is unclear if some of the men are armed but Noor-Eldeen can be seen with a camera". 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. The military said that the van was "fair game under Army rules" , because it had no visible markings to suggest it was an ambulance or a protected vehicle. [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. What was shown in the Wikileaks video only begins to depict the suffering we have created. Plus: Irans secret torture black sites, hacking a bank account with AI-generated voice, and Lance Bass unhinged encounter in Russia. 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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. I've lived with seeing the children that way since the incident happened. Tasked to conduct escort, armed reconnaissance patrols, and counter-IED and counter-mortar operations, the two helicopters left Camp Taji at 9:24a.m. Though we have acted with cold hearts far too many times, we have not forgotten our actions towards you. In the video, you can clearly see that they did have weapons to the trained eye. We humbly ask you what we can do to begin to repair the damage we caused. The soldier in the video said that your husband shouldn't have brought your children to battle, but we are acknowledging our responsibility for bringing the battle to your neighborhood, and to your family. Oh well", and a minute later continued, "Well, it's their fault for bringing kids into a battle". [47] The Australian newspaper said the group was displaying "no obvious hostile action". Josh . Since then, McCord has been receiving threats to him and his family on a regular basis. There is no bringing back all that was lost. The report concludes that the Reuters employees were in the company of armed insurgents. I know the scene by heart; it's burned into my head. 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. 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. Just from watching that video, people cannot understand the complex battles that occurred. 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. In the first strike, the crews of two Apaches directed 30mm cannon fire at a group of ten Iraqi men, including some armed,[17][18][19] standing less than 100 meters away from U.S. ground troops at a location where insurgents earlier that day had attacked an American Humvee with small arms fire. "[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. "[46] Assange later said "Based upon visual evidence, I suspect there probably were AKs and an RPG, but I'm not sure that means anything". Give us a picture of what happened that day. There's no front lines here. It didn't seem real, in the sense that it didn't look like human beings. 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. You don't just take somebody's life and then go on about your business for the rest of the day. The Apache crew then alerted the ground troops that they believed that they could see an injured child moving around inside the destroyed van. Wired's Kim Zetter reached McCord at his home in Kansas. McCord: She had a stomach wound and she had glass in her eyes and in her hair. McCord: I have never seen anybody being shot by a 30-millimeter round before. There is a period of 20 minutes not included on the leaked tape. Two men were identified by Crazyhorse 1/8 as carrying an RPG launcher and an AKM or AK-47. I was pretty distraught over the whole situation with the children. 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