View Full Version : Leaked Helmet Cam Footage from Australian Soldiers in Afghanistan
Note sure if the video will work everywhere outside Aus, but you should be able to read the story. http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/defence-secrecy
Why would our defence department still require the footage to be witheld in order to no jeopardise operations, when it had already been through the Army chain of command and cleared for public viewing?
The footage itself is pretty good and the even stranger thing is when the story was cleared, the only thing highlighted was the wounded soldiers, NOT the successful operation!:88)
What do these morons in Canberra think we want to hear?
krashkart
03-24-11, 05:49 AM
Only viewable in Australia. :-?
Only viewable in Australia. :-?
Thought as much. If I can find a site hosting a freely available one I'll post it.
Catfish
03-24-11, 06:17 AM
Web censorship.
"An error [SIC!] occurred.
This content is only viewable from within Australia."
bookworm_020
03-25-11, 06:43 PM
More proof of their incompetence!
http://www.smh.com.au/national/navy-takes-its-first-shot-at-pirates-20110325-1c9yl.html
This is the footage sans the reportage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4N2Xz5uICE
THE_MASK
03-26-11, 05:29 AM
One should have jumped on the roof and started sniping from there . Watch out for the enemy in light vehicles that try to run you over . Wheres the dude that just constantly hand grenades everyone ?
One should have jumped on the roof and started sniping from there . Watch out for the enemy in light vehicles that try to run you over . Wheres the dude that just constantly hand grenades everyone ?
I want to know if they found any sandviches in the house.:)
I didn't really get much from this. There seemed to be some small arms fire and a few grenade explosions. I couldn't see any enemy combatants. Were there hostile elements or civilians inside the house? Some narration would have been helpful.
Jimbuna
03-26-11, 08:52 AM
I thought the video was good...gave a good sense of perspective.
I didn't really get much from this. There seemed to be some small arms fire and a few grenade explosions. I couldn't see any enemy combatants. Were there hostile elements or civilians inside the house? Some narration would have been helpful.
They were under fire from the house and round the back you might have seen a gun barrel and supports (some sort of LMG I guess), poked out of the doorway. The soldiers took some shots and then threw in a grenade.
This is the raw footage with the bits where soldiers faces could be seen blacked out.
The real story is the delay by the Dept of Defense in releasing the story when the chain of command from the ground commander up had cleared it for release and then focussing their press release on the wounded rather than the success of the mission.:doh:
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