Guard's PR man reported video (Bravo Co)

The Gulf War veteran said he was concerned when he saw soldiers watching the footage.

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

A Gulf War veteran who handles public relations for the Florida National Guard alerted the Army to Ramadi Madness, fearing the soldier-shot video was disturbing evidence of Iraqi prisoner abuse.

Investigative files released by the Army show that the initial complaint came from Jon Myatt, a civilian public affairs officer who handles feature articles and photographs of West Palm Beach-based reservists for a monthly National Guard newsletter.

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Also in the room were members of Bravo Company of the 124th Infantry Regiment who had just finished drills. They were huddled around a computer viewing a video that lasted nearly 27 minutes.

Myatt told Army investigators he was troubled by what they were watching and joking about: footage of a soldier kicking a wounded and moaning Iraqi prisoner; another soldier manipulating a corpse to wave "hi" to the camera; a group of soldiers joy-riding in an Iraqi van shouting at Iraqis on the street; and what appeared to him to be a soldier taking the butt of his rifle to a detainee.

"This video was disturbing," Myatt said in a sworn statement. "These soldiers looked unprofessional and displayed a lack of discipline."

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/03/08/m1a_ramadi_0308.html


'Ramadi Madness': Scene by scene

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/epaper/2005/03/06/m16a_videoscene_0305.html

that really has a relatively small occupying force. Nobody seems to be in control of the situation.

when you have a failure of leadership.

Rummie & Bush should both be given life sentences for what they have done to our military.

they would be shitting in their helmets, as soon as the first bomb went off.