Video obtained by CNN significantly undermines two Pentagon investigations, the latest of which was released last week, into an ISIS-K suicide attack outside Kabul airport in August 2021. #CNN #News
The LA Clippers won the NBA Championship, Joe Biden is speaking in complete sentences, and Zelensky stopped begging for money and hit a late growth spurt pushing him over 5 foot 4.
CCTV - Always is open about Chinese military failures, Xi's corruption RT - Always very open about Russias illegal invasion of Ukraine, the kidnapping of 20,000 children, etc Al Jazeera - Always super unbiased when it comes to Israel, Europe and the US and Christians CNN - LITERALLY SATAN
Democrats saying Biden is too old to be prosecuted for crimes he committed but he's not too old to run for POTUS. Meanwhile Trump doing this same crimes....
@@hector5749 Doha Accord is the surrender agreement inked by Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo. They surrendered like naive children to the TBan on May 1, 2021
The reporter in the video says "At least 43 shots were fired." Meaning that there were likely more shots fired than the 43 that were heard on video. So who says that there was only 43 shots fired?
if the go pro footage was on for the whole event and the fact you can hear gun fire from miles away 43 is a pretty good indicator on total shots fired.
Imagine being the last in a long 20 year line of broken young men from the sandbox. You're right but it's worse, for all that society didn't give a shit about them as it happened, now they're in a world where exactly no one gives a shit and has long moved on. That kid was probably born as the first ODA's got their boots onto the ground there.
My sis joined the Army as a veterinarian technician and spent 13 months in Iraq, stationed at Al Asad from Sep. 2006-Dec. 2007. She went straight from high school, went to a university and then dropped out, joined the Army in September 2005 and chose the expedited route to boot camp. Straight off to Ft. Leonard Wood and then to Ft. Bragg. My senior year, 2005-2006 I was just amazed and scared for her. She told me about having to put down stray animals on the base and treating the K9s for injuries out in the field. She ended up addicted to Ambien after she told the medics she couldn’t sleep and drinking smuggled in whiskey by the national guard guys that were there. Damn, she is tough as fuck. Now she’s a prison guard and has already broken up a few fights and saved a guy from jumping off a mezzanine in the prison to commit suicide. I don’t know how she does it.
@@bugwild1544 part of me wants to say “fuck you” but the other half is in agreement. There are people that are built differently than us civilians that have something inside them that gives them the strength to make this sacrifice, but I’m sure a lot of it is recruiters bullshitting potential enlisted men and women to think they’ll make a lot of money and protect their country. I wish my sister never joined and never had to go over to Iraq. I can tell she’s much different from the sister that I grew up with for 17 years.
Bugwild People join wars cause they think it’s moral and ethical. Remember fdr moved the fleet to Hawaii cause he knew without an attack the U.S. woudknt join ww2. Remember ww1 the Uk let a merchant ship be sunk by Germany to let Americans die. The U.S. moved weapons to the UK so Germany had every right to sink the ship. But Germany killing a hundred plus Americans helped make Americans want to join ww1.
Thats the key part of small unit tactics on a defended objective. Those up top are not part of barking orders because the situation is chaotic and they can't control it at all. The guys right there call the shots and they debrief after.
@@GoldenAura32 this makes no sense There was no one in charge there. Chain of command broke down instantly. Have you ever served, much less served in combat? I doubt it
It's because if you have to call up your officers it takes about 30 minutes to 50 minutes to get an all clear to fire. So instead you just protect yourself and deal with the situation at hand.
It's like anything else that's made more child friendly. God forbid they say a curse word but nudity or dudes talking about their dick on commercials when watching children shows on streaming services is cool.
That's the funny thing about americans Showing nudity and violence But censoring themselves and using child-like language like "the f word" or "the n word" 🤣
This is real news. Eye witness accounts, straight facts. No dramatic music and most importantly no opinionated trash from Don Lemon. More of this please.
Ironically it was the Republican Party which chose to not televise the Afghan and Iraq wars because they were afraid of a counter-culture pushback like Vietnam. No one wanted veterans throwing their medals over the white house fence again.
Every vet including myself has known this for years now but the public would rather listen to bs and lies now everyone is seeing what we’ve been saying
I need to also say that after a blast goes off it is nearly impossible to tell if it’s a singular event or the start of hard contact. I’m sure marines saw Taliban with weapons amongst a crowd and in the fog of what happened just started letting off rounds at them thinking they were the instigators of the suicide attack
@@adamf6582Why would the Taliban be using M4s? Those shots all sound like they came from the same rifle model. Seems to me like they were just Marines shooting at each other in the confusion. And that's the type of thing the Pentagon usually hides, too.
@@dr.victorvs Taliban took over 2 thousand m4’s from the afghan security forces commando armory, we left behind so much equipment that was supposed to be for afghan military and they fuckin just gave up their arms to the taliban once we informed them we were pulling out of country. besides that yeah well I’m not discounting that it was our marines as they were green as hell with zero combat experience so I wouldn’t be surprised if after the blast they started opening up on a crowd thinking the Taliban instigated. Something an experienced unit would’ve assessed, and refrained.
@@adamf6582 Im confident the marines didn't shoot at un-armed women and children or just shooting randomly. Beyond that, I wont judge any marine that felt a need to shoot to protect himself.
@@adamf6582I mean, even if they weren't green, that's the sort of tragedy that occurs in war. No amount of training can keep all of them from happening. It's just a shitty situation all around and I get why the Pentagon wouldn't want to throw them under the bus, if it really was that.
@@sneakytacos773Hmmmmm, no. What I clearly remember was Palestine dancing, cheering and partying in the street after 2,977 people were killed. Those children cheered for terrorism. They are the adults now that festered in their ideologies. I feel zero sympathy for terrorists and their sympathizers.
I don’t want to appear ignorant, (Okay, I’m ignorant) but is this an English phrase? What does Jack have to do with this? Like Jack, I’m not surprised. I would like to meet Jack, I’m an American immigrant in Portugal.
You absolutely shouldnt take the words from A service member, but multiple service members at the same event, and with corroborating stories, such as presented here. I get what youre saying, but a single eye-witness account doesnt cut it for me, it would have to be corroborated by many parties.
Cmon now, there's plenty of such reportings about different topics on this channel with their own efforts of investigative journalism. It's just that most people today, like yourself have their personal agendas and heavy biases. So,you just only applaud when the report is in accordance, and scream when it isn't
now THIS is the kind of journalism we want from CNN. edit: this is the most popular comment Ive ever had. who knew disagreement was so good for popularity lol
Hey I wasn't no isis key it was a f****** massod del motto means exactly that by way of war we shall deceive IDF operators for all over Afghanistan sometimes the Taliban sometimes disguise as us
Don't forget now Donald Trump was blamed for this😊 Donald Trump wanted the troops out of there it don't matter you still going to get the blame for this too
My girlfriend’s best friend was raped by a soldier on a base here in Florida, and took him to court to get him charged. Because it happened on a base it was taken to military court. She had a video clearly showing the rape footage. And there was more than enough evidence. The judge said and I quote “ if this had been anywhere else he would be changed immediately but as far as we can see nothing wrong has been done here. And now she has ptsd and you can clearly see it when you hang out wit her. So now she’s wasting her time trying to appeal it when I personally believe she will get the same result. When it comes to politicians and military, you people beleive all the lies they tell us. Once you stop believing the lies, we can then have hope for a better future and even then it’s such a slim chance.
That young Marines account of hearing round snapping around him and muzzle flashes in his sector after the initial blast confirms that this camp was definitely attacked in a coordinated manner
Seems they’re trying to say all the fire was coming from our boys. But that marine they had on the Shawn Ryan Show confirmed he saw fire coming from outside buildings
@@jimmystrickland1034 Those Marines were trained for such a moment that’s not true; infantry Marines are called infantry Marines for a reason; they are trained for combat, age regardless
No. This is called “THEIR JOB”. They actually do what they’re supposed to do…one time…and you turn into a fanboi?!? “Great job team!” “Bless those souls….you finally did your job!” 🙄 Virtue signaling is gross. Grow up.
@@Golgari213 Ummm…since when has spell-checking yourself meant you’re “so upset”??? Lame attempt kid. Grow up. (Uh oh! I edited my comment. I must be “so upset” 🙄. Needy kids)
They probably fact checked many people who had said different things earlier and even had them banned on some platforms for spreading misinformation for telling the truth.
Why? What does this video actually prove? Just says that the Pentagon said “this many bullets fired”, and this video says “actually, this many bullets fired”. It doesn’t make any definitive claims of anything different or significant.
@@0IIIIII Shows the validity of the Pentagons investigation, and how quick they are to cover things up. I don't think the CNN knows how these rifles work, but from what I'm seeing the Pentagons investigation was completely false.
@@charliekelly735 what does this video actually prove? Explain it to me. All it does is just dispute a narrative of events, not that anything is different or important.
If you're talking about the 15 I think you're talking about, why would someone be held accountable for heroes sacrificing themselves? They were doing their job and a bomber went and killed them. Many ran back into the crowd to help and ended up dead
I’ve seen accounts of many marines who were there going into detail about how awful the evacuation truly was and the horribly incompetent leadership they dealt with throughout
@@0bserver146 you have mental illness if you think airing military footage that runs contrary to the government narrative is build up for the coming election. get real.
Julian Assange's situation reminds us all that journalism is no more . The criminals get protected , get book deals , get helped out by the powers that be while the brave journalist willing to put it all on the life / sacrifice for Truth gets locked away , lied about , blackmailed , has multiple assassination attempts on their life ... Not saying anything new here -- sometimes I just have to remind myself that the border is wide open and the illegals , especially the criminal ones and cartels are rewarded while tax payers are left to fend for themselves or themselves attacked . Their tax dollars are sent to protect borders of even MORE corrupt nations halfway around the world almost as if to rub in the hypocrisy and demoralizations . If they can get away with all of these countless decades worth of war crimes , funding terror in order to pretend to fight them , dealing narcotics to their own populations , etc .. What _else_ are they getting away with that we will never know about ? Heck would such evil crooked monsters let the people actually vote on _anything_ outside of their control ..? The sounds of those gunshots at times reminded me of the Las Vegas shooting that still has no believable answers . Lead by the same federal investigator who is handling the fires in Hawaii . . How dark is all of this , exactly ..? It just seems like more than just greed and opportunism -- it seems like deliberate meticulously orchestrated methods to perfectly rob , demoralize and topple a so-called free nation that is supposed to have Representative Government . Do you feel represented lately ?
Yeah there's some trauma there for sure. He's a barber, so he can function on a day to day basis. I have a hard time thinking he's an alcoholic though. Maybe he needed it in order to tell his narrative. Some Vets have an easier time describing trauma under the influence of alcohol/drugs sadly. I hope he can find solace in something healthy
@@TheDeadKingsRavenI’m having a hard time understanding this, are you siding with the bloke who had a part in the attack that killed civilians and Americans and fired at that soldier?
Marine Vet here, I appreciate your outstanding reporting. This is the best journalism that I’ve ever seen from CNN! Regardless of what happened that day, we deserve accountability for all those lives lost, as well as the massive security fumble by our administration that allowed this to happen in the first place!
1. You do not have any video of Americans shooting civilians. 2. Some of the Taliban also carried American weapons. The point is, if you hear what sounds to be an American weapon, it is not 100% certain it was an American pulling the trigger. 3. Because many of the Taliban did not wear conventional uniforms -- most simply wearing civilian clothes -- when you take the weapon out of their hands, they look like civilians. The point is, some of them might have been in firefights where Americans legitimately defended themselves, but the person's weapon was left behind. 4. With all of that said, the U.S. military is held to a higher standard. They should analyze the video -- that they -- like us -- are discovering for the first time. 5. Oh, by the way, CNN, I did not hear who set off the initial blast, which attributed to more than 130 indescriminate deaths. But that is boring. Who cares about that, right? It is more salacious and will garner more viewers if you can smear the "good cops," dirty-up the "good guys." I mean, the Taliban needs to get on with oppressing women and girls and r-ping boys. Those are facts. That's Afghan culture.
I seriously doubt the white house knew of a single suicide bombers intention. Disarray is what happens when you lose yet another war and are running away
Which administration? It was Trump’s administration who negotiated the withdrawal and imposed a ridiculous timeline. If they had done any serious planning in the months leading up to it, instead of, you know, plotting to overthrow the fucking election, maybe it would’ve gone smoother. By the time Biden’s butt was in the chair the Taliban were already in control of half the country and gaining ground by the day. The only responsible thing left to do was withdraw. Everyday we were in country was another day the war was being needlessly dragged out. It was OVER. 20 years of blood and treasure down the crapper. And everybody knew it. What happened in that airport was the nigh inevitable result of 20 years of hubris and wishful thinking, compounded by greed and jingoistic bloodlust, and even made worse by the chaos on the ground and the fact that you had newbies working the fence. And while it is undeniable that some Marines that day acted with honor and professionalism under the worst circumstances, it is also clear, from the sound of gunfire in this video and the testimony of Afghan survivors, that some of your guys completely lost their shit and started firing at phantoms. The story of this war in a nutshell: young stupid kids signing up for war practically as old as they are, not understanding a damn thing about it or the part of the world they’re going to. Receiving ridiculous orders (and then carrying said ridiculous orders). They get into a situation that probably requires more finesse than their 10-mile runs and “shoot first” ethos have prepared them for, with the same old predictable results. They go home, apply for disability, and then blame every body in the chain above them, absolving themselves of the orders they followed in the uniforms they put on themselves. I’m sorry, you may not be the villain in this story, but you also don’t get to play the victim. The only victims were the people outside that bloody wall…bombed, invaded, lied to, extorted, arrested, tortured, jerked around, given false hope, and then finally abandoned, though not before one final bloody nose doled out by this war’s main participants. The last thing they deserve is for their tragedy to become fodder for more of our petty political bullshit. No one outside the US cares; as far as the rest of the world is concerned, we’re ALL complicit.
Go watch the 2022 documentary "Escape from Kabul". It shows all this and more. It shows the Taliban and US were similarly armed. It also shows that pretty much everybody there were confused.
@@JustTheFacts45 The Pentagon is filled with civilian employees and every branch of the military is represented by their top brass and staff. So no, not the same thing. The U.S. Army is a branch of the military, not the entirety of it.
That's funny you write that. Im not blaming at you at all but these kinds of statements is really what pushed the afghan war to continue. A lot of people mix TB with IS, even though they have different beliefs, ideologies, rules, government bodies, allies, structure and enemies and not to forget that they are totally against each other, but to most people (mostly americans although some are educated enough) think Muslim = belong to the same group
I'm no expert on small arms and light weapons, but aren't experts and experienced soldiers able to identify which weapon they are hearing based on the sound? Also, didn't any of the injured and dead people have bullets in them that could be identified? If the sounds of the weapons, and the type of bullets, both indicate that they were of the type used by Marines and other American forces, wouldn't that be even more proof?
@MixedRaceMan Bro no one trusts the Pentagon or CIA theyve done just as much harm to American Citizens as foreigners. Learning new ways to control us with rhe food we eat,items we purchase,putting drugs on the streets in poor neighborhoods,staging terrorist attacks to convince Americans to war with Cuba and likely the Middle East bro theyve always been evil sacks of you know what
@@MarvoloSalazar are you SURE you don’t know anyone? Or is that an exaggeration to prove a point? Most people do believe them. It just depends on whether or not a presidential administration is Democrat or Republican. Whichever it is, the opposing population will always disagree
@@MarvoloSalazar in other words, if Trump publicly disagrees with the pentagon, democrats will believe the pentagon, if Biden publicly disagrees, republicans will agree with the pentagon
The problem is that not only can you hear gunshots, but you can hear cracking. The cracking of rounds passing by (probably overhead or laterally by) the microphone. Those are incoming rounds. Not outgoing. You would not hear those cracks otherwise.
They were incoming, but snaps not cracks in my opinion. Cracks are close enough to get hit if you put your hand up and definitely enough to delete a microphone's function. Snap is throwing a firecracker in the air, crack is someone slamming two rocks together next to your ear underwater.
This is what im thinking. Its easy for people who dont know what that sounds like, to think that was all out going fire. But some of what we heard, was 100% incoming.
Anyone calling Marines kids, doesn't have a damned clue how disciplined Marines are. Hearing gunfire means nothing, in Iraq I used to hear gunfire and explosions all the time, but we weren't being attacked, there was just shit going on outside the gates and who knew who was shooting or dying. The gunfire in the video does not sound close by, and the Marines are not acting like they are being engaged.
They said clearly these kids were only with the unit 2-3 months before deployment..... thats bot discipline or time enough to teach someone how to be stable in a traumatic situation. If theres ever another draft their going to pull men who dont know anything at all and send them right out to die.
@@dc161 Again, no such thing as a marine that's a kid. Marines have already been through half a year of training before they are assigned to a unit and it doesn't take long in combat to settle down. Did you see any panic in these Marines? Anyone that even looked scared to the point of uselessness?
@@dc161 Imagine if it was the TB shooting, it would look bad for the truce/withdrawal agreement if that was the case. The US government is just saving face so they could leave rather than stay and fight, in my opinion. Did I explain that well?
I get where you're coming from but many Marines in our history have been literal children at 15-17 years old, especially last century. But I think most people in the context of fighting in war see 18-21 year olds as kids still regardless of the amount of training in the Marines and regardless of them technically being adults. There's a reason Ukraine isn't conscripting 24 year olds and younger, and up until recently weren't even conscripting 25-26 year olds. It's explicitly because they are trying to protect their countries youth for the good of the future of the nation. And with Ukrainians warriors we're not even talking about training they also have experience in actual full scale war with another developed military yet they still see the youth differently than what you're describing.
How sad that U.S soldiers were left like lambs to be slaughtered while the higher ups sits in their comfy chairs in the pentagon not even batting an eye and covering up to save their own skin...😢😢😢
How about the innocent civilians? It’s a human tragedy created by incompetent invaders unnecessarily. I hope every single Afghan will remember what has happened to their country and tell their story to coming generations 😢
While I agree with you that is how it has always been... Let's be honest we all know that only 10-25% of correct information reaches the general public... If you think this is bad do NOT look into the First World War!
I am a Marine veteran and I was still in during this time. My unit, 2nd LAR Battalion, was there attached to the MEU that first got sent to Kabul. If any of you wants to know just a little more that’s happened that nobody has talked about, here it is. I remember hearing about that one of the scout snipers was observing an ISIS militant on a balcony of a residence with an RPG being mounted over his shoulder. He reported it over the radio and he was denied the green light to fire. Just like many more of our Marines there, they were ordered to not do a single thing. To just sit there and take it. It is this kind of blatant idiotic stuff that people have to deal with. Bureaucracy and politics 100% of the time ruins everything and makes things so much harder and makes people’s jobs so much more difficult. Tragedy could be prevented if the government would stop tying the militaries hands behind its back and loosen the ROE. There is zero reason that our Marines should not be allowed to shoot any military aged male who is armed, all while they know exactly what group of people it is that’s coming for them.
@@LagSammiches It's not boring. We need a "don't join, don't become a fascist stormtrooper, don't throw your body and soul away to make rich people richer" for every "thank you for your service" comment.
I think there is some "new" footage CNN is revealing. I'm basing this off the Pentagon spokesperson interview, who mentioned how "unseen" footage will have to be further analyzed.
@@sylvesteruchia5263 99% probable. The Taliban is violent but political and calculating (they're the guys in Rambo 3 he's working with and the U.S. did sans Rambo). It serves no gain. Likely present for stalling the transfer for the hauling off of men and/or women of note. Young invigorated, ignorant, and brainwashed dumbasses do this like underpants gnomes. ISIS would. Hams would. Doesn't make sense for the Taliban. U.S. intel probably agrees if you've seen Israel. Could have sent USMC right back the next month and delete as the Taliban centralized. Didn't because it wasn't them...
I hope Christian is/will be ok... I couldn't help but to notice all the beer bottles (Modelo?) n you could tell that was his liquid courage to tell his story, even though he was still having a hard time doing it. 💜
This video isn't criticizing soldiers it's pointing out that the Pentagon published false information in its report. War is hell isn't an excuse for lying and doing whatever you want.
I'm a veteran and served just under three years in Afghanistan. In my opinion you should absolutely judge soldiers who open fire on a crowd of innocent people. One of the reasons that war is hell is that sometimes soldiers don't use their training or follow the laws of war and the rules of engagement.
Went to boot camp with Sanchez in 2017… can’t believe he and everyone there had to go through this, prayers to you all my brothers and sisters who were there and that didn’t make it home… A co. PLT 1003…
These marines are suffering from ptsd and need help, I can’t even imagine being in that, it takes strength to be in the military and 9 times out of 10 if theirs a war coming back mentally damaged. That situation in Afghanistan was just horrible all the way around.
-No video of Americans firing on civilians only gunfire in the area. only 1 tiny mention of partner nations there? -Not even one full mag heard, In three minutes you say there were 8 episodes yet after watching this that very easily can be defined as 2 episodes. -Your sources saying 13 dead from gunfire, one saying 50 and another saying 72+. No one corroborates the other. - 43 rounds fired total. A platoon of Marines after an IED just killed 13 friendly soldiers and 170 civilians... Honestly nothing but respect for the control they had there on the ground.
The attackers were probably hoping for an all out blood bath during the chaos, those bursts were them probably trying to instigate it. Yet everyone took cover and continued to analyze the situation. Also these new kids in the forces are different. Americans back in the day would have mistaken any afghan civi as an enemy purely out of fear and no knowledge. But with the hyper connectivity of the world now through the internet. Everyone sees each other as the same and are less willing to jump to conclusions anymore.
@@twentysjx "But with the hyper connectivity of the world now through the internet. Everyone sees each other as the same and are less willing to jump to conclusions anymore." Well written
@@twentysjx But to be caught in a lie is equally as damaging, this clip was available to them. I ama not blaming the marines, the rank and file are my favourite American if such a thing exists. Legally there are consequences and without a formal resolution it will be tried in the court of public opinion.
Yeah, the sources are also extremely inconsistent in terms of casualties, not to mention there was only 43 gunshots and one guy says 50 shot, another source says 72+. This seems like taking anything they can find and running with it to make a story people will click on. These people have never been in combat so I don't think they get to call into question what the marines were shooting at when 13 of them just got killed by a bomb, especially because of the chaos of the situation due to terrible job done by the pentagon and government. Terrible journalism
One of the Marines that survived the blast but was badly injured was interviewed on the Shawn Ryan show and said they had intel on the ISIS bombing suspect who detonated the IED and spotted him in the crowd from the tower they were using for over watch and had him targeted by their sniper in the tower, but were denied authorization to take him out. Smh
No doubt some bleeding heart idiot decided that. "No! We can't risk the sniper hitting an innocent person!" A sniper who can probably shoot the stinger off a bee. Or, more likely, "But that would scare people!"
What confuses me about the analysis of the bodies is that he's saying more than seventy people were killed by gunfire while at the same time CNN is counting forty-three shots.
You gotta remember that 5.56 can go through multiple people without stopping. Its possible that most of the rounds hit more than 1 person, but still an interesting point.
There was literally thousands of civilians packed into a very narrow alley at very short range. Marines were armed with 5.56 and 7.62mm nato full metal jacket ammo weapons
Yeah and it's usually the ones claiming they don't like government. What they mean is they don't like the government providing for its tax payers but they love the government for "defense"-(unjustified wars that they support because they fall for gov propaganda more than anyone).
@@djdapper3721 I'm talking modern day when there is so much information out there that really only takes a couple hours to see what they tell us isn't true. May not find the actual truth in that time but it's definitely enough time to see if they're lying. Back before the Internet, for sure state media and government was basically all you got.
Pentagon says there wasn’t because they don’t want to admit that civies got shot by their own forces which is understandable, it’s not a good look but it’s war and shit happens.
It's a pointless argument in the end. Why would troops not return fire? Sure, the US military is trying to avoid liability, but it doesn't take much thought to know they returned fire.
@@bans5 The issue is that gunmen shot at civilians and the pentagon tried to hide it, going as far as saying that the troops were delusion, including the ones who were caught in combat. The doctor himself said that they recorded roughly 145 bodies that had been shot with bullets, out of the 170 who died. This was not a singular mistake, and hell, there could be tons more!
@@EinfachFredhaftGaming I have seen police combat footages, i know for a fact that bullets are no that powerful. you have trouble killing 43 people with 43 bullets
keep in mind that is just an assumption based on the fire rate and sound of the Dshk and American weapons firing they all have a different sound and fire rate even if its slightly different you can usually tell what weapon is being used.
This is not a surprise. The Pentagon spent their time lying about the last drone strike in Afghanistan too. You'll find 20 more years of instances like this.
They were not running for cover. The soldiers were running toward the threat. They are not journalists. They're warriors. They were trying to identify the threat in a crowd filled with ordinary civilians. It's like finding a piece of hay that's a threat in a haystack. RIP all innocent lives that was lost that day.
Plot twist: did the young marines opened fires towards the crowd under the confusion after the blast? Who's enemy and who's not situation.... Is the pentagon trying to cover up this by saying the shots heard were shot in to the air, were the surviving marines near the blast afraid of more potential suicide bombers in that crowd?
It's called the fog of war. That footage doesn't establish anything aside from gun shots. For all we know, someone was shooting into the air to disperse or stop a crowd trying to rush through a security check point, despite the claim that no one wouldn't. After a blast in a tense situation, who knows what happened. Someone, suffering from shell shock, could have misidentified individuals as combatants. Or there were actually armed combatants moving through the crowd. Or it could have been friendly fire. It was the fog of war. During wartime. Why relive this trauma? What's the point?
Looks like the purpose is to sow discord and guilt upon those who were there..and to get clicks. Let’s help the survivors CNN..instead of of speculating
This was a very good piece. I found myself surprisingly satisfied with the reporting especially when I heard CNN at the end. There were no assertions of opinion and it was on the ground reporting, asking the right people. What a terrible situation, but great coverage.
This footage still does Not show 100% of everything that happened that day. There are breaks and pauses in the video. And it was a very large area which one camera would not have captured the whole thing.
Not the first time, will not be the last time. Happens in all theatres of war, by all sides. As in all war, civilians usually ended up suffering the most.
Ummmm….yeah. And? Did you think this was a movie?!? Did you think you should have 5k hi-def footage of every single second of every single soldier deployed overseas?!? This isn’t a video game, kiddo.
