Ethan McCord is a former member of Bravo Company 2-16, the ground troops involved in the now infamous “Collateral murder” video released by Wikileaks in April of this year. He can be seen in the video carrying the wounded children from the bullet riddled van. Ethan, along with fellow company members, have come forward since the video's release, sharing their experiences of that day along with speaking out on the nature of war.
PFC Bradley Manning, Conscience & Agency
Serving with my unit 2nd battalion 16th infantry in New Baghdad Iraq, I vividly remember the moment in 2007, when our Battalion Commander walked into the room and announced our new rules of engagement:"Listen up, new battalion SOP (standing operating procedure) from now on: Anytime your convoy gets hit by ...
VIDEOS: Systematically Trained Abusive Soldiers
These are videos I took from soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry. If the name sounds familiar, it should. This was the unit I was in that was also depicted in the “collateral murder” video released by WikiLeaks.I started to “acquire” these videos and some pictures once I ...
360 Degrees of Rotational Fire
When we deployed we were told that the only way for us to effectively maintain control over our AO (area of operation) was to, in a sense, out-terrorize the terrorists. We were to make the people of Iraq fear us and the repercussions from us more so than the insurgents. ...
Feces, Urine, Blood, Smoke, and Something Indescribable
The smell was unlike anything I've smelled before, a mixture of feces, urine, blood, smoke, and something else indescribable. That day started out much like many days in Iraq. We were woken up about 2:30 am to prepare for a mission, one of many that seemed pointless. Our Battalion commander ...
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July 11th, 2011
PFC Bradley Manning, Conscience & Agency
Serving with my unit 2nd battalion 16th infantry in New Baghdad Iraq, I vividly remember the moment in 2007, when our Battalion Commander walked into ...
October 13th, 2010
VIDEOS: Systematically Trained Abusive Soldiers
These are videos I took from soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry. If the name sounds familiar, it should. This was the unit ...
October 12th, 2010
360 Degrees of Rotational Fire
When we deployed we were told that the only way for us to effectively maintain control over our AO (area of operation) was to, in ...
July 21st, 2010
Feces, Urine, Blood, Smoke, and Something Indescribable
The smell was unlike anything I've smelled before, a mixture of feces, urine, blood, smoke, and something else indescribable. That day started out much like ...
October 13th, 2010
VIDEOS: Systematically Trained Abusive Soldiers
These are videos I took from soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry. If the name sounds familiar, it should. This was the unit ...
July 21st, 2010
Feces, Urine, Blood, Smoke, and Something Indescribable
The smell was unlike anything I've smelled before, a mixture of feces, urine, blood, smoke, and something else indescribable. That day started out much like ...
July 11th, 2011
PFC Bradley Manning, Conscience & Agency
Serving with my unit 2nd battalion 16th infantry in New Baghdad Iraq, I vividly remember the moment in 2007, when our Battalion Commander walked into ...
October 12th, 2010
360 Degrees of Rotational Fire
When we deployed we were told that the only way for us to effectively maintain control over our AO (area of operation) was to, in ...
'The East'
Why have you started a comedy festival in northern Michigan in the middle of winter?
Because if you were here in the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere (which is actually somewhere to us), you'd need a few laughs too ... Continue Reading
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