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Bradley Manning revealed disturbing airstrike incident in Afghanistan

Bradley Manning’s personal statement to court martial: full text Guardian UK , 1 March 13“”…….I reviewed the incident and what happened. The airstrike occurred in the Garani village in the Farah Province, Northwestern Afghanistan. It received worldwide press coverage during the time as it was reported that up to 100 to 150 Afghan civilians – mostly women and children – were accidentally killed during the airstrike.

After going through the report and the [missed word] annexes, I began to review the incident as being similar to the 12 July 2007 aerial weapons team engagements in Iraq. However, this event was noticeably different in that it involved a significantly higher number of individuals, larger aircraft and much heavier munitions. Also, the conclusions of the report are more disturbing than those of the July 2007 incident.

I did not see anything in the 15-6 report or its annexes that gave away sensitive information. Rather, the investigation and its conclusions were and what those involved should have done, and how to avoid an event like this from occurring again……….http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/01/bradley-manning-wikileaks-statement-full-text

March 2, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | USA, weapons and war