United States Army Enemy Combatant Identification Manual
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April 13, 2010 at 10:09 pm
Woody Allen, what are you doing in that top right picture? You don’t belong in a war zone! You’re just a director!
April 21, 2010 at 12:31 pm
I want an anti-freedom grenade.
April 21, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Made in China.
April 21, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Oh sod off.
It looked like guns from the apache. Who cares about iraqis anyway. You filthy communists, those fuckers promote terrorist attacks.
In my opinion we should just lay waste to the entire middle east.
April 21, 2010 at 12:40 pm
YES THAT’S THE BEST ANSWER
April 21, 2010 at 12:49 pm
You’re genuinely a dick if you ACTUALLY believe they looked like guns. Did you pay attention to the fucking video?
April 21, 2010 at 1:22 pm
One other thing about the video, do the pilots also see in grainy B&W?
And why didn’t those Reuters guys see/hear a couple Apaches circling overhead and think to themselves “gee, those guys could totally fucking kill us at any moment. Maybe hanging out with these other doodz with AK’s & RPGs might not be a good idea.”?
It’s also called guilt by association.
April 21, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Um probably because it’s Iraq and their used to seeing military vehicles and they are War Journalists.
April 21, 2010 at 1:52 pm
Valid point in general, but, seeing as how Apaches hunt guys with AK’s and RPGs (and not wearing Iraqi military/police uniforms) I still can’t apply your point to the situation.
Granted, it does take balls to carry a camera into combat in lieu of a rifle.
April 21, 2010 at 1:59 pm
Liberals will make up any excuse to make the US look bad.
April 21, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Liberals don’t have to do anything. America makes itself look bad all on it’s own.
April 21, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Yeah, just ask Danny Pearl.
April 21, 2010 at 5:42 pm
So feel bad for the Caucasian journalist that was executed and be all “oh it’s just the military doing it’s job” for journalist/kids being from a different world region. Stay classy Error401.
April 21, 2010 at 5:59 pm
See my reply below. Glad to know who you support.
April 21, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Nice race card you played there. It’d almost be valid if I’d actually said anything about race in my comments.
Here’s another example: 4 headless bodies found in Mogadishu, suspected of being killed by militants because they thought the 4 Somali men had helped rebuild government buildings. Was in the news today. I feel bad for those (headless) guys because they were trying to better their country and got killed for the same reason Danny Pearl did.
April 21, 2010 at 7:12 pm
I think you don’t even know what you are arguing error. Must be an error and yes I am an avid turrorist supporter lalalalallalaalallalalalalala
April 21, 2010 at 5:46 pm
So your standard for what’s acceptable is “it’s cool, the Taliban do it as well”?
Way to keep your high ground there.
April 21, 2010 at 6:21 pm
I think you missed my point.
April 21, 2010 at 4:47 pm
The Apache’s are actually a lot higher than people think. The pilot flies by eye, and the gunner in the back seat uses the camera to zoom in and fire the weapons
April 21, 2010 at 2:33 pm
No, I spent most of the time going “oh shit! hahahaha he’s in peices now! You guys see that?”.
April 21, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Yes, because someone who’s handle is Goebbels is genuinely interested in honest discussion.
April 21, 2010 at 12:53 pm
DAGNABBIT
April 21, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Did I just blow your mind?
April 21, 2010 at 2:10 pm
That is a pretty cunty picture. Does anyone actually think that our armed forces wants to kill innocents? It’s war, shit happens.
April 21, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Shitshorm…
April 21, 2010 at 2:35 pm
American soldiers seem to kill innocent people/allies a lot more often then other countries.
April 21, 2010 at 2:58 pm
You mean as a representative percentage of armed forces serving throughout the world? Or in raw numbers? Because an overwhelming percentage of soldiers serving in conflict are American. So the shit that happens, happens to American soldiers more than others. But on the whole, our military is the highest trained, most professional, and hardest working of any military in the world.
April 21, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Yeaaaah no. Best equipped, probably, and even that’s not a guarantee. Hardest working, I think it’s cute you think of them like that, but it doesn’t actually mean anything. Most professional, certainly not, if only because it’s a massive bureaucracy and has severely lowered its recruiting standards just to keep up with two major occupation wars. Highest trained, once again, no. Look for the British, the Chinese, even the French for that.
April 22, 2010 at 12:41 am
Highest trained militaries would go to the Israeli’s, Russians British, the French, The indians and the Americans. The French are actually some badass motherfuckers, they build very good aircraft. The Chinese are trained well in hand to hand combat but that is about the only advantage they have over the rest of the world.
April 22, 2010 at 1:19 am
How could I forget Israel?
April 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Nah, it’s just publicized more.
The Taleban did their fair share. So did the Sandinistas, Khemer Rouge, etc.
April 21, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Well there’s a difference. When a the military of a democratic country kills civilians, it’s a sloppy mistake.
When the Taliban/Khmer Rouge do it, it’s a deliberate action to purge the unbelievers/subversive bourgeois element.
Not that it makes any difference to the victims.
April 21, 2010 at 8:09 pm
Seriously? You think when the Taliban kills civilians it’s because they dont mean to? Bombing markets by accident? Pol Pot killed his own countrymen by mistake? They kill(ed) civilians to bring the people to their knees.
Do you have any clue how many US troops have died as a result of our efforts to keep the non-combatant populace safe? The US military are not butchers. There may be a few bad apples, but by and large our military is stocked with professionals, not murderers. When these things happen, it usually is the result of a mistake.
April 21, 2010 at 3:06 pm
When you hide on a corner and point a round, shoulder mounted object at a helicopter gunship that is typically shot down by round, shoulder mounted weapons, it shouldn’t be too shocking when you get shot at. And no soldier’s are ever trained to miss.
April 21, 2010 at 3:06 pm
It baffles me why people would rather side with someone who rapes women and wants to bomb your train stations then with an ally soldier who risks his life fighting for the country you’re so comfy in.
Stupid liberals.
April 21, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Those kids in the minivan deserved to die because why? Does not wanting children to be mowed down by Apache gunfire make me stupid? They didn’t even help them when it was figured out they were civilians… And for what? They have a different religion? They allow the raping of women? We allow it too, as long as you have the money to shut people up. We allow innocent people to die in the name of profits. And what train station bombings are you talking about? London was Pakistanis, and Moscow was Georgans…
Do innocent people die in war? Yes. Should it be acceptable? No, no life loss is ever a good thing, and if you think so, then you’re a sociopath who uses that Wikileaks video as pornography.
April 22, 2010 at 12:44 am
The kids in the minivan actually survived.
April 22, 2010 at 2:22 am
While this is a better outcome for the children, it’s still heartbreaking to think that they no longer have a father and have the physical / mental scars that go with living through and being witness to something like this. Also, while I appreciate a slightly more positive outcome, all it really does is change the first “die” in my post to “lived through”.
April 21, 2010 at 5:13 pm
’cause American soldiers have never raped anyone, or bombed any train stations.
April 21, 2010 at 5:16 pm
War Journalists/Kids bomb train stations and rape women? Learn something new everyday.
April 21, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Woops forgot the sarcasm symbol. Oh well.
April 21, 2010 at 3:24 pm
inb4 massive thumbs down on logical posts.
April 21, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I don’t get it…
IMHO if you’re stupid enough to get in range of the US Army you deserve to get shot. Have a nice day!
April 23, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Remind me never to get ‘in range’ of the supposed-friendly-to-me US Army then.
April 21, 2010 at 4:21 pm
“get in range of the US Army you deserve to get shot”
seriously? wow some people amaze me
and yeah the guys they were with had guns but I thought America preached the right to bear arms?
hypocrisy at it’s finest ahh
they sure as hell didn’t look like a threat to me in that vid
April 21, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Listen, everyone can say what they want about the US, the Apache gun cam, and innocents being killed in war.
But until you’ve been there, been shot at it, seen your friends die, seen innocent civilians die from suicide bombings in markets, you DON’T know what the fuck you’re talking about.
You don’t know what it’s like being in combat, being under the stress of countless hours of mission time, hot, exhausted and carrying 80 lbs of gear.
Yes I have been there. Served 2 tours in the 4th Infantry Divsion, 1BCT, 1-66 Armor BN, US ARMY. I was a Tank Commander on a M1A2 SEP Main Battle Tank.
We do not attack unarmed civilians. We’re not instructed to do so. We’re a reactionary force now, only allowed to fire when fired upon. Why the Apache pilots did what they did, is beyond me. I wasn’t a Warrant Officer / Officer. I was a Staff Sergeant, on the ground.
You have your freedom of speech, and I respect that. Hell, I took an oath to protect you against people trying to block you from posting pictures like this. But we’re not ALL like this. We’re not all killing machines hell bent on destroying everything. You know what the media tells you, I know what I have seen, experienced and survived through.
If you have any questions, ask. I’ll do my best to answer.
Just please don’t label every serviceman and woman some thoughtless killer.
April 21, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Thanks for your service bro.
April 21, 2010 at 5:17 pm
I don’t think anyone said that every soldier was like that. But there is evidence that some do that kind of stuff.
What I personnally find most disgusting is the attempts at cover-up and protecting the fuckers who fired in a crowd.
April 21, 2010 at 6:00 pm
I completely agree on the cover ups. And unfortunately it will happen.
I’ll be one to say that we don’t always get the brightest kids in the Military. I chose to join because I wanted to, not because I had to… and unfortunately the “join the Military or go to jail” still happens.
April 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Here’s another view of the same engagement, with a little less slant:
www.liveleak.com/view?i=c1b_1270800204
Looks like our guys went by the book.
April 21, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Cool numbers and e-penis length there.
Still, innocents have died.
Cool story, bro.
April 22, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Uhhh right, no innocents were harmed in the making of WWII?
April 21, 2010 at 5:52 pm
If nothing else, I LOLled at the last image/caption
April 21, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Dated post is dated.According to our former glorious leader Bill Clinton it`s the right wing loonies we have to conquer now.(Were to start our reconciliation with Arab nations.Starting with Syria.Scuds to Hezbollah?Republican lies!)
April 21, 2010 at 8:47 pm
My BIL is going back for his fourth tour in June. FOURTH TOUR! It’s fucking ridiculous, he has a new wife and three school age kids. They’ve got him by the short hairs. He’s got ~ two years left before he can retire and the only he can get out of it is to quit…and lose his pension. How can anyone stay sane under those conditions. Every time he thinks he’s done; he gets recalled.
April 21, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Yeah, if I hadn’t have gotten injured like I did, I would have been on my 4th tour with my unit.
It’s definitely a strain mentally as well as physically.
April 22, 2010 at 12:44 am
The soldiers in the unit in the Wikileaks video have issued a formal Apology.
www.truthout.org/soldiers-wikileaks-company-apologize-violence58714