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Did anything happen to the soldiers (and their officer) shown killing civilians in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder video [0]? What about whoever ordered that dron
by coronadisaster 6y ago
Did anything happen to the soldiers (and their officer) shown killing civilians in Wikileaks' Collateral Murder video [0]? What about whoever ordered that drone strike on a wedding [1]?
0. https://collateralmurder.wikileaks.org/ https://collateralmurder.wikileaks.org/
1. https://www.newsweek.com/wedding-became-funeral-us-still-silent-one-year-deadly-yemen-drone-strike-291403 https://www.newsweek.com/wedding-became-funeral-us-still-sil...
- NovemberWhiskey 6y agoOn [0]: as far as I know, the U.S. armed forces instigated an internal review immediately after the events in the video. The review determined that the use of force was consistent with the prevailing rules of engagement, and so there wasn't any disciplinary action.
- coronadisaster 6y agoDoes that sound right to you?
- NovemberWhiskey 6y agoI really don't know. I think it's a bit more nuanced than some of the commentary around it suggests, particularly stuff that was based on the original Wikileaks selective cut.