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what seems interesting to me is how that thing reflects light in one frame... the surface is too reflective to be an RPG, so personally i'd go with an aluminium tripod.
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.
Originally posted by BeastMaster2012
Ok now the question is will anyone else pick this up? I am guessing none of the big MSM news agencies will pick it up, but will Russia Today?!?
How messed up will that be if it takes Russia Today to release this and no one else will talk about it.
Originally posted by burdman30ott6
If you have to drastically alter the magnification and play speed on a video to make the reality of the situation visible and plausible to the viewer, then it is completely inappropriate to expect anyone making a snap call in real time to see what you're seeing. Again, IT'S WAR. Would you expect the soldiers jump on a PA system if there's any ambiguity and say "Uhm, we're not sure what you're carrying down there. Mind holding it up so we can see it clearly and then stand there while we analyze what we've seen as if we were browsing the footage on the internet? Thank you!" Another question, would you rather they had erred on the side of caution, made a mistake, and then been killed themselves?
Originally posted by burdman30ott6
Alright, the last several pages of this thread are providing a classic example of the ridiculousness of non-soldiers attempting to analyze the actions of soldiers in a theater of battle.
I'm seeing comments like:
"If you slow the video down, you can see..."
"If you magnify the video, it becomes apparent..."
"If you pause the video here, then clearly..."
Originally posted by schrodingers dog
reply to post by burdman30ott6
If this is the case why suppress the video?
*SNIP*
And if I may ask on a practical level ... whilst it is true that hindsight can often be 20/20 (though not always so), am I incorrect that the soldiers piloting and firing were seeing the events with their own eyes and not through a video screen? If so, the idea that we have the luxury of hindsight is flawed for they had the best view of all.
Originally posted by MajinRoshi
I really don't see how you all can sit back, watching this on youtube and cast judgment on something you know nothing about.