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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:35 AM Aug 2012

Question about Manning/Wikileaks/Assange:

The world is out for Assange.
The police is out for Assange.
Bradley Manning is in jail, after exposing a war-crime.

What about the war-criminals he exposed?
Has anybody heard anything about the pilots of the helicopter that killed those civilians?
Have they been jailed?
Do they await court-martial?

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Question about Manning/Wikileaks/Assange: (Original Post) DetlefK Aug 2012 OP

Exactly! newfie11 Aug 2012 #1

The entire Wikileaks thing appears to be a bust from what I see hack89 Aug 2012 #2

15-6 Investigation was completed in 2007... Ben_Caxton Aug 2012 #3

newfie11

(8,159 posts)

1. Exactly!

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:44 AM

Aug 2012

This seems to be the way things go now. Scary, as this will not end well and will get worse.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

2. The entire Wikileaks thing appears to be a bust from what I see

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:53 AM

Aug 2012

the entire world read the cables, gave a collective "" and moved on.

To answer your specific question - nothing has happen or will happen to those pilots.

Ben_Caxton

(28 posts)

3. 15-6 Investigation was completed in 2007...

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:58 AM

Aug 2012

and the pilots were found to be not at fault.

Walking the streets in Iraq with RPGs is an excellent way to get attacked. Media embedding with with folks carrying RPGs, with no means to identify themselves, are also likely to be attacked.

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2010/04/6-2nd-brigade-combat-team-15-6-investigation.pdf

The investigator makes an pretty good case.

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