Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give the appearance of solidity to pure wind.
-- George Orwell
Collateral Murder
Stills
The US troops arrive
Namir Noor-Eldeen's body in the garbage dump.
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A woman and a child walk away from the scene.
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A closeup of the woman and child walking away from the scene.
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The aftermath of the attack on the minivan and its passengers. Saeed Chmagh's body and the minivan.
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The shooting had continued although it was clear no one was a threat anymore.
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Soldiers arrive at the scene of the attack. It takes them a while to realize that within the van two wounded children are struggling. Saeed Chmagh's body is left unattended.
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The plaza after the ground troops arrive.
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A Humvee drives over Amir Noor-Eldeen's body. The driver and the superior he reports to laugh after they realize a body had been driven over.
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Prisoners look at the child in the arms of a soldier, as he runs with the child to have it treated.
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A Bradley tank crushes the front of the minivan.
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