Originally Posted by
Specialis Sapientia
Of course they could tell the difference from a gun to a camera, they should! It is so apparent in the video that it's not guns. Those pilot and gunner have (or should) been educated on identified such objects, but they failed miserably. They saw what they wanted to see.
Tell me, why the fuck are they so quick to get permission to kill the people in the van, who comes to pick the wounded up. That is beyond reason and Rules of Engagement!!
They should should be charged with homicidal war crimes in a military court. But no no, the superior officers won't even admit anything, that they were in fact civilians, and that children was among the victims.
What happened when the ground soldier found the two injured kids? He requested MEDEVAC to a nearby field base, which has a proper hospital facility. But no, superiors said that the Iraqi police could take care of it, and a local hospital. Not even were they unjustified shot, but they couldn't get the best treatment available, and the risk of bleeding to death while waiting for the IP to arrive.