Mazen Dana - Journalist killed by US Troops / Rare Video Footage

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Mazen Dana was killed by US Troops outside of Abu Ghraib prison on 08/19/03. The video below includes a short clip from his camera that he filmed when he got shot. Now tell me again, US troops don't target anti-war journalists?


US troops 'crazy' in killing of cameraman

http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,1021480,00.html


Video footage that Mazen Dana filmed when he was shot:

http://www.indybay.org/uploads/mazen_dana.mpg

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. You would think this is more important

then whether or not Vegemite is hallucinogenic?

[Goldeneye]

2. Thanks for the links.

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The US army, which has launched an investigation, claimed its soldiers thought his camera was a weapon.

But colleagues who were with the award-winning cameraman when he was killed told a different story.

Nael al-Shyoukhi, a Reuters soundman, said the soldiers "saw us and they knew about our identities and our mission.

"After we filmed we went into the car and prepared to go when a convoy led by a tank arrived and Mazen stepped out of the car to film.

"I followed him and Mazen walked three to four metres. We were noted and seen clearly.

"A soldier on the tank shot at us. I lay on the ground. I heard Mazen and I saw him scream and touching his chest. I cried at the soldier, telling him 'you killed a journalist'. They shouted at me and asked me to step back and I said 'I will step back but please help, please help'."


Can there really be any doubt that we are targeting them?