AP now reporting on the Wikileaks video - refers to it as a "Baghdad firefight"

[sabra]

http://www.startribune.com/nation/89941182.html

AP source confirms video on Internet of Baghdad firefight that killed Reuters photographer

By ANNE FLAHERTY , Associated Press

WASHINGTON - A senior U.S. military official has confirmed as authentic a gritty war video circulating on the Internet that shows U.S. forces firing repeatedly on a group of men — some of whom were unarmed — as they walk down a Baghdad street.

The official confirmed that the video posted Monday at Wikileaks.org was of a July 12, 2007, firefight in the New Baghdad District of eastern Baghdad. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the video and a Pentagon investigation have never been released.

[golddigger]

1. More like...

"Baghdad Turkey shoot."

[ixion]

4. exactly

there was no "fire fight," there was a turkey shoot, as my sig line states.

[mike_c]

2. more lies from the U.S. military....

Firefight my rosy ass. That was a massacre of civilians, NOT ONE OF WHOM returned fire.

[Laughing Mirror]

3. Nobody was shooting at the men in the helicopter shooting at them

Firefight? Strange terminology.

[11 Bravo]

5. I have been in several firefights. There was always someone shooting back.

[Subdivisions]

6. It was a massacre. Not one shot was fired from the ground. n/t

[tavalon]

9. Mai Lai, Baghdad. Same as it ever was..................

[EFerrari]

11. . . .

:grr:

[tavalon]

14. I'm with you

I'm really angry right now. We need to stop these wars now!

[nc4bo]

7. Lies. Now the cover-up begins. nt

[tavalon]

8. Spin 'til you puke

[EFerrari]

10. This is CLASSIC Authorized Propaganda. Bookmark it.

There was no effing fire fight.

The AP just proved they're the world's biggest spammers.

[WillyT]

13. Exactly !!! - K & R !!!

And bookmarked!!!

:wtf:

[Vinca]

12. There was no fire fight. There was human target shooting.

[Vinnie From Indy]

15. These words are chosen very carefully to deceive and distract

n/t