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Anti Federalist
04-09-2010, 12:48 PM
Veteran of "Collateral Murder" Company Speaks Out

WASHINGTON - April 9 - Josh Stieber, who is a former soldier of the “Collateral Murder” Company, says that the acts of brutality caught on film and recently released via Wikileaks are not isolated instances, but were commonplace during his tour of duty.



“A lot of my friends are in that video,” says Stieber. “After watching the video, I would definitely say that that is, nine times out of ten, the way things ended up. Killing was following military protocol. It was going along with the rules as they are.”



Stieber deployed to Baghdad with Bravo Company 2-16, whose members were involved in the incident captured in Wikileaks' “Collateral Murder” video, which has made international headlines by depicting a July 2007 shooting incident outside of Baghdad in which over a dozen people, including two Reuters employees, were killed. Although he was not present at the scene of the video, he knows those who were involved and is familiar with the environment. Stieber, who now works to promote peace and alternatives to war, is speaking publicly about his time in Iraq and the incident captured in this video.



“If these videos shock and revolt you, they show the reality of what war is like,” says Stieber. “If you don’t like what you see in them, it means we should be working harder towards alternatives to war.”



Stieber currently lives in Washington, D.C.



BACKGROUND ON JOSH STIEBER:
Branch of service: United States Army (USA)

Unit: 1st ID

Rank: Spc.

Home: Laytonsville, Maryland

Served in: Baghdad (Rustamiyah) 07-08 Fort Riley, KS 06-07, 08-09



http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2010/04/09

Reason
04-09-2010, 01:47 PM
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pcosmar
04-09-2010, 02:03 PM
That's one.
I would still like to see the guys involved step up.
It is the right thing to do.

Just admitting to making a mistake. Take responsibility.
It is the cover-up and callousness that really sucks.

Agorism
04-09-2010, 02:14 PM
The guy who reviewed the incident was the same guy who reviewed the Tillman death.

phill4paul
04-09-2010, 05:34 PM
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pcosmar
04-09-2010, 05:38 PM
The guy who reviewed the incident was the same guy who reviewed the Tillman death.

"Reviewed"
:confused:

TheState
04-09-2010, 05:45 PM
It would be great if we could put together a group of veterans to go around discussing the war. I've tried contacting IVAW about something like that but never got a response...

Vessol
04-09-2010, 05:47 PM
The guy who reviewed the incident was the same guy who reviewed the Tillman death.

What was his name? Just posting this elsewhere where people will ask for it.

micahnelson
04-09-2010, 08:46 PM
“If these videos shock and revolt you, they show the reality of what war is like,” says Stieber. “If you don’t like what you see in them, it means we should be working harder towards alternatives to war.”


There is the quote of the whole story.