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Published: Jul 30, 2010
Author: http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=11
Post Date: 2010-07-30 09:34:39 by tom007
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WikiLeaks in Baghdad icon gravatar.comwww.uruknet.info/?p=m68402&hd=&size=1&l=e sent by Fiore since 11 hours 45 minutes, published about 18 minutes One by one, soldiers just arriving in Baghdad were taken into a room and questioned by their commanding officers. "All questions led up to the big question," explains former Army Spc. Josh Stieber. "If someone were to pull out a weapon in a marketplace full of unarmed civilians, would you open fire on that person, even if you knew you would hurt a lot of innocent people in the process?" It was a trick question. "Not only did you have to say yes, but you had to say yes without hesitating," explains Stieber. "In refusing to go along with the crowd, it was not irregular for somebody to get beat up," he adds. "They'll take you in a room, close the door and knock you around if they didn't like your answer," says former Army Spc. Ray Corcoles, who deployed with Stieber. According to these former soldiers, this was a typical moment of training for Bravo Company 2-16 (2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment), the ground unit involved in the infamous "Collateral Murder" video, which captured global headlines when it was released in April by WikiLeaks. tags: baghdad, us, military, atrocities
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