Except that they weren't obviously unarmed.
Not only where they not obviously unarmed, they appeared to be armed.
Look at the 4 minute mark.
That sure as shit looks like an RPG.
The crew thought the group was armed. Ergo, they were cleared to engage.
This wasn't a war crime...and the allegation that it was just makes
people look ridiculous.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:05 PM, <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
On Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:44:44 PDT, Mike Hale said:
Seriously! Think about the injustice of having American helicopters
engage armed individuals shadowing American soldiers.
Shooting at "armed individuals" is one thing. If it's "civilians and Reuters
employees" who *aren't* obviously armed, it's something else.
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