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Which illegal government activities did the Manning/Assange leaks uncover? The only thing I can recall is that "collateral damage" helicopter footage but it was
by olalonde 2y ago
Which illegal government activities did the Manning/Assange leaks uncover? The only thing I can recall is that "collateral damage" helicopter footage but it was an isolated incident and was deemed legal following investigation.
- Ylpertnodi 2y agoI remember that footage. "Deemed illegal", sounds rubber-stamped. The fact that you put "collateral damage" in quotes, has the same value as me putting "Murdered by COD players, just for carrying a camera" in quotes. I stand to be corrected regarding the video in question.
- instagib 2y ago“On April 5, 2010, the attacks received worldwide coverage and controversy following the release of 39 minutes of classified gunsight footage by WikiLeaks.[6] The video, which WikiLeaks titled Collateral Murder,[7][8] showed the crew firing on a group of people and killing several of them, including two Reuters journalists, and then laughing at some of the casualties, all of whom were civilians.[15] An anonymous U.S. military official confirmed the authenticity of the footage,[16] which provoked global discussion on the legality and morality of the attacks.” From: https://wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike https://wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007,_Baghdad_airstrike 3 attacks. Two 30mm cannons and one hellfire. There is tons of video out there and sometimes leaked of the drone strike recordings. The hostage video section of high side is creepily advertised also for inspiration or idk.
- bandrami 2y agoThe gunship crew literally talk about how annoying it is to have to wait for them to pick up a gun (at which point they aren't civilians)
- faizmokh 2y agoYeah "collateral" and "isolated" incident. They hate you because of your "freedom" anyway.