How the American media reacted to the video. Sounds very similar to the UK.

Iraq Killings and Media Indifference
Leaked video mostly ignored by corporate media

4/7/10

A leaked videotape of a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack in Baghdad that killed a dozen Iraqis was unveiled on April 5 by the website WikiLeaks. To much of the corporate media, though, it was either not worth reporting at all, or an unfortunate incident to be defended.

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=4057

and Dahr Jamail gives a litany of more of the same –

(www.truthout.org/iraq-war-vet-we-were-told-just-shoot-people-and-officers-would-take-care-us58378)

Stephanie, that’s a very good point on holding those responsible to account. Since “the responsible” write the rules, the issue of technical compliance with whatever rules are in place is irrelevant. Those responsible should be blamed for what’s happened, i.e., those who hatched the plot to lie their way into war, those who knew better and went along, members of Congress, members of the media who supported the rationale with lies. But like the torture in Baghdad, only the entry level people are considered for charges. In this case, nothing will happen, I suspect.

Rosmarie, you raise a challenging point or stateit clearly. This question troubles me and I’ve tried to think it through. I hold those closest to the top responsible. The responsibility diminishes the further we get form the White House and Congress. It’s a matter of information control. Before the WMD lies took hold, a clear majority across the board, opposed any invasion absent proof of WMD presence and intent (that’s a fact statement from the polls, not a statement of what I believe to be a rationale). You may well be right, however. I do hope that people will see this entire war for what it was and is – a flight from reality into horror initiated by people of limited capacity and maintained by those who knew better. What meaning is there to the nation as a whole if we don’t prosecute those closest to the crime?

Jonas Rand, There have been many comments at the sites where the story is posted about how the incident appears to be like a video game. That perception is one of the central messages that will follow this tape for decades.

The entire weight of death and suffering in Iraq began with a lie out of the Bush-Cheney White House. The National Intelligence Estimate prior to the invasion claimed incorrectly that there were WMD in Iraq even though there was ample public evidence pointing to that fallacy. The truly appalling adulteration of the report came when the key line was deleted. It said Iraq was an imminent threat to the United States only if attacked. The entire case for invasion was based on that threat being imminent. It was ignored. Ironically, the majority of Congress failed to even read the NEI, a terrible commentary on their level of responsibility. In my opinion, that is the beginning point for all that must follow in acknowledging what a horror this has been.

Of course, I’m not God or Houdini, so I have to eat and though I buy X amount of essentials which are taxed, and use a friend’s computer whenever I like, even these are waning as I get “better” at being a “deadbeat.” These will hopefully continue until I’m finally reduced to food for the bears, coyotes, insects and on down the line.
After all, hey, what are friends for?

Not only do I not feel sorry for me, I have never felt better, physically, mentally and spiritually.

I may be a little ragged and, at times, unsociable, but hey, the best things in life are free.
Are they not?

I have just re-listened to a piece on Radio 4 Today broadcast this morning when the release of this video was reluctantly reported. Phrases like ‘apparently leaked by someone in the US military’, ‘purporting to show the killing of 12 innocent Iraqis’ give the listener the impression that there is something untruthful about the video.

Then followed an explanation from a reporter in Washington of who Wikileaks are – ‘based in Iceland’, ‘whistleblowers’ ie. a bunch of troublemakers.

What is the reaction of the Pentagon? ‘The ‘incident’ was investigated at the time’. ‘Rules of engagement were followed’.

What is the reaction of the White House? ‘ It happened under the previous administration’. ‘Casts an unfavourable light’. ‘Some of those killed were militants.’ ‘The tapes are lost’.

You can get the drift. It was a matter of little importance which has been given publicity by troublemakers/America’s enemies. Typical dismissal by the BBC doing their masters’ bidding.

The presenter was James Naughtie and the reporter in Washington was Steve Kingston.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/b006qj9z/console
09mins 30secs in

The horrific actions in the video, while they shockingly atrocious, are only distinct because this time they were leaked. As Glenn Greenwald said on Democracy Now! yesterday, it is standard for something like this to happen. The reason they wanted it covered up was because they didn’t want people to know it was standard behavior. Elites and militarists want us to see the sanitized side of brutal, aggressive wars.

Part of this WikiLeaks video have been on TV DN and also CNN. When CNN did their report they had a US military representative there to comment and ‘justify’ the slaughter.

In the end, we can blame the government, or the military. But the bottom line is this – US voters and taxpayers have the ultimate responsibility. Everyone who pays taxes, participates in the economy, or votes for a dem/repub is complicit. That means that you and I are war criminals.

We are at the beginning of a month long general election campaign here in the UK and the war in Afghanistan doesn’t get a mention from the party leaders. All three parties will continue in the steps of Blair and his successor Brown. It is a dreadful prospect and the general populace doesn’t appear to care either.

And wasn’t it a gas when the Bradley Fighting Vehicle ran over a dead body. Chuckle! Chuckle!

Millions have been killed, maimed, widowed, orphaned, made homeless and made refugees, by a cruel illegal war and Occupation in 2003 and by the sanctions before. Their land has been poisoned by toxic chemicals and by depleted uranium and their oil has been swiped away from them by the giant petroleum companies.

Similarly an illegal war has been waged on the people of Afghanistan since 2001 and the same barbarity is happening there as we speak.

Stephanie – did you know that the carnage on the video was being directed from Tampa, Florida? Just a video game to the participants. Now three years later they don’t even need pilots in their killing machines.

Are these men or the ones that “OK’d” the assault going to be held responsible? I have my doubts. And that is very very sad indeed.

Your comment on the two million viewers is exactly on target. Who will even talk about the deaths of one million Iraqi civilians due to civil strive, murdering each other, brought on by the collapse of Iraqi society? We do but none of the grandees of commentary world go near it, with a few exceptions.

The Wikileaks video has been viewed over 2 million times. That’s twice the number of Iraqi deaths for the information of anyone in denial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BflAj2txMVQ&feature=channel&rel=0

Blair, Bush, Brown, Cheney, Hoon, Rumsfeld, Straw, Rove, Goldsmith, Becket, Rice, Reid, Powell and any those others I have missed out – May you burn in hell for what you have done to these innocent people and their country.

And with nudge and grin offer one more apology. And one more after that and so on. Aren’t we all who are not with the uncle now animals? Am i exagerating? Let me know in 10 yrs and say to me: No, ur wrong. US had pulled out of iraq yrs ago!
tnx