Chris Hedges: Collateral Murder Video and the US Military Cover Up

Birgitta Jonsdottir visits US to raise awareness about Manning

Image by Private Manning Support Network via Flickr

Dandelion Salad

with Chris Hedges

RT America on Jul 11, 2020

On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to journalist, Dean Yates, who thirteen years ago was the head of Reuters’ Baghdad bureau. On July 12, 2007, Yates learned two of his employees – Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen had been fired upon and killed by the U.S. Army. A war crime the U.S. military tried to cover up. Their deaths, and those of others, were the focus of the now-infamous video, Collateral Murder, leaked by Chelsea Manning and released by Wikileaks.

From the archives:

Chris Hedges: Ramifications For Press Freedom In Julian Assange Extradition

Chris Hedges and Joe Lauria: The Julian Assange Extradition Trial

Assange Hearing Day 1 by Craig Murray + USA v Julian Assange: Extradition Day 2 + The Assange Story: Wikileaks Founder’s Journey From Whistleblowing Hero To Exile

John Pilger: Julian Assange Must Be Freed, Not Betrayed + The Prosecution of Julian Assange

Two U.S. Soldiers From Wikileaks ‘Collateral Murder’ Video Apologize

Julian Assange & Glenn Greenwald on Democracy Now!: US Military Confirms Authenticity of Video Showing Killing of Journalists

“Collateral Murder” Video allegedly shows US forces killing two reporters and six others By Daniel Tencer