Help WikiLeaks Release Footage of May 2009 Afghanistan Civilian Killings

[tekisui]

Source: Spot Us

Act now to help bring the truth of war to light.

On April 5, 2010, WikiLeaks released a classified U.S. military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad on July 12, 2007 -- including two Reuters news staff. The video, which became news worldwide, is the product of countless volunteer hours, help from military sources, and monetary donations. As part of a process of its meticulous reporting, Wikileaks sent reporters to the Baghdad neighborhood where the attack took place, tracking down two children who were injured in the gunfight which killed their father. The investigation and production of the video cost WikiLeaks $50,000.

There is more. Concerned individuals have also given WikiLeaks an encrypted military video from a May 2009 attack in western Afghanistan which killed over 100 civilians, including many women and children, through bombing. The U.S. Military has said it would release the video, but it has not.

But you can help release that video to the public. WikiLeaks, which has successfully decrypted the footage, is currently devoting intensive resources to provide context to the footage, including tracking down witnesses and military experts. But this is expensive.

WikiLeaks needs your help to fund that work and the press conference to release the footage to the world. WikiLeaks did not Web-cast the Baghdad attack video press conference because it could not afford the $5,000 price tag at the National Press Club. Help fund the press conference and next time, let the world watch as the video is released for the first time.

Take action. Donate now and support the military whistleblowers who were brave enough to take action against what they knew was wrong.

Remember: Courage is contagious.

http://spot.us/pitches/396

[Uzybone]

1. I wonder if Reuters (and the M$M in general) will cover their tab

after all Wikileaks just did their job for them.

[Robb]

2. Or, release it now.

:shrug:

[no limit]

7. I think they want to verify everything is absolutely authentic

the last thing they want is to have their credibility hurt by releasing something that isn't the full picture. The pentagon and our media would instantly latch on to that.

[Perky]

3. It is already on Politico and had been sin early this morning

http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/0410/Wiki_leaks_US_military_Iraq_video.html?showall

[slipslidingaway]

5. They have another video - Afghanistan May 2009 ...

"...There is more. Concerned individuals have also given WikiLeaks an encrypted military video from a May 2009 attack in western Afghanistan which killed over 100 civilians, including many women and children, through bombing. The U.S. Military has said it would release the video, but it has not.

But you can help release that video to the public. WikiLeaks, which has successfully decrypted the footage, is currently devoting intensive resources to provide context to the footage, including tracking down witnesses and military experts. But this is expensive..."

http://spot.us/pitches/396-help-wikileaks-release-classified-u-s-military-footage-of-massive-civilian-deaths

[slipslidingaway]

4. knr nt

[truedelphi]

6. We will contribute a small bit to them

And keep our fingers crossed that tens of thousands of others do too!

Thanks tekisu